Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Change your relationship to stress
8-week program · Live Online · Starts July 7th · 07:00 - 9:30 PM EST
Cultivate Calm, Clarity, and Resilience — in 8 weeks
Stress is a natural part of life — how we relate to it makes all the difference.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a structured, evidence-based 8-week program that teaches practical mindfulness skills to help you respond more skillfully to stress, anxiety, and the challenges of everyday life. Through guided meditation, gentle movement, group reflection, and a half-day retreat, you’ll develop tools that support lasting well-being.
As a Qualified MBSR Instructor trained by Brown University, I’ll guide you through this immersive 8-week journey.
The program combines mindfulness meditation, gentle yoga, and group inquiry—helping you meet stress with steadiness, clarity, and compassion.
No prior meditation experience is required.
What is MBSR?
Originally developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, MBSR is one of the most widely researched mindfulness programs in the world. It is offered globally in hospitals, universities, wellness centers, and community settings.
This experiential course supports you in:
Becoming more aware of habitual stress reactions
Learning how to pause and respond with greater clarity
Cultivating presence, self-compassion, and resilience
Integrating mindfulness into daily life, work, and relationships
MBSR is not about eliminating stress —
it’s about changing your relationship to it.
A different relationship to stress and difficulty.
Responding more intentionally, rather than reacting automatically.Greater emotional regulation.
Learning how to stay present with difficult experiences without becoming overwhelmed.Improved attention and mental clarity.
Strengthening your ability to focus and return when the mind wanders.Awareness of patterns in thinking and behavior. Recognizing habitual reactions and creating space for new choices.
Resilience in the face of uncertainty.
Building the capacity to meet change, loss, and challenge with steadiness.A greater sense of balance and well-being.
Cultivating presence, clarity, and a more grounded way of living.
What You’ll Develop Through the Practice
You’ll Learn & Practice
Relate to stress with greater clarity and less reactivity
Strengthen focus, presence, and emotional regulation
Integrate mindfulness into daily life
Engage in group dialogue and guided inquiry
Practice meditation and cultivate body awareness
Work skillfully with difficult thoughts and emotions
Develop a sustainable mindfulness practice
What to Expect
Orientation (2 hours): A live welcome session to introduce the program, understand its history, go over community guidelines, and guide you through a short mindfulness practice before Week 1.
8 Weekly Sessions (2.5 hours): Explore core themes such as body awareness, changing perception, mindful movement, working with stress, reaction vs. response, and sustaining practice.
Half-day Retreat (6 hours): Between class 5 and 6, this immersive day includes extended periods of meditation, mindful movement, and reflection in silence.
Home Practice: 30 – 45 minutes of daily formal mindfulness practice, plus informal mindfulness during everyday activities.
Week 6
Half-Day Retreat
Curriculum Overview
What you’ll experience, week by week
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A gentle introduction to mindfulness and the structure of the program.
We’ll explore what mindfulness is (and isn’t), review expectations, and create a foundation for the weeks ahead. -
We begin with the basics: awareness of breath and body.
You’ll be introduced to focused attention, mindful eating, and the body scan—while beginning to notice the mind’s natural tendency to wander. -
How we see things shapes how we respond.
Through practice and reflection, we begin to recognize patterns in how we interpret our experiences—and how that influences stress. -
We deepen practice through movement, sitting meditation, and awareness of pleasant experiences.
You may begin to notice moments of ease, presence, and connection in everyday life. -
We explore the physiology of stress and the patterns of automatic reaction.
With greater awareness, you begin to see how stress shows up—and how it can be met differently. -
Here, mindfulness becomes a tool for interrupting the stress cycle.
You’ll begin to respond with more intention, rather than reacting out of habit. -
Less talking. More being.
An opportunity to step out of doing—and experience awareness more continuously.
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We bring awareness into relationships—how we listen, speak, and respond.
You’ll begin to notice patterns in communication and explore more intentional ways of relating. -
Practice begins to extend beyond formal meditation.
You may notice more focus, less reactivity, and a growing ability to meet life as it is. -
We come full circle.
Reflecting on what you’ve learned, and how to carry it forward in a way that is sustainable and meaningful.
This is a small, intentional group.
A chance to step out of autopilot —
and respond to your life with greater awareness.
Tuition
This program is offered on a sliding scale to support both accessibility and sustainability.
$75–$150 → Supported / scholarship rate (limited availability)
$275–$350 → Standard rate (reflects the full value of the program)
$400–$450 → Pay-it-forward rate (helps support others in attending)
You’re invited to choose an amount that feels both honest and sustainable
for you.
Program Details
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
8-Week Live Online Program
• Orientation: Tuesday, July 7
• Program Dates: July 14 – September 1
• Tuesdays, 07:00 PM – 09:30 PM (EST)
• Half-Day Retreat: Saturday, August 15 (9:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST)
• Limited to 20 participants to support a more personal and engaged experience
Curriculum
Based on Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn’s gold-standard, evidence-based MBSR program. Facilitated by a Brown University–trained MBSR teacher, combining mindfulness meditation, body awareness, gentle yoga, and guided inquiry.
Your Instructor
Claudio Barrientos, LCSW, is a bilingual therapist and Brown University–trained MBSR Qualified teacher. With over a 15 years of experience, he integrates mindfulness with evidence-based approaches to support emotional resilience, clarity, and meaningful change.