Live Online via Zoom

8 Monday evenings 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
October 19th - December 7th

Daylong Class (a required part of the 8 week program): 
Sunday November 15th 9:30 am - 5 pm (The Daylong class is essential as new material is presented.)

You can find out more information and learn how to register here.

Have you ever noticed that even when your formal practice is going well you can hit the skids when it's time to communicate with others? Developing an interpersonal mindfulness practice helps us be more fully present with others and oneself.

In these unprecedented times, we are spending more and more time communicating on screens - on FaceTime or in Zoom: in meetings, retreats, in gatherings with friends and family. Is it possible that human relationships are one of the best fields for cultivating mindfulness? Is it possible that we can bring mindfulness to all our interpersonal communications - even those that are virtual? And as we move between sheltering in place and negotiating our quarantine pods - whether with friends, family or co-workers - can practice help us cultivate the skills that can support us in staying present within these challenging conversations?

The program was specifically designed for graduates of MBSR programs but is suitable for anyone with a mindfulness practice who has experience or is willing to experience stepping out of silent practice and applying mindfulness in human interaction.

Note: The bulk of the class time will be spent reflecting and practicing in dyads (pairs) in breakout rooms, using the Insight Dialogue Guidelines.

Prerequisite: A Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) class or prior meditation experience that includes some relational practice - i.e. a willingness to bring mindfulness out of silent formal practice into shared investigation of the human experience.