More than 30 Years of International Distinction


The Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society is a visionary force and global leader in mind-body medicine. For thirty years, we have pioneered the integration of mindfulness meditation and other mindfulness-based approaches in mainstream medicine and healthcare through patient care, research, academic medical and professional education, and into the broader society through diverse outreach and public service initiatives. Directed by Saki F. Santorelli, EdD, MA, since 2000 and founded in 1995 by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD , the Center is an outgrowth of the acclaimed Stress Reduction Clinic – the oldest and largest academic medical center-based stress reduction program in the world.


News & Events
Coming up May 18, 2012 - The Insight of the Heart: A Workshop for Teachers and Aspiring Teachers of Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBI), with Saki Santorelli
Conference Recordings from the 10th Annual International Scientific Conference available - Place your order now !

Stress Reduction Program (MBSR)
Registration and Information for 8-Week courses beginning in June 2012.

Oasis Professional Education & Training
Updated schedule through the summer of 2012.

Video tour of the CFM, and clips from 2011 Open House


 

Training Teachers to Deliver Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Principles and Standards

During the course of the past year or so, these Principles and Standardsfor the training of teachers to deliver mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) have been developed by a cohort of long-standing MBSR teachers from America and Europe.

This is meant to be a livingdocument, one that will be revised, refined, and articulated more fully over time with the assistance of MBSR teachers world-wide. For now, if you are aligned with these Principles and Standards, we, the signatories, ask you to post them on your website and circulate them among the MBSR teacher communities where you live and work.

Please click here for the most current working document.


partner with us

We offer a number of pathways for people to cultivate a sense of well-being, confidence, and creativity:

THE STRESS REDUCTION PROGRAM – Since 1979 more than 19,000 people have completed our eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program, an intensive training that asks participants to draw on their inner resources and natural capacity to actively engage in caring for themselves and finding greater balance, ease, and peace of mind.

OASIS – Our institute for mindfulness-based professional education and innovation is a school for a new generation of professionals intent on learning, from the inside out, how to integrate mindfulness into their disciplines and endeavors.

ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE – For many years, we have hosted a unique international meeting of mindfulness-oriented clinicians, researchers, and educators who gather to share scientific findings, clinical approaches, teaching experiences, and ideas.

RESEARCH INVESTIGATING MINDFULNESS – From the very beginning, we have been dedicated to investigating and understanding mindfulness and the mind-body connection through pilot investigations, small studies, and large-scale federally-funded research studies.

MINDFUL LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS – For a range of private and public organizations we offer inventive mindfulness-based programs that cultivate genuine leadership and creativity.

MINDFULNESS IN EDUCATION – We are taking a leading role in a national movement focused on integrating mindfulness into education, including the development of distinctive mindfulness-based programs for teachers and adolescents.


Click here to read more about the Center for Mindfulness.




Join our mailing list to learn about news and events from the CFM

safe subscribe

 

Share this page on Facebook