8 Week Online Video Course with Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat

Mindfulness Based
Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Find calm, inner peace, enhance well-being, and be more present.
Start when you want. 6 months access.

About This Course

The eight-week MBSR program offers participants the opportunity to practice formal mindfulness meditation techniques while exploring themes such as perception, automatic stress reactions, mindfulness-based stress responses, and interpersonal communication.

At the conclusion of the MBSR program, participants will be able to:

  • Explore and recognize personal patterns related to automatic thinking and habitual stress reactivity that may increase burnout and reduce effectiveness.
  • Identify and understand current life stressors.
  • Reflect on and examine individual resources for managing stress, comparing adaptive and maladaptive coping mechanisms.
  • Understand how stress manifests in human biology and physiology, and how mindfulness can help reduce the stress cycle.
  • Utilize formal and informal mindfulness practices to minimize distractions, improve clarity and intentionality in decision-making, and enhance emotional regulation.
  • Learn and practice mindful listening as an effective skill for improving interpersonal relationships.
  • Develop a plan to incorporate mindfulness practices in supporting personal health and well-being.
Live mindfully.

About the Teacher

Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat
A deep interest in mindfulness led Dr. Al-Mashat to become a certified MBSR teacher and trainer through the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He founded the Centre for Mindfulness Canada in 2015, dedicated to fostering healing, growth, and well-being. Learn more.

Who Benefits From MBSR?

The Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program can be helpful for people with a range of conditions and concerns:

  • Stress: Stress has become a pervasive part of modern life. It can stem from work, school, family, relationships, finances, illness, aging, grief, uncertainty about the future, and life changes.
  • Psychological Distress: MBSR has been demonstrated to be effective in managing anxiety, panic, depression, fatigue, grief, sleep disturbances, and other forms of psychological distress.
  • Medical Conditions: Research shows that MBSR helps individuals with various medical conditions including gastrointestinal distress, high blood pressure, chronic pain and illness, cancer, heart disease, and asthma.
  • Prevention and Wellness: This involves enhancing your overall health and well-being, while also learning effective ways to care for yourself, ultimately fostering a deeper sense of balance and inner harmony.

Course Content

Live mindfully.

From Google Reviews

    

So practical and applicable

I cannot recommend Dr. Kasim and his program enough. The way he teaches mindfulness is so practical and applicable. I found I learned much more in the 8 weeks than would have through independent practice. I experienced significant positive change.

– Mac D.

    

Living my life less stressed

Excellent course. Has taught me a lot and I am living my life more at ease and less stressed. I recommend it.

– Aparna R.

    

Guidance from a teacher who walks the walk

"I took my first MBSR class at the Centre for Mindfulness Canada in 2018 and have stayed connected ever since, returning back for graduate drop in classes, laughter yoga, teacher training and other offerings. The classes have been instrumental in my personal and professional life. It is such a pleasure to have guidance from a teacher who walks the walk. I appreciate the community that this Centre has created and continues to create. I am so grateful to have landed here."

– Adri A.

    

Genuine and nurturing programs

"Centre for Mindfulness Canada is one stop shop for all your mindfulness and meditation needs! I had tried meditation on my own for years but not until encountering Dr. Al-Mashat's genuine and nurturing programs that I experienced the power of meditation. Truly recommend his programs from free laughter yoga to 8 weeks MBSR program."

– M D

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