Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
The most widely researched and evidence-based mindfulness course adapted for the modern workplace. Give your staff the skills to manage stress more effectively, improve focus, build mental strength and perform to the best of their ability.
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Benefits of MBSR for the workplace
Manage stress more effectively
Discover the science of stress and how you can regain control and overcome challenging situations.
Enhanced focus and concentration
Flex your focus muscle and learn how to resist those distractions and place your attention where you want.
Improved self awareness
Maximise your impact by becoming more aware of your thoughts, emotions and physical self.
Cultivate a more positive outlook
Learn about our natural negativity bias, and how training positive outlook can deliver huge benefits.
The history and evolution of MBSR
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) was developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, a molecular biologist turned meditation teacher in the late 1970s. He adapted traditional Buddhist mindfulness practices into a secular, evidence-based program that could be used to treat various conditions such as high stress levels and chronic pain.
With extensive research demonstrating the effectiveness of the program, it gained popularity worldwide and has become the gold standard for applying mindfulness in everyday life.
Mindfulness in the workplace is now recommended by the National Health Service (NHS) and World Health Organisation (WHO). And the MBSR course offers an ideal way for organisations to create healthier, more successful working environments.
MBSR course format
- 8-week course duration
- 8 x 2-hour weekly sessions plus a 4-hour silent retreat
- Course delivered live by a certified mindfulness teacher
- All sessions are online, including the retreat
- Sessions are a mix of theory, practice and discussion
- Course content is tailored for your organisation
- Maximum participants per course is 20
- Up to 30-mins per day home practice is encouraged
Course modules
See how your learning will progress week by week.
- Week 1 - Introducing mindfulness
- Week 2 - Introduction to stress
- Week 3 - Being present
- Week 4 - Reacting to stress
- Week 5 - Respond rather than react
- Week 6 - Silent retreat (4 hours)
- Week 6 - Difficult situations
- Week 7 - Kindness to self and others
- Week 8 - Sustaining your practice
Learning environment
We want to give you the best experience possible.
- A relaxed, friendly learning environment
- Freedom to speak up and ask questions
- No pressure to speak if you don't want to
- No pressure to get things right first time
- An opportunity to develop relationships
- A measured pace with lots of reflection time
What our clients say
We put a few teams through the MBSR course and the feedback was incredibly positive. We also appreciated the effort to link in to our brand culture and values rather than delivering an off the shelf course.
A global financial institution
Thoroughly enjoyed the course, and we all took away so many tools and techniques for coping with stress both in and out of the workplace. An unexpected bonus was being able to use some of the learnings on my kids!
A mid-sized tech firm
We work in a high stress environment, and this course has given us ways to not only cope, but also perform at the highest possible level. We are now trying to apply this new knowledge to our daily routines.
