The Mindful Caregiver: Cultivating Presence, Well-Being, and Compassion (NM1C25)

Registration will close at 5:00pm (US Pacific Time) prior to the sixth class on November 13, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available within 48 hours following each class. Continuing Education Credits? (see details below).**

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Description:
Caregiving—whether for a loved one, a patient, or a community—is an act of profound service. Yet, it can also be physically, emotionally, and spiritually demanding. This six-week course offers a sanctuary for caregivers—both paid and unpaid, professional and family—to cultivate resilience, compassion, and well-being through the practice of mindfulness.

Together, we will explore embodied presence, meeting each moment with awareness, steadiness, and care. Through guided meditations, reflections, and practical tools, we will cultivate self-compassion, sustainable self-care, and intention-setting to nourish ourselves as we support others. We will also acknowledge the grief and loss that accompany caregiving while deepening our connection to its inherent purpose and sacredness.

Mindfulness invites us to integrate practice into our daily life, including caregiving—not as a burden, but as an offering. Join us in this compassionate community, where we will learn, share, and strengthen our capacity to care both for others and ourselves.

Online Only: We are offering this program online via Zoom.

Class dates are: October 9, October 16, October 23, October 30, November 6, and November 13; all classes are held on Thursday from 6:00pm – 8:00pm US Pacific Time.

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Sliding Scale: Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers as well as Spirit Rock and your fellow practitioners who need to pay less.

Benefactor – $600
Sustainer – $300
Basic – $150
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, M/K) – $75

All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org no later than 12:00pm (NOON) PT on the day prior to the program date.

*Recording Note: Registration includes unlimited access to this program’s recording. You must register by the deadline above. The recording will be available in ~10 days after the program.

**Please Note for CEC participants: If you are interested in receiving continuing education credits (CECs), you must register and pay for CECs prior to the start of the program (no retroactive CECs will be given) and you must attend the live program. Please review the CEC information below.

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Continuing Education (CE) credit available:
This program offers up to 12 CE credits for $120 for psychologists, and California-licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors. Please review our Continuing Education Credit information page to determine if your association or board will accept credits offered by Spirit Rock.***

Teachings are appropriate for health care professionals as well as the general public.

Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-
At the end of the program, you will be better able to:

•  Describe the psychological and physiological impacts of caregiving stress, and explain how mindfulness-based practices can mitigate caregiver burden and burnout.
• Describe mechanisms through which embodied presence and interoceptive awareness contribute to increased resilience and compassion in caregiving contexts.
• Assess the role of grief in caregiving and implement mindfulness-informed approaches for processing and integrating loss.
• Describe how intention-setting practices can enhance psychological resilience, purpose, and well-being in caregiving roles.
• Assess the impact of contemplative community and shared mindfulness practice on reducing isolation and improving psychological resilience in caregivers.
• Utilize mindfulness tools for recognizing and transforming habitual reactivity in caregiving encounters, fostering greater presence and agency.
• Differentiate between compassion fatigue, empathic distress, and compassion satisfaction within the caregiving experience, and utilize mindfulness strategies to support sustained compassionate care.
• Design a sustainable self-care plan informed by mindfulness principles to promote long-term caregiver well-being and reduce risk of burnout or moral injury.

Continuing Education content level: Introductory

Attendance Policy:
Participants will receive 2 CE credits per session attended LIVE, in full. No partial credit will be awarded for missed or partially attended sessions. Separate CE certificates will be issued per session. After each session, participants with full attendance will be emailed a form to submit their professional information. Upon submission of the professional information, participants will be emailed the Certificate of Attendance for that session. Missed sessions are not eligible for partial refunds of CE fees. Please review all requirements stated on the CE information page.

***Please note:

• For full Provider information, and additional CE information, including attendance requirements, cancellation, and grievance policies, please visit our Continuing Education Credit information page.
• For those with a different license than listed above, or with a license from a different board or association than listed on our CE info page, please contact your licensing board or association directly to request pre-approval/acceptance of CE credits offered at Spirit Rock. Spirit Rock does not confirm the applicability of credit for those with licenses other than those listed.
• Mindful CEs is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17985 for 12 contact hours.
• Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered.
• Potential Conflict of Interest Statement: This instructor may have authored publications relevant to the subjects covered in this course. The instructor might reference these publications during the course, and they may receive financial compensation if these publications are purchased.

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