Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program Fall 2025

Mindfulness in Medicine is a program that offers Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) sessions to rural providers (MD, NP, and midwives). In pausing together, providers can care for one another in ways that activates our personal and collective resilience, which is much needed during this time of great transition in healthcare, the planetary health crises, and deep calls for social justice. This participatory, trauma-sensitive course consists of eight weekly 2.5-hour classes and one day-long class on a Saturday.

The Fall 2025 session for rural healthcare providers cohort will take place Wednesdays from October 1st to November 19th, 2025 with an all day session on Saturday, November 9th, 2025.

8 Weekly Sessions and Day-Long Retreat:

Dates: Wednesdays from Oct 1st to Nov 19th, 2025 from 6:30-9:00 pm. The full day session on November 9th is from 9:00-4:30 pm.

Cost: The program is free offered through support from RCCbc.

Eligibility: Healthcare providers (MD, NP, midwives) who live and or practice in rural BC.

Location: Online via Zoom

Registration: Fill out this form to confirm interest. Registration will be confirmed by email.

Attending all classes and committing to regular practice will ensure full benefit to the program. Missing 1-2 classes is work-able if necessary.

Following completion of this program, providers are welcome to join a provincial community of practice that meets monthly.  

Dr. Rahul Gupta is a settler born on the lands of the Anishinaabe people and now lives and works on the ancestral and unceded lands of the Shishalh and Squamish People. He works as an integrative medical physician, professional coach, mindfulness instructor, and advocate for provider wellness. He also is a Somatic Experiencing (SE) Practitioner and integrates trauma-sensitive approaches into all of his trainings. He has over 18 years experience of supporting physicians and healthcare teams in cultivating compassionate self & situational awareness.