Mindfulness Meditation - Getting Started

It's time to give yourself a few minutes for yourself. This session includes an introduction to mindfulness, and both guided and self-led periods of meditation, along with short periods of reflection where participants are encouraged to jot down their thoughts about their experience.

A 2019 analysis of 29 studies (3,274 total participants) of mindfulness-based practices showed that use of mindfulness practices among people with cancer significantly reduced psychological distress, fatigue, sleep disturbance, pain, and symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Class guided by Ann Grace, who trained in Mindfulness at the Penn Program for Mindfulness at the University of Pennsylvania and completed a 75-hour Practicum in Mindfulness and Meditation for Stress Management through her 3-year Yoga Therapy Certification. Her father was diagnosed with WM in 2019.