The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program (MBSR) was founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979 and, since then, it has been offered by the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
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“Generally speaking, we regard discomfort in any form as bad news. But for practitioners or spiritual warriors – people who have a certain hunger to know what is true – feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we’re holding back.
Daylong meditation retreats seek to explore different aspects of mindfulness meditation. An important feature of these meditation retreats is that they are held in silence. Silence helps to quiet the many emotions triggered by speaking, listening, and even thinking about what we are going to say. As mental and emotional activity decreases and the body relaxes, it is possible to begin to observe our inner and outer worlds more clearly.
Samma Sati 