Mindfulness Reconnect Class for MBSR graduates to be Offered Starting May 7
4/28/2015
Mindfulness Reconnect Over 1000 people have now taken Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction through the UVa Mindfulness Center. If you are among those who have taken MBSR and would like to…
New! Mindfulness for Educators and Teachers Program offered through the Mindfulness Center
2/6/2015
This semester the UVA Mindfulness Center is offering its first Mindfulness for Educators program, so that faculty and teachers can participate in a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program and learn how…
Mindfulness for the Healthcare Provider
2/6/2015
Developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction is the core program of the Mindfulness Center. MBSR classes include instruction in mindfulness meditation, mindful movement, and other mindfulness practices. This…
12/23/2014
Season's Greetings from the Mindfulness Center. This can be a joyful time of year, focusing on family and friends and giving to others. It can also be stressful, maybe because…
New! Mindfulness Training for Teachers and Educators
12/22/2014
A large body of research has shown the value of bringing mindfulness and other meditative practices (such as yoga) into the educational arena. Being a teacher (or parent) requires a…
11/16/2014
As meditation and mindfulness practice are increasingly shown to have multiple positive impacts on us – from improving memory and concentration to strengthening our connection to those we live and…
11/16/2014
This 6-week workshop explores the powerful nature of applying mindfulness to the process of writing. Each class begins with a short guided meditation, and the writing emerges from that. Building…
Meditation Boosts Immune System
10/29/2014
Reprinted from Web MD 6 Immune System Busters and Boosters Everyone has some stress; it's part of life. If stress drags on for a long time, it makes you more…
8/14/2014
It only takes a reminder to breathe, a moment to be still, and just like that, something in me settles, softens, makes space for imperfection. The harsh voice of judgment…
8/14/2014
“Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.” Thomas Jefferson
