Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a method of using meditation and yoga to cultivate awareness and reduce stress. It is based on the ancient practice of mindfulness, which is about waking up, being fully alive, and being present for the richness of each moment of our lives. Within this awakening, we gain access to our deepest inner resources for living, healing, and coping with stress.

When you bring close attention to your mind, body and behaviors, you begin to observe the subtleties of your eating patterns. The information, skills training, and group support of this program will guide you in making lifestyle changes that will help you respond in a healthier way, resulting in a healthy weight that you can maintain over time.

Free Information Sessions

Duke Integrative Medicine brings MBSR to you, wherever you may be. Participants “meet” with their instructor and class via telephone conference. These offerings are designed to deliver the same teachings and opportunity for group learning of the on-site programs to those who are unable to visit our facility on a regular basis, for reasons of scheduling difficulties, distance, or physical limitations.