A Day of Mindfulness:

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times

Forty years ago, a molecular biologist and dedicated Buddhist Meditation and yoga practitioner named Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn had an insight while on retreat.  Perhaps he could bring these deep and powerfully healing practices right into the New England Medical center (UMASS), where he worked!  In what proved to be a highly successful experiment, he created a secular curriculum that we now know as the most widely researched form of  Mindfulness in medicine; Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Over the last four decades, during which there have been numerous evidence based studies showing the benefits of Mindfulness in health and well being, this program has been brought to hospitals all over world, and is now used in schools, business, leadership, for veterans, in prisons and at non-profit organizations. 

This day of Mindfulness will offer the foundations of MBSR in an experiential format. We’ll move seamlessly from one practice to another as on retreat, with times for dialogue, exploration and science. It will serve to deepen and support experienced practitioners and is a great introduction for those new to meditation as well.   

Please Note, this registration fee does not include any payments to the teacher who has worked hard to plan and prepare for this retreat.  Please support the Teachings through your voluntary donations of Dana directly to the teacher on the day of the event. 

PLEASE BRING A PACKED LUNCH and a YOGA MAT if you have one.

Beth Mulligan (ICD Guiding Teacher) will lead this retreat  Beth is a Certified MBSR Instructor who trained with Dr. Kabat-Zinn and is an adjunct faculty member at UMASS where she trains teachers world wide.  She teachers MBSR all over Southern California at mojor university medical centers, in corporations, Battered Women's Shelters and participates in mindfulness research.