Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Group for Burnout Prevention & Compassion

An 8 week group program for the prevention of burnout within work, study, or personal circumstances, as well as for the practice of compassion. Explore a range of mindfulness practices and aspects of cognitive therapy in a warm, kind, and curious space. Discover how to befriend our bodies, tend to our thoughts, care for our emotions, and take compassionate actions through guided meditation, structured home practice, and supportive group discussion.

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an evidence-based therapy combining elements of cognitive therapy with mindfulness practices. Initially developed to prevent relapse in individuals who have experienced recurrent episodes of depression, it has been adapted for the application to a variety of clinical presentations. By fostering a non-judgmental awareness of the present moment, MBCT empowers individuals to recognise and disengage from unhelpful patterns of rumination and reactivity, and to develop healthier ways of relating and responding to their thoughts and emotions.

This group program has been adapted to support people who are:

- interested in learning new skills for burnout prevention 

- concerned with relapse into anxiety and depression 

- committed to a regular meditation practice

- seeking greater attentional freedom, emotional coherence and mental clarity

- interested in cultivating a more wakeful, curious and compassionate way of life

- Pre-course interview to ensure a beneficial match

- Eight weekly, 2 hour group sessions online via Zoom

- Daily home practice for 45-60mins, 6 days a week

- Trauma-informed guided meditation and respectful group inquiry

- Gentle guidance to reflect on our evolving experience with mindfulness practices

- Learn from our cognitive-behavioural patterns of depletion and nourishment 

- Develop our own nourishing and sustainable mindfulness practice

- Inspiration from poetry and stories 

- Supplementary resources on mindfulness practices and burnout prevention

Selma

Selma is a certified MBCT therapist with a background in psychology, mental health, and nature-based therapies. She is currently doing a PhD on how mindfulness can be used as a tool to deepen our connections with Nature, ourselves, and society. Curious about the wonders of the mind, the body, and the universe, Selma believes mindfulness can help us discover these wonders, with MBCT being an evidence-based method for cultivating awareness and compassion.

Weiyu

Weiyu is a certified MBCT therapist with a background in nursing, counselling, and psychotherapy. With humour, she refers to herself as a delightful fool, dancing between the home of a beginner's mind, the chaotic trance of society, and the wonders of the universe. Delighting in the natural world, the creative arts, and human connections, Weiyu knows that mindfulness is our innate capacity, and MBCT is a practical and effective way to nurture this capacity that is essential to Life.

Wednesdays 6-8 PM, 15 July - 2 September 2026

No one turned away for lack of funds.

Please email us to inquire: kind.curious.mbct@gmail.com