Beth C. Wright Center Launches Eight-Week Mindfulness Course Starting Feb. 26, 2026

The Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center announced an eight-week mindfulness course that will begin Feb. 26, 2026 and uses the internationally popular eight-week curriculum modeled on the book Mindfulness: An 8-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World. The center presented the start date and curriculum lineage but did not publish further logistical details.

The announcement omitted several practical items that matter to prospective participants: the facilitator or instructor name and credentials, weekly meeting day and times, whether the sessions will be held in person or online, the cost or fees, and how to register. The center has not provided information on eligibility or whether continuing-education credits will be available for health professionals.

Nearby and regional organizations are running related offerings that illustrate how local access to book-based eight-week programs and community practice currently looks. Community Mindfulness Project posted a 6-week Intro to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program starting in January 2026 on Zoom with facilitator Lisa Sheehan, and explicitly links that intro to the original 8-week MBSR created by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn at the UMass Medical School. Community Mindfulness Project also operates a free weekly Zoom meditation every Saturday from 8–9 AM ET that features a 30-minute science-based, secular practice with optional sharing afterward; the group framed that work with the line, “Imagine a community where your friends, co-workers, and neighbors feel healthier, happier, and more connected. It’s not a dream, it’s within our reach.”

For graduates and continuing practice, East Coast Mindfulness runs a Mindfulness Grad Online Community that meets the second Sunday of each month under the guidance of MBSR Teacher and Teacher Trainer Rebecca Eldridge and is open to graduates of any organization’s 8-week live course such as MBSR, MBCT, or MSC. East Coast Mindfulness summarizes reported participant outcomes this way: “Most people who participate fully in an MBSR course report decreases in physical and psychological symptoms, an increased ability to relax, reduction in pain levels, an enhanced ability to cope with chronic pain, greater energy and enthusiasm for life, improved self-esteem, and an ability to cope more effectively with stressful situations.”

Accredited continuing-education pathways and costs appear in regional program listings. Mindfulness Northwest notes that its 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion course provides CE through UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness, stating, “Psychologists: Up to 24.0 Continuing Education Credits for this program are provided by UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness,” and that UC San Diego is approved to sponsor CE for psychologists; it also records nurses CE approval under UC San Diego, Provider Number CEP16351, for 32.0 contact hours. UMass Center for Mindfulness lists paid 8-week online programs at $650 for MBSR and $650 for MBCT, and a 3-day online silent retreat priced at $525 for 29 hours total, noting their online programs are offered live to people age 17 and older with no referral required. UMass frames MBSR as “the original MBSR program, created by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, and completed by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.”

With Beth C. Wright’s course set to begin Feb. 26, 2026 and modeled on the well-known eight-week book curriculum, local options range from free weekly sits to paid accredited training and graduate communities; organizers at the center have yet to publish instructor, schedule, fee, or registration details that would allow potential participants and professionals seeking CE credits to plan their next steps.