Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: An 8-week Mindfulness Course – Fall 2025

Mindfulness can be a powerful tool to identify your physical, mental and emotional habits and needs. Becoming more familiar with your own mind and its patterns can help you relate more directly to whatever is happening in your life – including difficulty and pain – and discover greater balance and ease. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) was created in 1979 and has been widely taught and scientifically studied around the world; research has shown positive improvements in physical and psychological symptoms.

Good news: You don’t need to “clear your mind.” You don’t need special equipment. This class is experiential and focuses on real-time mindfulness practice, including sitting and movement, plus time for reflection and dialogue. Come as you are – even thoughts, emotions and pain can be avenues for discovering more wisdom and compassion. Yes, the time commitment is significant; that’s part of this “official” MBSR curriculum offering and what has made it impactful for so many people.

Schedule

All sessions are 6:00 – 8:30 pm, except for the Day of Mindfulness on October 11th, which will be 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. The orientation session will be a virtual session and the mindfulness sessions and Day of Mindfulness take place at Holy Wisdom Monastery. If you would like to enjoy dinner at the monastery before one or more of the in-person sessions, there is an additional cost and must be reserved in advance.

• Tuesday, Aug 26 – Virtual Orientation Session
• Tuesday, Sept 2 – Session 1 (RGH 10)
• Tuesday, Sept 9 – Session 2 (RGH 10)
• Tuesday, Sept 16 – Session 3 (RGH 10)
• Tuesday, Sept 23 – Session 4 (RGH 10)
• Tuesday, Sept 30 – Session 5 (RGH 10)
• Tuesday, Oct 7 – Session 6 (RGH 10)
• Saturday, Oct 11 – Day of Mindfulness (RGH 10) – 9:00 am-3:00 pm
• Tuesday, Oct 14 – Session 7 (RGH 222)
• Tuesday, Oct 21 – Session 8 (RGH 10)

Instructor – Dan Tyler

Dan Tyler has completed UW Health’s MBSR Teacher Training Intensive and UCSD’s MBSR Teacher Training Practicum. Dan leads twice-weekly mindfulness sessions for his colleagues at work. Since 2007 he has studied and practiced yoga and meditation, including periods of silent retreat.

Cost

The cost of the 8-week mindfulness course includes all sessions and lunch on Sat., Oct. 11. You are welcome to join us for dinner before the mindfulness sessions for an additional fee.*

We are offering a 10% discount for those working in care professions (use promo code CareforOthers on the online registration form if you work in a care profession).

Examples: nurses, care-takers, pastors, teachers, mental health professionals, etc.

Contact hwm@holywisdommonastery.org with questions.

• $385/person, includes all sessions and lunch on Sat., Oct. 11
• $346.50/person in a care profession. Use code CareforOthers on online registration form
• $22/person/dinner/session (optional)

*You are welcome to join us for dinner before one or more of the in-person mindfulness sessions for an additional fee. Please contact Brooke Livingston, blivingston@holywisdommonastery.org or Malee Thor, mthor@holywisdommonastery.org to reserve your dinner(s) 48 hours in advance.

Register

Please register by Aug. 19, 2025. Class size is limited to 12 and registration will close when full.

Cancellation policy: If you register but need to cancel your registration, you can receive a 75% refund up until Aug. 19, 2025. After that, a 50% refund is available until the class starts on Aug. 26, 2025.