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.

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  • Deepening Your Practice with the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (6-week class)

    Libby Robinson

    This class will focus on supporting and reinforcing our mindfulness practice through meditations on the four foundations of mindfulness: of present moment sensations, of feeling tone (pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral), of mental events (thoughts, emotions, etc), and open awareness—of whatever arises in the present moment in this life. Cultivating each of the areas of practice can deepen and broaden our practice, expanding our awareness of the present moment to include whatever arises, giving us greater knowledge of our internal experience and greater opportunity to respond with care, kindness, and compassion.  

    Schedule: Saturdays, February 14 to March 21, 2:00 – 4:00 pm ET

    The class will meet weekly for 2 hours for 6 weeks. It includes short talks, guided meditations, discussions, and support for daily mindfulness practices (20-30 min/day, including informal practice). The course fee is $250 (negotiable) and includes handouts and recordings of guided meditations.  SW CE’s available.

    All class sessions will be virtual.

    Teacher: Libby Robinson, Ph.D., MSW, MPH. Certified MBSR teacher, have taught over 60 mindfulness classes, and practiced Theravadan Buddhist mindfulness since 1979.

    Member: Ann Arbor Center for Mindfulness (AACFM) & Open Mindfulness Meditation (OMM)

    For more information or to register, contact Libby or visit her website.

    Register

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