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This online MBSR training course is 100% free, created by a fully certified MBSR instructor, and is based on the program founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Ma***achusetts Medical School. |
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[ Special note: see new COVID-19 Resource page. ] |
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I'm so glad you found this website! Here you will find a complete eight-week MBSR course, designed for people who are not able to take a live MBSR course for financial or logistical reasons. All of the materials used in the live courses I taught, including guided meditations, articles and videos, are freely available here. - Dave Potter |
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Offering something for nothing does seem a little suspicious these days and I get many emails about this free online MBSR course, many of which ask one or more of the following questions: |
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Contributions make the course even more accessible to people around the world, but this is not expected nor required - see About Contributions. |
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(NOTE: Some of the videos have advertising, but the ad revenue goes directly to the creator of the videos and not to me.) |
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There is even a way for people without internet to have access to the course. |
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(NOTE: To find in-person MBSR offerings in your area, try a web search such as "MBSR Minneapolis" or "MBSR London".) |
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the end-of-course reports I've received from online graduates indicate that they benefit just as much as people who complete the in-person course. |
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There are experienced graduates in the group who can answer specific questions |
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and, on occasion, I may personally respond as well. It is a very lively group and most questions get answered within an hour or tw |
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Whether or not you join the online group, be sure to check out the Frequently Asked Questions page (see FAQ on menu above). The questions on the FAQ page are the ones most commonly asked in the online student group. |
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Jon Kabat-Zinn |
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(Wherever You Go, There You Are), Thich Nhat Hahn (Peace Is Every Step), Tara Brach (Radical Acceptance), Pema Chodron (When Things Fall Apart), Sylvia Boorstein (Don't Just Do Something, Sit There), Sharon Salzberg (A Heart As Wide as the World), Robert Sapolsky (Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers), Marshall Rosenberg (Non-Violent Communication), and Jack Kornfield (A Path with Heart).* |
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Requesting a Certificate of Completion |
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If you are ready to begin, or if you'd just like to know more about mindfulness or this program, go to the Introduction. |
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* NOTE: Much of the material in this course is drawn from the public works of other teachers and writers in the spirit of making mindfulness more widely available. I'm grateful to them for helping to make this free Online MBSR course possible. Those who have given their explicit written approval of how I've used their materials include Jon Kabat-Zinn, Thich Nhat Hahn, Tara Brach, Shauna Shapiro, Kristin Neff, Vidyamala Burch, Lynn Rossy, James Baraz, Ann Weiser Cornell, Daron Larson, and the University of Ma***achusetts Medical School. |
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[The captioning on this site was done with the help of Caption Access.] |
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Albert Einstein (2) |