Cultivating Mindfulness for Health and Wellbeing
The Ann Arbor Center for Mindfulness (AACFM) cultivates and supports mindfulness to promote health and well-being in communities by offering classes, retreats, presentations, events, and financial scholarships and mentorships for aspiring mindfulness teachers. For more information on scholarship opportunities click here.
UPCOMING CLASSES AND RETREATS
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Autumn Stillness Silent Retreat
Sunday, November 16, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Triple Crane Retreat Center in Chelsea.
The Ann Arbor Center for Mindfulness is delighted to offer an in-person Autumn Stillness Silent Retreat. This is an opportunity for those with some previous meditation experience to deepen or renew their practice through sitting, walking, gentle mindful movement, and eating in silence during the day.
Weather permitting, the grounds of the Retreat Center will be open for walking meditation. Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Snacks and tea will be served. Please bring a healthy lunch. This retreat is for persons 18 years and older.
The Ann Arbor Center for Mindfulness is offering tiered pricing of $60.00, $45.00, or $30.00 for this retreat. You may choose a tier and pay according to your means.
The registration proceeds will be used to fund scholarships for mindfulness teacher training programs in underrepresented communities. If you want to make an additional donation to support this cause, it is greatly appreciated.
If you need financial assistance for the cost of the retreat, you may contact Mariko for more information.
Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you.
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Healing Professionals
MBSR, developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, has been found helpful in coping with stress, pain, depression, anxiety, and chronic human unhappiness. Read more about the course.
This class will be limited to individuals who are healing professionals. The intention is to provide useful tools for understanding and supporting oneself and others in an environment free of potential patients/clients by providing a deep foundation in mindfulness practices. Cultivating that foundation is essential to using mindfulness to benefit ourselves and our clients/patients. Links to research relevant to both self-care and care of particular issues encountered in your work will be provided, but the curriculum itself will be the basic MBSR class, focusing on learning and practicing mindfulness, including developing an ongoing personal practice. The class emphasizes confidentiality and a sense of safety to allow us to learn, share, and foster mindfulness.
Meeting weekly for 2.5 hours for 8 weeks, participants learn through guided meditations, discussions, daily mindfulness practices (20-30 min/day), and a half-day retreat. The course fee is $400 (fee negotiable with multiple enrollments or financial stressors) and includes recordings of guided meditations, handouts, and the retreat. Support for obtaining CEs will be provided; do discuss with Libby what documentation you need to get CE credits from your professional organization.
Schedule: Free Introductory Session: Saturday, September 20, 2:00 – 4:30 PM ET
MBSR course: Saturdays, September 27 to November 22, 2:00 – 4:30 pm ET
Retreat: Saturday, November 8, noon to 4 pmTeacher: Libby Robinson, Ph.D., MSW, MPH. Certified MBSR teacher, have taught over 60 MBSR classes, and practiced Vipassana (Buddhist mindfulness) since 1979. Member: Ann Arbor Center for Mindfulness & Open Mindfulness Meditation (OMM).
Classes and retreat will be virtual. For more information or to register, contact Libby at libbyrobinson7@gmail.com or visit her website at https://www.libbyrobinsonmindfulness.com.
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) 8-Week Class
MBSR, developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, has been found helpful in coping with stress, pain, depression, anxiety, and chronic human unhappiness. Read more about the course.
A complimentary Introduction to Mindfulness and MBSR is offered prior to the 8-week course, which includes concepts, principles, and some basic practices. It is required before the MBSR 8-Week course; exceptions are possible with prior experience and/or the teacher’s approval.
Schedule: Complimentary Orientation, Wednesday, September 17, 6:30 – 8:00 pm ET
MBSR 8-Week Classes: Wednesdays, September 24 – November 12, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm ET
All-Day Class: Sunday, October 26, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm ETTeacher: Brenda Lindsay, CPC, PRP, CPA. MBSR teacher trained through Brown University, Certified Mindfulness Instructor from AIHCP, Certified Yoga Teacher (CYT-200), Board Member of the Ann Arbor Center for Mindfulness.
All classes and the retreat will be online. For more information or to register, contact Brenda at Brenda@mindtransformationsllc.com or visit www.mindtransformationsllc.com/upcoming-classes.