Cultivating mindfulness for health and wellbeing

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.

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UPCOMING CLASSES AND RETREATS

  • Embracing Winter’s Stillness: Eight on the Eights Virtual Retreat

    A snow-covered landscape. A person stands out of frame, red knit gloved hands visible holding a snowball shaped like a heart.

    Please join us to embrace winter’s stillness for 8 days of daily meditation sessions online via Zoom. We will meet twice daily for 30 minutes at 8:00 am and 8:00 pm from Sunday evening, Feb 1, 2026, to Sunday morning, Feb 8, 2026. The week will end with a 60-minute closing on the morning of Feb 8. Beginning and experienced meditators are welcome.

    The Ann Arbor Center for Mindfulness is offering tiered pricing of $40.00, $32.50, or $25.00 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. You may donate here.

    If you need financial assistance for the cost of the retreat, you may contact Mariko at mfoulk@umich.edu for more information.

    A Zoom link will be sent to registrants a few days before the first session on Sunday, Feb 1, so that you may access any of the sessions. Registration will close on Sunday, Feb 1 at 9:00 pm.

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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.

    Brenda Lindsay

    A complimentary Introduction to Mindfulness and MBSR is offered prior to the 8-week class, 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, February 18, 6:30 – 8:00 pm ET
    MBSR 8-Week Classes:  Wednesdays, February 25 – April 15, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm ET
    All-Day Class:  Saturday, March 28, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm ET

    Teacher: 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.

    Register

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