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The Mindfulness Center for Healthy Living is a non-sectarian organization which promotes mindful living and offers a supportive community for those seeking to reduce stress and live more mindfully. The Center grew out of the teaching of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course developed in 1979 by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. While the MBSR course is the foundation of the Center’s offerings, our mission is to offer a wide variety of programs and products that will support and encourage creative and conscious living.

We offer afternoon, evening and Saturday morning 8-week MBSR courses in the spring and fall of each year. We also offer themed courses for MBSR graduates and others with an established mindfulness practice; a free weekly half-hour meditation session; talks, workshops and retreats on mindfulness and stress management; and periodic practice and potluck sessions.

“Mindful Matters,” the newsletter of the Mindfulness Center for Healthy Living, is published quarterly.

Instructors

Sandra K. Pope, is Assistant Professor in the Departments of Geriatrics and Psychiatry in the College of Medicine at the University of AR for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and Founder of the Mindfulness Center for Healthy Living. Dr. Pope completed her doctorate degree at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health in Epidemiology and she received her MBSR training from Dr. Kabat-Zinn, Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts and developer of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program.

Sandy has meditated for over 35 years and has taught the MBSR course and trained MBSR instructors for the past 10 years. Over 300 individuals in Arkansas have completed the MBSR training with her. In addition to founding and developing the Mindfulness Center, she has also conducted research at UAMS examining the relationship between health behaviors and Alzheimer’s disease, genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease, as well as the effectiveness of MBSR in improving health outcomes for caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease.

Dr Pope presents seminars, workshops, and lectures of interest to a variety of groups and organizations. She collaborates with the ReCenter Program at UAMS to provide stress-reduction training and assessments for businesses across Arkansas. For more information on Dr. Pope’s availability and topics for presentations, please contact her at Sandy@bemoremindful.com or call 501-940-9244.

Mary T. Horne, Associate Director of the Mindfulness Center for Healthy Living, has practiced yoga and meditation for over 10 years. She completed training with Dr. Kabat-Zinn in February 2004 and has taught 9 MBSR courses, led the MBSR intervention for research studies, and directed various MBSR graduate programs. She is currently completing her Masters in Social Work at the University of AR in Little Rock. Mary will be teaching one of the upcoming MBSR courses.

Phebe Duff Duff has practiced yoga for 13 years and meditation for 6 years. She completed training with Dr. Kabat-Zinn in 2005 and completed the Mindfulness Center’s Teacher Training Program in 2006. She is currently leading the free weekly meditation program sponsored jointly by the Mindfulness Center for Healthy Living and Barefoot Studio, and will be teaching one of the upcoming MBSR courses.

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Phone: 501-940-9244
1202 South Main, Suite 212, Little Rock 72202