Name: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) 8-Week Class Series
Start: 2026-04-03T12:30:00-04:00
Location: Asheville Yoga Center (Yoga Studio)

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) 8-Week Class Series

Looking to manage stress, improve your well-being, and live more fully in the present moment?
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an, evidence-based 8-week program designed to help you cultivate practical skills for navigating stress, anxiety, and daily challenges with greater resilience and compassion.
Originally developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, MBSR has been extensively researched and shown to support improvements in stress reduction, emotional regulation, focus, sleep, and overall well-being.
This is not a quick fix. It is a training — a systematic and supportive way to strengthen your capacity to meet life as it is.
What You'll Experience:
A beautiful live, in-person setting where you’ll learn:
• Foundational mindfulness meditation practices
• Gentle yoga and mindful movement (accessible to all bodies, trauma informed)
• Practical tools for responding — rather than reacting — to stress
• Skills to improve focus, clarity, and emotional resilience
• Ways to cultivate kindness, self-compassion, and deeper self-understanding
• How to integrate mindfulness into your daily life
• Each session includes guided practices, group dialogue, and experiential learning in a supportive and confidential environment.
MBSR is an investment in your well-being. The program includes:
• 8 weekly live sessions
• Guided meditation recordings for home practice
• Daily home practice (approximately 30–45 minutes)
• Weekly themes to bring mindfulness into your daily life
• A supportive group learning environment

Eliza Meadows is a certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher, licensed mental health counselor, and coach. She believes true wellness emerges as we learn to honor the authentic expression of who we are. Her role as a guide is not to make you “better,” but to help you support you in discovering what helps you feel more alive and aligned with your true nature.
Her teaching is informed by extensive training in mindfulness meditation, Somatic Experiencing®, and Organic Intelligence®, and shaped by her ongoing personal and contemplative practices. She has been a psychotherapist for 18 years and has a private therapy practice in Asheville.

Elena Mansour, LCMHC-A, MPA works as a licensed therapist in private practice at Kinder to Yourself Counseling. She also volunteers her time at Helpmate, a domestic violence organization and sits on the grant committee of Women for Women, a women’s philanthropy group. Elena is a trained teacher through the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion and has been dedicated to Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) practice for numerous years.