Cultivating mindfulness for health and wellbeing

Cultivating Mindfulness for Health and Wellbeing

The Ann Arbor Center for Mindfulness (AACFM) offers classes, retreats, workshops, presentations, events, and financial scholarships and mentorships for aspiring mindfulness teachers from underrepresented communities. For more information on scholarship opportunities click here.

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UPCOMING CLASSES AND RETREATS

  • Mindfulness-Based Chronic Pain Care Group

    The Geriatrics Center for Social Work is offering this eight-session evidence-based Mindfulness-Based Chronic Pain Care class to those that are 60 plus to help reduce pain-related stress and restore well-being. This class is covered by Medicare and most insurance.

    Classes:  Tuesdays, January 14 – March 4, 2025, 1:15 pm – 3:15 pm ET
    Online group meets on Zoom for eight sessions.

    Teacher:  Mariko Foulk, LMSW, ACSW

    For more information and to schedule an initial assessment/orientation, please contact Mariko Foulk at 734-763-4965 or mfoulk@umich.edu.

    A brief article on this group therapy, with Mariko, quoted, appeared in the journal Practical Pain Management.

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  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) 8-Week Class

    MBSR is the original mindfulness class developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn and is associated with reductions in stress, pain, depression, anxiety, and chronic unhappiness. Read more about the course.

    A complimentary Introduction to Mindfulness and MBSR is offered prior to the 8-week course, which includes concepts, principles, and some basic practices. It is required before the MBSR 8-Week course; exceptions are possible with prior experience and/or the teacher’s approval.

    Schedule: Complimentary Orientation: January 22, 2025, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm ET
    Classes: January 29 – March 19, 2025, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm ET
    All-Day Class: March 2, 2025, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm ET

    Teacher: Brenda Lindsay, CPC, PRP, CPA. MBSR teacher trained through Brown University, Certified Mindfulness Instructor from AIHCP, Certified Yoga Teacher (CYT-200), Board Member of  the Ann Arbor Center for Mindfulness.

    All classes and the retreat will be online. For more information or to register, contact Brenda at Brenda@mindtransformationsllc.com or visit www.mindtransformationsllc.com/upcoming-classes.

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