Online course
Learn to address everyday stress, chronic pain and illness more effectively.
This evidence-based 8-week workshop is taught online via Zoom by Dr. Patricia O'Hagan. The MBSR program was developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn.
What to expect
- guided activities, including
- body scans
- mindful yoga
- stretching
- other movements to learn how to listen to your physical body
- teacher-led instruction in mindfulness meditation practices
- exercises to improve awareness in everyday life
- interactive learning with group dialogue and mindful communication
- daily at-home assignments
- reading materials and links to guided audio meditations
Course schedule
Orientation
- Thursday, May 2, 2024, 6 - 7:30pm
Weekly sessions
- Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 6 - 8:30pm
- Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 6 - 8:30pm
- Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 6 - 8:30pm
- Tuesday, May 28, 2024, 6 - 8:30pm
- Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 6 - 8:30pm
- Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 6 - 8:30pm
- Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 6 - 8:30pm
- Tuesday, June 25, 2024, 6 - 8:30pm
All-day workshop
- Saturday, June 8, 2024, 9am - 4pm, Silent Practice Day
Course requirement
Please note that prior to taking the course you will be asked to fill out this brief questionnaire and connect with Patricia for a brief introduction. Please send the completed questionnaire to PDT.HHS@viu.ca, and Patricia will be in touch.
mbsr-participant-questionnaire-poh-2024.pdf
Course fee
$250 + GST (one-time introductory price)
If you are a VIU employee signing up for this course, please register as a student using your student number.
Cancellation policy
Please note that there is no refund for withdrawing from the course within 7 days of the start date. Please see our Professional Development and Training refund policy
Sign up for MBSRInstructor
Dr. Patricia O’Hagan, M.A., Ph.D., completed certification as an international DRU Yoga instructor in 2007. For over twenty years, her daily practice includes yoga, meditation and the informal mindfulness practices as developed by Dr. Jon Kabat- Zinn at UMass Medical Centre. Patricia has participated in several silent meditation retreats and workshops and began the formal teaching and learning pathway in 2018 through Brown University. Patricia is approved to teach the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) 8-week program. The 8-week program is the gold standard in mindfulness training and follows MBSR Standards of Practice. This well researched program is offered through Vancouver Island University, Professional Development an Training, Faculty of Health Sciences and Human Services.