(Online) Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: March-May Monday Evenings, 6:30-9:00 p.m.

Multi-week Course | Registration opens 1/1/2025 8:00 AM PST

Everyone
3/17/2025-5/5/2025
6:30 PM-9:00 PM PST on Mon
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$395.00

(Online) Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: March-May Monday Evenings, 6:30-9:00 p.m.

Multi-week Course | Registration opens 1/1/2025 8:00 AM PST

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 private interview with the instructor before the first class. Confirmation of enrollment in the class is based on completion of both the registration as well as the private interview. March-May Monday Evenings, 6:30-9:00 p.m. (First and last class may be up to 3 hours) Orientation: March 10 Class Dates: March 17-May 5; Retreat: Saturday, April 26, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Instructor: Bonnie O’Brien Jonsson

  • Attendance: We strongly encourage everyone to attend every class. If you know in advance or anticipate that you will need to miss two or more classes (Class #1-Class #8), we strongly recommend that you join and register for a different cohort that works best for your schedule. (Note: The online classes are not recorded for confidentiality reasons.

    Scholarship: 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.

    Discounts are available for University of California (UC) faculty, staff, students, UC retirees, and UCSF MBSR Alumni. UCSF Osher Center MBSR program alumni are eligible for a $35 discount when you sign up for a new class. To receive the discount, please email osher.center.classes@ucsf.edu with your request and the MBSR class you are interested in.


  • Zoom Meeting Information: Before the Orientation session, you can expect to receive an email containing the Zoom meeting information.

    Workbook and Guided Meditations Audio Files (included in materials fee): After the Orientation session, you can expect to receive an email with information on how to access the workbook and guided meditation audio files. 

    Recommended Reading: Full Catastrophe Living (Revised Edition, 2013) by Jon Kabat-Zinn.

    Home Environment:

    • Find a quiet, distraction-free area in your home with space for some light movement. 
    • If you are unable to find a quiet area, using headphones may help you focus. 
    • Wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing that does not bind or restrict breathing. 
    • Bring blankets, pillows, cushions, and a yoga mat if possible. These items are optional. 
     
O'Brien Jonsson, Bonnie
Bonnie O'Brien Jonsson

Bonnie O'Brien Jonsson, MS, is a long-term practitioner of mindfulness meditation and has worked in hospitals since 1977. She has completed professional training in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction with Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and through Spirit Rock Meditation Center. She has been leading groups in mindful living and dying since 1994 and teaches meditation in prison and in other venues in the Bay Area.