upcoming public courses

Pain shows up in many forms—an aching back, a clenched jaw, a heavy heart. Whether it’s physical discomfort or the quiet ache of grief, pain happens. But what if we stopped fighting it? What if, instead of pushing pain away, we softened around it?

As mindfulness teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn gently reminds us, we can learn to “put the welcome mat out” for pain—because it’s already here. Often, it's the resistance—not the pain itself—that makes us suffer more.

In this deeply supportive, science-backed class, we’ll explore mindful techniques that help us meet pain with compassion instead of tension. Using breath, guided meditation, body awareness, and simple movement, we’ll practice shifting our relationship with discomfort—whether it lives in the body, the heart, or both.

You’ll learn how to:

• Ease the emotional grip of physical pain

• Reduce the actual sensation of pain

• Hold space for grief and loss with kindness

• Calm your nervous system and reduce reactivity

• Reconnect with a sense of peace, even when things hurt

This is a class about learning to meet pain with presence, patience, and care. Whether you’re navigating chronic pain, stress, or the ache of loss, you are welcome here—just as you are.