Come Join Our 8-Week Online Program
on Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
Starts February 1
(8 AM ET / 2 PM CET) / 6:30 PM IT
Starts February 2
(Noon ET / 9 AM PT / 6 PM CET)
We ask for a $50 Registration Fee and a Voluntary Participation Donation
(All our programs have been generosity based since 2017)
The Imagine MBSR Course
We view MBSR as a living growing approach to life, designed to adapt to a changing world.
Approaching your life with curiosity and compassion and engaging in your own self-care.
Online teaching expertise
Exclusively teaching the MBSR Course Live Online since 2017.
Live online classes
Limited class size with small and large group discussions in a safe and supportive environment.
Supportive community
Experts in connecting people internationally. Imagine is committed to improving health and well-being regardless of your life experience, perspective, or the place where you live.
Qualified and Certified instructors
Our qualified MBSR instructors are supported by lead instructors certified by University of Massachusetts and by Brown University (US).
Personal support
Our instructors are there to connect with you with compassion and curiosity.
A worldwide NGO
Students attend from the comfort of their homes from all over the world. Imagine is a US nonprofit 501.c.3. which allows your donation to be tax deductible in the US.
WINTER MBSR SUNDAY
Asia / Europe /Africa / Americas
Sundays February 1 (Orientation Meeting) through March 29
Retreat Day for All MBSR Classes = Saturday March 21
starting 2 PM CET / 3 PM SAST / 6:30 PM IT / 8 AM ET
(Time Zone Converter)
Daylight Savings Time starts on Sunday 2 AM March 8 in the US WHILE the EU changes on March 29 AND South Africa and other countries do not change at all. This change might have an effect on the starting time of class for some of you. We will discuss this with you during the Orientation Meeting.)
Instructors: Lourdes Laifer and Stacy Stoltz
WINTER MBSR MONDAY
Europe / Africa / Americas / New Zealand
Mondays February 2 (Orientation Meeting) through March 30
Retreat Day for All MBSR Classes = Saturday March 21
starting 9 am PT / noon ET / 6 PM CET / 7 PM SAST / 6 AM NZ
(Time Zone Converter)
Daylight Savings Time starts on Sunday 2 AM March 8 in the US WHILE the EU changes on March 29 AND South Africa and other countries do not change at all. This change might have an effect on the starting time of class for some of you. We will discuss this with you during the Orientation Meeting.)
Instructors: Barbora Kostrunkova, Merel de Boer
Registration Process
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Select the class from the color blocks below that you wish to attend. Click on the link embedded in the day of the class (it is underlined). All MBSR Classes are 8 weeks PLUS an Orientation Meeting
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Fill out and submit the Registration Form for this class of your choice. After you filled out the Registration Form, you will automatically be directed to a page where you can pay the nonrefundable $50 registration fee.
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After paying the fee, you will receive an email confirmation for the registration and the fee.
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One of our instructors will contact you to schedule a short information session.
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After that meeting, you will receive a direct link to our Voluntary Participation Donation page to contribute (this is due 1 week before the start of the course).
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Make a filter in your email for @imaginemindfulness.com so you'll receive all our correspondence.
Choose the Participation Tier that feels most aligned with your current situation.
Your presence is what matters most.
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Participation Donations are due 1 week before the start of the course. After the Informational Meeting, you will receive a direct link where you can contribute your Participation Donation.
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Reduced: $90 which is $10 for each 2 ½ hour class - We offer this rate to make our mindfulness courses accessible to everyone. Choose this if you need some financial flexibility.​​​
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Sustaining: $180 which is $20 for each 2 ½ hour class - Choose this if you're able to meet your needs comfortably and want to sustain the program’s ongoing work.​​​
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Supporting: $270 which is $30 for each 2 ½ hour class - Pay It Forward: this contribution helps us in our vision to spread mindfulness globally and helps keep the nonprofit sustainable. ​​​
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Custom Donation: "We trust you to choose what’s right. If none of the tiers feel like the right fit, you’re invited to contribute an amount that aligns with your current financial situation. Every contribution supports the course and the community."
Our students come from all over the world. Please look carefully at our class times to chose your program. Please also check the Time Zone Converter for each program.
PT Pacific Time
Eight week MBSR Course Schedule
Pre Course Informational Meeting
Orientation~ Program Overview and Logistics
Week 1 ~ What is Mindfulness?
Week 2 ~ Perception and Responding Creatively
Week 3 ~ The Power and Pleasure in Awareness
Week 4 ~ Defining Stress and Discussing Reactivity
Week 5 ~ Responding and Recovering
Week 6 ~ Skillful Communications
All Day Retreat ~ An Extended Time in Practice
Week 7 ~ Integrating Mindfulness More Fully into Daily Life
Week 8 ~ Reviewing The Program and Living Life
Eight week MBSR Course Format
An orientation session (90 minutes) and 8 weekly 2.5 hour (150 minute) classes (Session 8 tends to run longer).
A day-long retreat on a Saturday between Session 6 and 7.
Guided mindfulness practices (breath, walking, body scan, loving kindness, mindful motion).
Inquiry into enhanced awareness during everyday life.
Instruction on topics in the program outline above.
Supportive small and large group discussions.
Home practice supported by recorded meditations - check our Resources Tab.
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