I let go of the past. I withdraw my grasping hand from the future. ​And in the great silence of the moment, I alertly rest my soul.
​​—Howard Thurman

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
​6-week series

Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is an evidence-based program created in 1979 by Jon-Kabat Zinn, a graduate of MIT with a Ph.D. in molecular biology. This secular, intensive mindfulness training can assist people dealing with stress, chronic pain, illness, anxiety, depression, & much more.

• Cultivate your skill at navigating life by engaging with present moment awareness
• Learning & understanding comes from direct experience in your daily practice & from class discussion
• In class, explore the practices of sitting meditation, body scans, & gentle movement, followed by group sharing
• At home, practice mindfulness daily with guided recordings
• Includes a Saturday Silent Retreat offering an opportunity to deepen your practice

Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa
DROP-IN ONLINE
MINDFUL MEDITATION

​To register, call ​Health Ed
707-393-4167
$0 members & non-members

THU 7–8pm online
FIRST THURSDAY EACH MONTH

Kaiser Permanente
Santa Rosa
MBSR SERIES

To register, call ​Health Education
707-393-4167
$0 members only from any location

2026 dates TBD. All members may register for any location. See 2025 options for San Rafael and San Francisco.

Kaiser Permanente
​San Rafael
MBSR SERIES

 To register, call Health Education
​707-765-3485
$0 members only from any location

online
WED 6–8:30pm
JUN 11–JUL 17, 2025
+ retreat SAT JUL 12 9a–​1p

online
​TUE 6–8:30pm
JUL 8–AUG 12, 2025
+ retreat SAT AUG 9 9a–​1p

Kaiser Permanente
​San Francisco​
​MBSR SERIES

To register, call Health Education
415-833-3450
$0 members only from any location

online
​TUE 6–8:30pm
AUG 19–SEP 23, 2025
​+ retreat ​SAT SEP 20 9a–​1p

online
​TUE 6–8:30pm
SEP 30–NOV 4, 2025
​+ retreat ​SAT NOV 1 9a–​1p

online
​TUE 6–8:30pm
NOV 11–DEC 16, 2025
​+ retreat ​SAT DEC 13 9a–​1p