(Online) Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: April-June Wednesday Evenings, 6:30-9:00 p.m.

Multi-week Course | Registration closed 4/23/2024

Everyone

4/24/2024-6/12/2024

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$395.00

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an eight-week program that introduces you to mindfulness practice in the form of sitting meditation, body awareness and mindful movement, modeled by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. This class also includes a 30-minute one-on-one interview with the instructor before Class 1. Confirmation of enrollment in the class is based on the completion of both the registration as well as the 30-minute private interview with the instructor before Class 1. The first and last class may be up to 3 hours. April-June Wednesday Evenings, 6:30-9:00 p.m. (First and last class may be up to 3 hours) Orientation: April 10 Class Dates: April 24-June 12 Retreat: Sunday, June 2, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Instructor: James Mitchell

  • UCSF faculty, staff, and students are eligible for a $35 discount and will be charged $360. Please reference our MBSR FAQ page to learn how to receive the discount.

    A Public-Classes scholarship may be available if you meet the financial eligibility requirements for the Community Care Fund (CCF). For more information and to apply for CCF, please see     https://osher.ucsf.edu/CCF.
  • Workbook and Guided Meditations Audio Files (included in materials fee): After Orientation has taken place, the program coordinator will send an email with information on how to access the workbook and guided meditation audio files. 

    Zoom Meeting Information

    The program coordinator will reach out two weeks prior to the Orientation date via email and provide the Zoom information for the Orientation, Classes, and Retreat.
Mitchell, James

James Mitchell, PhD began practicing and studying mindfulness meditation and hatha yoga in 1995. After completing a masters degree in Existential-Phenomenological and Clinical Psychology to combine interests in cross-cultural perspectives in philosophy and psychology, he earned a doctoral degree in East/West Psychology in 2003 focusing on the psychological connection between western science and eastern philosophy. He trained in Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) with Drs. Jon Kabat-Zinn and Robert Stahl. Presently he teaches Mindfulness Yoga in recovery centers and is also part of a research project introducing MBSR into Samuel Merritt University.