Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

(MBSR) Course

Official Curriculum

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is the gold standard for anyone to learn mindfulness and apply to everyday living.

Learn from a certified teacher.

Spring 2023 registration will be opened late fall. Please visit the link to receive updates and get on wait list:

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Welcome!

MBSR is considered to be the gold standard for anyone to learn mindfulness and apply to everyday living. 

What is the MBSR course?

From Your Instructor, Yasemin Isler: A warm welcome. MBSR Course is an evidence based, experiential, and curriculum driven course. The goal of the course is to learn to be mindful in your life, understand your stressors, current strategies and habits, and learn for yourself new ways to respond to daily, small and bigger stressors. As personal and global stressors often occupy our thoughts and lives these days, it is the best time to take this course. 

Through systemic learning during weekly courses and home practices in between, participants are introduced to mindfulness, stress reactivity, current habits of coping and mindful stress responsivity. Each weekly class includes a theme, and is built on top of the previous sessions. All classes include brief didactic teaching, formal practices and group dialogue. 

IN THIS COURSE, YOU WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT AND PRACTICE

• Body - Mind Awareness

• Stress physiology and neurobiology

• Awareness of perceptions, habits and patterns, and how to change them to support you moving forward

• Working with Difficult Emotions

• Managing Discomfort

• Easing Difficult Communications

• Mindful Movement

What’s included:

• 30.5 Hours teacher guided live instruction, over the course of 8 weeks

• Electronic course manual, session summaries and weekly assignments

• Recorded guided practices

Logistics:

• MBSR course is an 8-week course, not including Orientation. The total number of sessions are 10:

  • Orientation: 3 hours 

  • Classes 1 - 7: 2.5 hours 

  • Class 8 (last class): 3 hours 

  • All day retreat, after class 6, on a weekend: 7 hours

• Sessions are conducted via Zoom. Please see below for technical requirements.

Requirements:

• Who: All are welcome. Minimum age to attend is 17.

• Experience & Preparation: No previous experience is required. No reading or preparation is required. Come as you are.

• Commitment: One requirement is that you are committed to attending the sessions and doing the daily practices. If you already know that you cannot attend 2 of the classes or the silent retreat day, please consider waiting for another time to fully experience, and immerse in, the course.

• Technology to join the sessions: Reliable Internet. Audio and video connection. Desktop or laptop. Cell phones are not recommended. Zoom application loaded on your device.

• Bring with you, your intention and attention to yourself and others in the course.

• If you are seeing a therapist, please check with them first.

Info and Registration for Upcoming Courses

Registration for Standard 8-week Course

Follow These Steps:

(*) 1:1 Interview:

(any time prior to Session 1)

You can set up a 15-minute Interview with your MBSR teacher at any time, including prior to registering and paying for the course. Interviews are required to be completed prior to start of Class 1.

You will be sent a confidential intake form to be filled out prior to our meeting.

1) Fill out the Registration Form.

2) Pay to secure your Spot.

Once you complete Steps 1 and 2, you are done with registration. Welcome. We will be in touch with more details prior to the Orientation session. Attending the orientation session is mandatory.

3) Attend the Orientation session

Orientation is 2 parts: Part 1: Introduction to the course. Part 2; 1:1 interviews with your instructor, if you have nor already had them.

Private and Semi-Private Classes to Meet Needs

MBSR

Private / Semi-Private

Private and Semi-Private - Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course

Available throughout the year

Location: Currently Live Online.

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