Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an intensive eight-week program that empowers participants to take an active role in their health and wellness. This curriculum was developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn to help transform reactions to daily stress, anxiety, chronic pain, illness, and stress-related conditions, and is aimed at improving life at home, in social situations, and in the workplace. Course consists of intensive training in mindfulness meditation, gentle movement, and group discussion.

  • Learn to know yourself more fully;

  • Gain awareness of habitual patterns in dealing with stress and develop new strategies;

  • Build a repertoire of mindfulness practices: sitting meditation, body scan, walking meditation, mindful eating, gentle yoga and qigong, and daily life practices;

  • Receive encouragement and empowerment in cultivating your own mindfulness practice, incorporated into your daily life.

This program is offered in hospitals and other venues all over the United States, as well as in many other countries. 30-plus years of research have shown encouraging results pointing to marked improvements in participants’ physical and mental health.

8-week In-Person Course
Mondays, April 29 - June 24
5:30 - 7:30 pm

Day-long silent retreat Saturday, June 22, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (no class on Memorial Day)
Location: Harmony Place Monterey
Cost: $230, Includes course materials and access to guided practice recordings

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Teacher: Katie Dutcher, MA, has been studying and practicing meditation and mindfulness since 2009. Katie is a qualified MBSR instructor, a Certified Mindful Outdoor Guide, and a Marriage and Family Therapist trainee working under a licensed clinical supervisor at Harmony Place Monterey. She is the host of Flourish and Bloom, a community platform offering resources, groups, and workshops for mindfulness, self-discovery, and greater well-being. 

From former course participants: 

“Katie modeled the qualities that I hoped to instill in myself, toward myself—patience with repetitive thoughts, acceptance of difficult emotions, and openness to whatever arises.”

“Now, when I sit to meditate, I don’t think about how to sit for that ‘long’ time—I find myself welcoming the stillness and the comfort that it brings.” 

“I feel that we could all benefit from a course like this. Our world is only becoming faster and more complicated, and we need tools to be in it.”