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LEARN MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION

The MBSR classes focus on building the skill of mindfulness to help participants better navigate the various challenges we face in life, take better care of their health and discover a greater sense of peace and wellbeing.

This 8 week program includes learning a variety of mindfulness practices:

  • Guided mindfulness meditation-sitting and walking
  • Body scan
  • Gentle yoga
  • Qi gong
  • Large and small group discussion
  • Daily mindfulness practice at home using guided CDs

When: 
Thursday nights  6:00-8:30pm  April 9th – May 28th, 2026 
(1st and last classes 6:00-9:00pm)

Lenox Community Center
6715 Minnetonka Blvd, St. Louis Park
Room 110

The All-Day Retreat will be Saturday May 16th, 2026 9:30-4:00 at Methodist Hospital Auditorium located at 6500 Excelsior Blvd., St. Louis Park.

The total cost for this in-person 8-week program is $329. This price includes all of the classes, class manual, and practice CDs.

Approved for 31.4 Contact Hours for nurses.

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Free Information Session (optional)

Monday, March 16th, 2026 6:30-7:30pm
Lenox Community Center Room 110
6715 Minnetonka Blvd, St. Louis Park

UNDERSTANDING MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a program based on the practice of mindfulness. The key to mindfulness is moment to moment nonjudgmental awareness that allows you to respond with greater clarity, calmness and understanding to life’s challenges, rather than reacting in unhealthy ways out of habit or fear. Mindfulness also helps us to be present for the beauty and joy that are also a part of our lives. This well-respected program was developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Since its inception in 1979, over 30,000 people have completed the program.

Significant research has been done on the effectiveness of MBSR. It has shown the benefits of mindfulness meditation skills in a variety of conditions:

  • Chronic pain
  • Fear
  • Anxiety
  • High blood pressure
  • Insomnia
  • Psoriasis
  • Depression
  • Headaches
  • Heart disease
  • Cancer
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Job stress
  • Personal/family stress
  • Burnout