8-Week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course (MBSR)

 This 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course is offered at the CHA Center for Mindfulness and Compassion.  All levels of experience with mindfulness and meditation are welcome.

Mindful meditation has been show to improve your thoughts, beliefs and actions in response to stress by balancing sympathetic and parasympathetic responses (Kabat-Zinn, 2003). In this course, the fundamentals and foundations of mindfulness and meditation will be taught. Participants will have the opportunity to practice daily at home, together in the weekly group and use provided resources to help support an ongoing practice. This course aims to support and provide tools for relieving stress, increasing resiliency, and meeting the challenges of everyday life. 
Kabat-Zinn, J. (2003). Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). Constructive Human Science, 8, 73–107.

Instructors: Natalia Cepeda, M.A. and Juan Jose Miret, Ph.D.


8-week Course:  Thursdays 6:00 - 8:30 pm 
Classes: October 5, 12, 19 and 26, November 2, 9, 16 and 30, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Retreat: Saturday, November 11, 2017, 9:30 - 4:00 PM

               Location: 26 Central Street, Community Room, 2nd Floor, Somerville, MA 02143

Course Rate:
Early Registration (September 4th)................................................$550
Regular Registration (from September 5 to September 27).........$600
Late Registration (September 28 to October 4).........................$650 

Need-Based Scholarship Applications Available. CHA Employees and patients, please contact us at cmc@challiance.org for more information about course discounts.

CHA Center for Mindfulness and Compassion
26 Central Street, Community Room, 2nd Floor, Somerville, MA 02143
For questions, contact us at cmc@challiance.org or (617) 591-6132