About Mindfullness

In this program, mindfulness uses meditation as the primary tool for stress reduction. The MBSR program is an evidence-based program that has been scientifically proven to be beneficial for people with medical distress such as: cancer diagnosis, chronic pain, addictions, hypertension, heart disease – and mood disorders such as depression and anxiety.

Mindfulness does not cure or prevent disease. Mindfulness is considered a “mind-body integrative medicine” (p. xlviii), impacting mental and emotional factors, and the ways in which we think and behave. These factors, cognitions, and behaviours can significantly affect our physical health.

The MBSR program is a “journey of self-development, self discovery, learning, and healing, in an effort to regain control of their health and to attain at least some peace of mind” (p. xlviii). What participants learn is “the ‘how’ of taking care of themselves” (p. xlviii). It is not a replacement for medical treatment, but is a vitally important compliment to it.

Mindfulness: Paying attention to something, in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally (Kabat-Zinn, 2003)

** All participants must receive a Referral from their family Physician**