This is a 8-week evidence-based group designed to help people who suffer depression and anxiety.  MBCT combines cognitive therapy with meditative practices aimed at the cultivation of mindfulness. MBCT was developed by Zindel Segal, Mark Williams and John Teasdale, based on Jon Kabat-Zinn's Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program. 

Research has shown that MBCT can also help people who suffer:

-chronic pain,

-hypertension, and

-gastrointestinal disorders

Research has also shown that mindfulness practice can help to decrease:

-insomnia,

-stress,

-risk of coronary heart disease,

-substance use

-urges to smoke, and

-symptoms of fybromyalgia.