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Registration is now closed. Please check back in the fall for the next series.

Based on a program developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, our Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) series focuses on guiding participants in mindfulness meditation. This includes mindful eating, breath awareness, meditation, self-awareness, proactive ways to approach stress and mindful yoga, aimed at all ability levels.

Because our program is group-based, participants will participate in interactive discussions on stress management and wellbeing. This helps people more fully experience how mindfulness can change our relationship to our thoughts, feelings and pain. Please note that all sessions will be held virtually.

The potential health benefits of MBSR include:

  • Stronger mind-body connection
  • Increased emotional health & well-being
  • Reduced depression & anxiety
  • Improved sleep cycles
  • Pain reduction
  • Increased attention span

Dates & Times

  • Orientation: Monday, March 31 | 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Classes 1-8: Mondays, April 7 through Monday, May 26* | 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • All-Day Silent Retreat: Saturday, May 17 | 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (between classes 6 and 7)

*This Monday is Memorial Day, so the class may decide to choose an alternate day for that week.

Group Type
Psychoeducational
Types of Therapy
Mindfulness & Behavior Therapies
Cost
$400
Insurance Accepted
Self Pay

What to Expect

Participants can expect to learn techniques to stop living on autopilot as they more fully realize the mind-body connection. They will also develop a new approach to living with whichever stress-related conditions they experience.

Registrations is now closed. Please check back in the fall for the next series.

Facilitator(s)

mindfulness therapist Karla Hargrove

Karla Hargrove, M.A., LCPC

Therapist
Mindfulness & Behavior Therapies Program

Karla Hargrove brings a diverse background of education and life experiences into her healing work as a trauma-centered psychotherapist. She received a M.A. in Counseling Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and is an IL Certified Domestic Violence Advocate. After earning her master's degree, Ms.