Course Description
Initiating and maintaining behavior change is key to healthy living, even though we all know it can be difficult. We may need to make adjustments to our daily routines in order to prevent or manage many chronic medical and mental health conditions. The Mindful Behavior Change (MBC) program can help participants to become curious about and aware of their autopilot mode and come into a relationship with reality that allows for the possibility to emerge in a healing direction.
MBC is an 8-week group program developed by faculty at the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion (CMC). Inspired by Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and other 8-week mindfulness-based programs, MBC was developed with a trauma-informed approach and includes specific components for applying mindfulness to support health behavior change. MBC uses a gentle method, explicitly focusing on cultivating mindfulness as it enhances inner warmth and self-compassion. This program also trains participants to use mindfulness interpersonally to support behavior change.
*See our research studies based on this curriculum and find the course syllabus below.
Each session will be experiential, involving group time with video on, as well as individual practice time with a choice for video off to support less screen time during the session together. We ask that you make a commitment to be present during the full 2 hours on most or all of the weeks so that your presence can be part of a consistent practice and community “container” for yourself and others. We look forward to our journey in living well together!
Meet your teachers:
Additional Course Date:
2024 date TBD
8-Week Course: Live online via Zoom, taking place in the Eastern Time Zome
Dates: TBD
Retreat: At home live via Zoom, TBD
Sliding Scale Rates: $725, $540, or $360. We operate under the Cambridge Health Alliance which is a non-profit healthcare system. By paying what you can afford, you help others who are less financially able to do so. You can also choose to pay less for this course and then make a tax-deductible donation to help support the center. If you live in Massachusetts and would like to join mindfulness groups that are insurance billable, please visit our Mindful Mental Health Service.
See section below for BIPOC participant scholarships.
No refunds after class starts.
Open to all, no prior mindfulness experience is necessary.
Stay tuned for information on CE accreditation; +$25 for CE credits
MBC meets CMC’s professional level training prerequisite for:
Mindful Behavior Change - Group Leader Training
Note: You will see this course referenced in some articles and published studies as Mindfulness Training for Primary Care (MTPC), Mindful-PC, and/or Mindfulness Training for Living Well (MTLW). The program’s curriculum has not changed, but the names of the different formats of the program refer to how the curriculum was adapted to be delivered in different contexts. Now all formats have been consolidated under MBC.
Course Overview
Session 1: Discovering Mindfulness & Autopilot
Session 2: Perception, Interpretation, and Re-Discovering Beginner’s Mind
Session 3: Finding Freedom Through Feeling Tone
Session 4: Allowing What Is: Staying Present Through Pain And Stress
Session 5: Kindness and Coping
Retreat: Deepening Practice, Savoring What’s Here
Session 6: Accessing Core Values: Choice, Aspiration, and Change
Session 7: Living Well Through Wise Action
Session 8: Connection, Communication, and Community
Participant Testimonials
"This course has felt so relevant and revelatory."
"It’s really helped me change my relationship with myself and my experiences, which in turn impacts my relationship with others."
BIPOC Scholarships
A limited number of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Discount Scholarships are available at a reduced rate of $150 which is is $575 off the regular rate of $725. Complete the application at www.chacmc.org/bipoc-scholarship before registering. We will get back to you about the status of your scholarship request and if you are approved, you will receive a discount code to enter at registration.
Refund Policy
No refunds once class begins. Full refund will be issued, minus $100 processing fee, for cancellation made up to two weeks before the start date of the training or course. 50% refund will be issued for cancellation in the period between two weeks and two working days before the start of the training or course. No refund is available if cancellation is within 2 working days before the start of the course or training or once program training materials are received.
Continuing Education
Learning Objectives
Define mindfulness and identify how autopilot behaviors impact the ability to live well.
Navigate the transition from experiential avoidance, which drives autopilot behaviors, towards having the capacity for warmly being with present moment experience using the structure of STOP ACHE GO.
Clarify core values through mindfulness and unlock inner wisdom for skillful action and behavior change to improve wellness and self-manage chronic illness
Please email cmc@challiance.org if you require session specific learning objectives.
We typically apply for CE on behalf of the following professions:
Psychologists
Counselors
Social Workers
Marriage and Family Therapists
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