BCalm - Mindfulness Classes - BC Association for Living Mindfully
Condition Specific Support, Mental Health - Adult, and Pain Management
Provided by British Columbia Association for Living Mindfully (BCALM)
An eight-week evidence-based course that teaches mindfulness, meditation and cognitive-behavioral based strategies to individuals 20 years and up.
The Art of Living Mindfully (ALM): This 8 week course provides referred participants (20+ y/o) with a firm grounding in mindfulness based strategies useful in navigating stress and in recognizing patterns of thought, speech and behavior that may be contributing to stress and suffering. Home meditation practice is a major component of this course in order to embody concepts learned in class and to then apply them into life. Exercises focusing upon mindfulness and cognitive behavioral strategies complement the meditation practice and allow participants to further explore key concepts of inquiry, acceptance, non-attachment, compassion, loving kindness and non judgement.
The ALM course is also offered to groups of people from different workplace environments (corporation, nonprofit, government agency, education..) who are challenged by stress and its personal, social and occupational effects. Stress management has been shown to reduce workplace errors and sick days, and to improve workplace performance, collegiality and job satisfaction.
Cost: To support this programs sustainability, a $60 administrative fee is requested. IN ADDITION, to encourage attendance, a $40 attendance deposit is required which will be refunded upon full completion of all 8 classes.
Referral process: Referrals are accepted from physicians, nurse practitioners and midwives. MSP coverage is dependent on a participant having a specific ICD9 diagnosis, as indicated by checking a box on the referral form. Please see below to download the referral form.
* Please note that patients currently suffering with acute severe depression, suicidality, psychosis, or active PTSD (remote PTSD not currently active is permissible), violent behaviour or active substance use are not appropriate referrals*
Prior to Referring Please Discuss the Following with Your Patient:
- Participants must be able to attend weekly 90–120-minute sessions for 8 weeks. As the course is billed fee-for-service through MSP, absences will forfeit the attendance deposit.
- A willingness to learn and commitment to practice is key to success in this course and to complete weekly home exercises and meditation practices
- To monitor progress, we require participants to share briefly (verbal check in) each week
- All class materials will be provided to registered participants electronically prior to the start date. An optional hard copy of the workbook is available for a fee.
- More patient information is available HERE
- Referral form is available HERE
Completed referrals can be faxed to 250-984-7755.
Public email: info@bcalm.ca
Website: https://www.bcalm.ca
Cost: Refundable deposit
Referral options:
- Family physician or nurse practitioner referral
- Midwife referrals
Availability
Service area: Province-wide + show cities
Service Types Provided
Condition Specific Support
Mental Health - Adult
Pain Management
Ways to Access
- Provided online: email / video / on-line
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.