Reminder: Please read this before deciding whether to register for this MBCT class.
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Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an 8-week in-person class (2 hours per session plus an additional optional day of practice) designed to help people who suffer repeated bouts of depression and chronic unhappiness. It combines the ideas of cognitive therapy with meditative practices and attitudes based on the cultivation of mindfulness. The heart of this work lies in becoming acquainted with the modes of mind that often characterize mood disorders while simultaneously learning to develop a new relationship to them. The class is taught by Dr. Bill Resnick (a UCLA-trained psychiatrist) and two psychiatry trainees.
Who is this class for?
This class is primarily for people who have experienced repeated episodes of depression and is designed to help prevent future episodes. It may also be beneficial for people who struggle with anxiety. This is not a replacement for traditional mental health treatment (psychiatry, psychotherapy) but as a complement to that treatment.
Schedule and location:
Eight Mondays from January 26 to March 16, 2026, 6:30 to 8:30pm PT (except for the day of Mindfulness on Saturday, March 7)
January 26
February 2
February 9
February 16
February 23
March 2
Saturday, March 7, 2026, 10am-3pm PT
March 9
March 16
Where will it take place?
This event takes place in person at the Santa Monica Meditation Center.
Suggested donation: up to $400
