What is Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction?
MBSR is a 9 week online program that teaches mindfulness techniques like meditation, body scans, and gentle yoga to help reduce stress, anxiety, chronic pain and improve burnout symptoms . By cultivating present-moment awareness without judgment, participants learn to better cope with stress.
When and Where
Orientation: Tuesday, January 5 2–3:30 PM
Online Sessions: January-March, Tuesdays, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
All Day Retreat (virtual): Saturday, February 27, 8:45 AM- 4:30 PM
Instructors
Claudio
Cost
This course, valued at $500, is available at NO COST through the Thriving Hearts study, funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).
Schedule
9 weekly 2.5 hour synchronous online sessions + 1 in-person retreat
Who Can Participate?
Thriving Hearts is offering a free mindfulness training course to maternal health workers and professionals serving birthing people in Alamance, Chatham, Cumberland, Guilford, Johnston, or Orange counties in NC. This includes nonclinical professionals and members of community volunteer agencies.
Coming soon! MBSR will be available in other Thriving Hearts Counties!
April 2027: Caswell, Durham, Forsyth, and Person
