Relieve Stress Through Mindful Living

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction can help you manage pain, anxiety, chronic illness and everyday stress more effectively. It can also help you during pregnancy, and labor and delivery. We have programs that help you during these periods of your life.

Why Choose Us

Meet the teachers that are available for you at the Center for Mindfulness and read stories of people enrolled in our programs.

Meet Our Teachers
Learn more about our teachers. More >>

Mindfulness Success Stories
Participants share how the program helped them. More >>

Resources For You

Learn some tips about handling your stress and take a look at a suggested reading list.

What Is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness helps you learn how to stop all you're doing and thinking about and shift over to simply "being." More >>

Stress Busters
Tips from our teachers on how to conquer the chaos in your life from their monthly Morning Call column. More >>

Mindful Parenting
Learn more about our program. More >>

Mindful Reading Room
Here’s a book list chosen by our teachers. More >>

Mindfulness eNewsletter Sign Up
Our eNewsletter will keep you up to date on the latest classes, events and resources offered by the The Center for Mindfulness at Lehigh Valley Health Network. More >>

Mindfulness Newsletters
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Mindfulness & Medicine:

LVHN E-Learning program now available!
Free 3-Part series offers information about stress, mindfulness and its benefits to health care professionals. 1.5 CME and CNE credits available.
Employees can log on to The Learning Curve and search on "Mindfulness."

Mindfulness Training for Medical Professionals:

New 7-week course to begin Thursday, February 2, 2012
7 2.5 hr classes and a 4 hr retreat
Class will meet Tuesdays 6 - 8:15 PM at Kaysch Pavilion
19.75 CME will be available, Cost $395 or you may choose to use your
Culture of Wellness Benefits
Participating LVHN physicians who complete the program will be eligible for a $200 rebate from the office of Medical Affairs.

Call 610-402-CARE to register. Space is limited.

Click here to learn more

For more information contact The Guidance Program at 610-402-5900 or email Terri.Schaffer@lvhn.org .

Graduate Practice Support Group:

First Tuesday of every month
6 - 7:30 p.m.
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
Kasych Family Pavilion - Educational Conference Center, Room 10
Participation by suggested donation.


Winter 2012

Free Information Session for Winter Cycle:
Monday January 16, 2012
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest
Kasych Family Pavilion – Educational Conference Center, Room 10

Winter 2012 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
8 Week Classes:
Mondays starting January 30, 2012
6 – 8:30 p.m.
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest
Kasych Family Pavilion – Educational Conference Center, Room 10

Class Retreat - Graduates Invited
RETREAT: March 10, 2012
8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg
Educational Conference Center, Rooms B, C, D

To register, call 610-402-CARE

For more information contact The Guidance Program at 610-402-5900 or email Terri.Schaffer@lvhn.org .


Spring 2012

Free Information Session for Spring Cycle:
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest
Kasych Family Pavilion – Educational Conference Center, Room 10

Spring 2012 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
8 Week Classes:
Tuesdays starting April 10, 2012
6 – 8:30 p.m.
1243 S. Cedar Crest, Allentown Room 303.

Class Retreat - Graduates Invited
RETREAT: May 19, 2012
8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest
Kasych Family Pavilion Educational Conference Center, Room 10

To register, call 610-402-CARE

For more information contact The Guidance Program at 610-402-5900 or email Terri.Schaffer@lvhn.org .