The 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction course is intensive, and involves approximately 25 hours of class meetings, as well as daily mindfulness practice:

• We meet once a week for about 2 hours
• After the sixth class, we have an all-day class which meets for approximately 7 hours
• And, there is daily homework that will take between 45 minutes to an hour each day

MBSR classes and daily homework focus on mindfulness exercises (meditation, gentle stretching, body awareness) and bringing greater awareness all parts of our life. Class sessions are interactive, including guided mindfulness exercises and discussions stress, how we perceive the world, how we handle challenging social situations, and more.

Each class builds on the previous sessions, and it is important for each person to attend all of the scheduled class sessions.

If you are interested in the MBSR class, but you know in advance that you will have to miss two or more of the scheduled class sessions, it would be better to wait for another opportunity to take the MBSR course in the future.