Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Online

Next courses:
Tuesdays 6-8:30PM US Eastern beginning Jul 21, 2026
Tuesdays 6-8:30PM US Eastern beginning Oct 13, 2026
Wednesdays 1-3:30PM US Eastern beginning Oct 14, 2026

East Coast Mindfulness is proud to be among a limited number of MBSR training centers on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s website.

How to Register for an Online MBSR Course:

  • Read all the information on this page, and watch the 4-minute video.
  • Save your seat at orientation by paying US$40 in the Cost & Registration tab (below).
  • Attend orientation.
  • After orientation, decide whether or not to go forward with the course:
  • -Going forward? You'll pay for the remainder of the course after orientation, prior to Class 1.
  • -Not going forward? Simply let us know; nothing more to pay.

The MBSR course is an evidence-based, intensive exploration of the practice of mindfulness, and what it means to practice mindfulness in your own life. This course is taught by Rebecca Eldridge, who created an online interactive MBSR course and trained faculty at the UMass Medical School’s Center for Mindfulness to teach MBSR online, or by an experienced MBSR teacher certified to teach online MBSR. The online MBSR course provides all the instruction and materials you need to practice mindfulness weekly within a group, and daily on your own. You must supply the strong commitment to stick with the course and to practice every single day—when it’s pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral.

People participate in the MBSR course for many reasons—to relieve stress of all kinds, to soothe emotional and physical pain, to live and love more fully, to establish a regular practice of mindfulness, and more.

Course Details

We will practice mindfulness in many forms in class, sometimes in silence, and there will be opportunity for small and whole group sharing, checking in, asking questions, and so on. You will receive audio to guide much of your daily, at home practice. Beyond the 8-week course, you will be provided a way to continue to connect with other course participants, if you choose.

It is imperative that you attend the classes, but classes will be recorded for you to review if you must miss one class (if you know that you will have to miss more than one class this cycle, you are invited to participate in a future cycle; participating in the retreat class is a must).

Our courses are limited to 25 participants

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We have created a sliding scale to accommodate people in various financial situations. Generosity policy applies—to cover costs for our small business, to ensure adequate compensation for the instructors, and so that people with fewer financial resources can be accommodated, please pay at the highest level available to you.

NOTE: the East Coast Mindfulness MBSR course may be eligible for FSA/HSA reimbursement—a smart way to use your pre-tax dollars to invest in health and well-being. Most FSA/HSA providers will accept a letter of medical necessity from your physician, such as the sample form here. Please check with your FSA/HSA provider to be sure.

TIER 1: $600: Subsidizes Tiers 3 & 4
($40 Orientation + $560 Course)

TIER 2: $550: Covers our cost
($40 Orientation + $510 Course)

TIER 3: $500: Subsidized rate
($40 Orientation + $460 Course)

TIER 4: $450: Subsidized rate
($40 Orientation + $410 Course)

REPEAT STUDENTS—all students who have previously completed the MBSR course live online or in-person with a certified MBSR teacher may retake the course for $350
($40 Orientation + $310 Course)

Deciding What to Pay?
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If Tier 4 is still financially prohibitive for you, please click the “Deciding What to Pay?” button above for more information.

Registration:

Click on the "Register" button to complete a brief intake form and pay the $40 orientation fee.

What is required of you during the course:

  • Participate in the orientation, all eight classes, and the retreat class (all of these are online)
  • Practice daily for approximately one hour
  • Hold yourself and the other participants with respect and kind-heartedness
  • Stay curious about this live exploration
  • Be willing to be seen as human (imperfect and completely okay)
  • Stick with it for 8 weeks

See the MBSR Course Info Sheet to learn more about:
• The historical context of the MBSR program
• The MBSR course logistics
• What Mindfulness is and how it works
• Contraindications for the MBSR program
• Week-by-week content of the MBSR course

Opportunity for Recent MBSR Grads to Participate in a Paid 2-Year Research Project:
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Interested in teaching MBSR?

It’s important to take this course for your own learning and growth. Once you’ve completed the online MBSR course, you may wish to train to teach others. Completing our online MBSR course satisfies one of the requirements to enter the professional MBSR teacher training pathway through East Coast Mindfulness and other MBSR teacher training organizations.

REFUND POLICY:
You may receive a refund of the $40 orientation fee if you notify us via email (info@eastcoastmindfulness.com) before the start time of the orientation. No refunds of the orientation fee will be granted once the orientation is underway (including if you decide not to participate in the course). No refunds for the Course Cost will be granted once Class 1 is underway.

Questions? Please email us at info@eastcoastmindfulness.com

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