Mindfulness & MBSR
Practical Support for Stress, Resilience, and Everyday Life
Mindfulness is the practice of learning to meet our experience with greater awareness, steadiness, and care.
Through guided meditation, body awareness, gentle movement, and reflection, mindfulness can help us recognize habitual patterns, respond more intentionally to stress, and develop a different relationship with difficult thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations.
Tula Yoga Therapy offers mindfulness instruction and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction programs for individuals, groups, and organizations in Chicago.
What Is Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction?
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, commonly known as MBSR, is a structured eight-week educational program that teaches practical mindfulness skills for working with stress and the challenges of daily life.
The program includes:
Guided mindfulness meditation
Body-scan practice
Gentle, accessible mindful movement
Group discussion and reflection
Home practice between sessions
A daylong period of guided practice
MBSR is not about eliminating stress or forcing the mind to become quiet. It offers a systematic way to strengthen awareness, recognize automatic reactions, and explore more skillful ways of responding.
No previous meditation or yoga experience is required.
Ways to Work Together
Eight-Week MBSR Program
The full MBSR course offers sustained instruction, guided practice, group learning, and support for developing a personal mindfulness practice.
The program may be appropriate for people seeking greater support with stress, uncertainty, reactivity, chronic health challenges, care-giving, or major life changes.
Private Mindfulness Instruction
Individual sessions provide personalized support for beginning or deepening a mindfulness practice.
Sessions may be useful if you prefer one-to-one instruction, are unable to attend a scheduled group course, or would like help adapting meditation and mindful movement to your health, abilities, schedule, or life circumstances.
Programs for Organizations
Tula Yoga Therapy develops mindfulness and stress-reduction programs for healthcare organizations, community groups, clubs, caregivers, employees, and professional teams.
Offerings may include introductory workshops, short multiweek series, full eight-week MBSR programs, caregiver support, and mindfulness-based staff well-being programs.
What Can Mindfulness Support?
People come to mindfulness practice for many reasons. You may be interested in:
Responding more intentionally to stress
Developing greater emotional steadiness
Working with worry, overwhelm, or reactivity
Becoming more aware of physical sensations and habitual patterns
Living with pain, illness, or uncertainty
Supporting yourself through caregiving or a life transition
Establishing a sustainable meditation practice
Creating more space, clarity, and presence in everyday life
Mindfulness and MBSR are educational and supportive practices. They do not replace medical care, psychotherapy, or other appropriate healthcare services.
“I just finished Tula's 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course and can't say enough great things. For anyone considering expanding their yoga journey or curious about meditation and mindfulness, definitely check out Tula and the MBSR course. Maile was a fantastic instructor and I'm looking forward to continuing to stay connected to Tula”
-Shannon M.
