Mindfulness-based pain reduction (MBPR) Course

This 8-week course is designed to empower you with the tools and techniques you need to transform your relationship with pain. Whether you’re new to mindfulness or looking to deepen your practice, you’ll leave with a clear, actionable plan for sustained relief and peace. Come join us and embrace a more mindful, compassionate way of living with pain.

Week 1: Introduction to Mindfulness and Pain Reduction

 Start your journey with a warm welcome to mindfulness. You’ll discover the foundational principles of mindfulness and how they can be used to transform your relationship with pain, setting the stage for lasting change.

Week 2: Understanding Pain Without Fear

 Explore how pain can be approached without fear, allowing you to embrace it with compassion. Together, we’ll practice gentle techniques to help you break free from the cycle of resistance, fostering peace even in the presence of pain.

Week 3: Tracking Pain Without Emotional Overload

 Learn to track your pain with a mindful eye, observing it without judgment or emotional reactivity. This week, we’ll introduce practical tools like visualization to help you engage with pain in a new, empowering way.

Week 4: Breaking the Thought-Pain Loop

 Pain often comes with a storm of thoughts and emotions. This week, you’ll learn how mindfulness, combined with tools like EFT and IFS, can disrupt negative thought patterns, bringing calm and clarity to your experience.

Week 5: Regulating the Nervous System for Pain Relief

 Understand how your nervous system responds to chronic pain and how mindful techniques can help you soothe and balance it. Through gentle breathwork and grounding exercises, you’ll start to reduce your pain sensitivity.

Week 6: Moving Safely with Pain

 Discover the healing power of mindful movement. Whether you’re stretching or walking, you’ll learn to move with awareness, embracing your body’s natural rhythms while gently releasing tension.

Week 7: Integrating Mindfulness into Daily Life with Pain

 Bring mindfulness into your everyday activities—eating, walking, and even resting—so that pain doesn’t control your life. You’ll learn practical strategies to weave mindfulness seamlessly into your routine.

Week 8: Personalizing a Long-Term Pain Reduction Plan

 As you reflect on your journey, you’ll create a personalized, sustainable pain reduction plan. This final week is all about integrating everything you’ve learned into your daily life for continued healing and long-term well-being.