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
Weekly online sessions, Fridays, October 2, 2026 – November 20, 2026, 8:30am- 11:00am.
An orientation will be held on September 18, 2026, 8:30am-10:00am
An all day retreat will take place on November 7, 2026, 8:45am-4:30pm
Instructors
Abraham Dejene, MPH, MBA, RYT
Paula Huffman BS, RN, ERYT
Shirley Thoms MPA
Carmen Negron
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.
Upcoming dates
Coming soon! MBSR will be available in other Thriving Hearts Counties!
April 2027: Caswell, Durham, Forsyth, and Person
