Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare and Society
This website can help you find out more about the Center’s wide ranging work of integrating the practice of mindfulness into peoples lives in both public and private arenas. You can also find information about Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction classes nationwide and their professional training programs.

Seeds of Compassion Conference
with the Dalai Lama
April 11 - 15 Seattle, WA

Awareness and Relaxation Training
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programs and a variety of other Mindfulness-Based courses offered at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View and in the Santa Cruz Area. A Mindfulness and Parenting class and a professional training program for health professionals interested in teaching Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction are available at the El Camino Hospital location.

Mindfulness in Education

Mindfulness-based Education is an exciting and important new development in K to 12 education. As a powerful tool to decrease stress, enhance academic performance, and promote emotional and social well-being, mindfulness is increasingly recognized as an essential support for students, teachers, school administrators, and parents.

Mindful Living Programs

Mindful Living Programs offers a wonderful array of mindfulness courses online, including the highly acclaimed Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course. They also offer Mindfulness Retreats for health care professionals.

Metta Foundation
Metta offers nonsectarian teachings, publications, and service programs based upon original Buddhist principles and trainings, integrating new approaches to human development, learning and technology. Metta Foundation has fostered the new but traditionally grounded practices of Insight Dialogue and Dharma Contemplation, offering them through retreats, practice groups, and online with members of a worldwide practice community.

Childhood Matters Radio Fourm: Mindful Parenting with Nancy Bardacke and Myla Kabat-Zinn was aired on

Sunday February 27, 2005 on KISS-FM  98.1

Click to here listen to the archived program

Osher Center for Integrative Medicine,
UCSF Medical Center
The mission of the Osher Center is to search for the most effective treatments for patients by combining both conventional and alternative approaches that address all aspects of health and wellness - biological, psychological, social and spiritual. The MBCP Program is offered at the OCIM and an MBCP Instructor Training Program will begin there in Sept 2008.

Greater Good Science Center
The MBCP Program is currently collaborating with The Center for the Development of Peace and Well-Being at UC Berkeley in a research study of our program on the lives of expectant parents.  The work of the Center is to highlight the progress made and obstacles encountered in becoming a more benevolent society. Their publication, Greater Good has excellent articles of interest to parents and teachers. Visit their website to recieve a complimentary copy.

Mind and Life.org

Birthways
A wonderful community resource in the East Bay for a wide range of services and classes for parents-to-be and new parents. Helpful for finding midwives and doulas.

The Nurture Center
An excellent store for pregnancy and baby needs and a wonderful resource center for parents-to-be and new parents. Offers a growing list of services and classes. Very Helpful for finding midwives and doulas. Located in Lafayette, CA.