Meet stress with greater ease and choice
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an internationally recognised eight week program to help people work more skilfully with stress and the pressures of everyday life.
Developed by Dr Jon Kabat-Zinn, MBSR combines mindfulness meditation, body awareness and mindful movement. Through guided practice and discussion, you’ll explore familiar patterns of thinking and reacting, and new ways to meet challenging experiences.
No previous meditation experience needed – just curiosity and a willingness to practise.
Across eight weeks we explore
- A variety of meditations
- Body awareness through mindful movement and body scans
- Understanding stress and automatic reactivity
- Meeting thoughts, emotions and self-criticism with compassion
- Recognising automatic reactions and choosing how to respond
- Mindful communication in relationships
- Bringing mindfulness into everyday life
- Establishing an ongoing personal practice
Stress is part of life. MBSR offers a structured way to explore how you experience it -in your body, thoughts, emotions and responses.
Recognising habitual patterns and learning to pause creates space to respond more skilfully, rather than react automatically.
Research and benefits
Research suggests that mindfulness-based approaches, including MBSR, may help reduce stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms, support sleep, relationships and general wellbeing.
Explore the research on mindfulness
A foundation for lifelong practice
The eight weeks offer time to build familiarity with mindfulness and explore how it fits into your life. Regular practice between sessions is an important part of the course, supported by guided recordings and weekly resources.
The skills and practices you develop can help you meet challenges and make meaningful changes in how you live, work and relate to others.
Your MBSR course includes
- Eight weekly x 2 hour sessions
- Guided meditation, body scans and mindful movement
- Group discussion and enquiry into your experience
- An introduction to the science behind mindfulness and stress
- Guidance for practising at home and in everyday life
- A workbook and downloadable guided meditations
- Weekly emails with supportive reading
- A pre-course phone chat to discuss your needs
- Email support from Lydia during the course
Join an MBSR course
In person in Sydney and online
Course fee: $580
Previous MBSR students and concession holders: $440
“It is an unforgettable experience. A must for people wanting relaxation and more peace in their hectic and stressful lives. I am more attuned to my work, people, and friends. I am less judgemental of situations and people and more open …….. I am able to regulate my stress levels and take care of myself, something which I was wanting to improve.” Jacob, MBSR participant
