MBSR in Lisbon: 8-Week Mindfulness Meditation Course in English

Stressed, tense, always on? A researched way to meet it differently. 8-week in-person MBSR in English at beHaus, Lisbon. From 8 March.

Most of life runs on autopilot. We eat without tasting, listen while planning our reply, and spend much of the day somewhere other than where we are.

MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) is an eight-week secular meditation course. Week by week, you learn to see what’s happening in you as it happens, and to respond with more steadiness and choice instead of reacting out of habit.

Created by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979 and backed by more than four decades of research, the course combines guided meditation, body awareness, gentle movement and group conversation, with short daily practices to do at home. No previous meditation experience is needed.

Secular and open to people of any faith or none, the course is a meaningful way to build a meditation practice of your own, in the company of a small group of like-minded people. Practising together is much of what makes it work, and it’s what keeps the practice going long after the eight weeks end.

To register, go to mbsrlisbon.com/join (tickets are not sold on this page).

Session dates:
Mondays, 19:00 to 21:30
8, 15, 22 and 29 March 2027
5, 12, 19 and 26 April 2027

Also includes a day of silent mindfulness practice:
Saturday, 17 April, 10:00 to 17:00
In nature, near Lisbon

Weekly sessions venue:
beHaus, Rua Marquês de Fronteira 115, Lisbon

Total price for all nine sessions:
€100, €125 or €150, depending on what you can afford.

What’s included:

• Eight in-person sessions
• One full day of silent practice
• Guided meditations for home practice
• Gentle, mindful movement
• Guidance and group conversation

Taught in English, in person only. Small group of 8 to 12 people.

Facilitated by Joel Pestana.

How to join:
Register here: https://mbsrlisbon.com/join or send an email to hello@mbsrlisbon.com (tickets are not sold on this page).