Bob Stahl, PhD, has founded eight Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction programs in medical centers in the San Francisco Bay Area and is currently offering programs at Dominican Hospital and El Camino Hospitals in Los Gatos and Mt. View. Dr. Stahl serves as a Senior Teacher for Oasis Institute for Mindfulness-Based Professional Education and Training at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Bob is coauthor of 5 books: A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook, Living With Your Heart Wide Open, Calming the Rush of Panic, A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook for Anxiety, and MBSR Everyday. Bob is the guiding teacher at Insight Santa Cruz and a visiting teacher at Spirit Rock.

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Anxiety

Explore Anxiety with Mindfulness 

Bob Stahl unpacks what anxiety actually is, how those who struggle with anxiety can harness the benefits of mindfulness, and offers a mindful writing exercise to reduce anxiety. Read More 

  • Bob Stahl
  • November 19, 2018
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Anxiety

A Meditation on Anxious Emotions 

This practice involves deep investigation into the causes of anxious feelings so you can discover the story lines that trigger and drive your emotions. Read More 

  • Bob Stahl
  • October 24, 2018
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A Reconciliation Meditation 

Anxiety engenders feelings of isolation—when we don't feel at ease, how do we find peace? This meditation explores making amends for the times we've hurt ourselves, others, or those who have hurt us. Read More 

  • Bob Stahl
  • October 18, 2018
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Anxiety

Find Balance During a Moment of Panic 

A short practice to help restore awareness of your breath and your body and reclaim your equilibrium so that you can face the rest of your day with calm and ease. Read More 

  • Bob Stahl
  • July 26, 2018
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