Mindfulness Instructors
Carol Hendershot, E-RYT 500
Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Instructor,
Co-Founder – GR Center for Mindfulness
Carol has been teaching the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course since 2008 and has led hundreds of students through the program. She has completed extensive training through The Center for Mindfulness at the UMass Medical School, UCSD Center for Mindfulness, and the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. She is also a certified yoga instructor.
Dr. Barbara A. Pickut, MD, MPH, RYT 200
Neurologist – MSU Health Care,
Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Instructor
Barbara is an Associate Professor of Neurology at Michigan State University, serving people with movement and memory challenges. She is a certified instructor in MBSR from the Center for Mindfulness at UMass Medical School and a certified Yoga instructor. She has been working with people with PD and mindfulness training since 2006.
What is Mindfulness?
Cultivating mindful attention will deepen your ability to be present, help you manage difficult experiences, and create space for wise choices in all areas of your life. Mindfulness can help people learn new healthy ways of managing several common conditions, including: anxiety and depression, chronic pain, high blood pressure, heart disease, and demanding work and life situations.
Supported by over 40 years of research, mindfulness has been shown to be an effective complementary treatment to many different areas of physical, mental and emotional health, as well as to promote an overall sense of well-being.
Mindfulness Resources
Below are several resources to help you to learn more about mindfulness and the ways it can be incorporated into your life. If you sign up for our newsletter, we’ll send you our free e-book that includes many additional resources. The handbooks provided in our courses and workshops also include a list of related publications, websites, and more.
We encourage you to review these resources and contact us with any questions that may not be answered on our website.
About GRCFM
Grand Rapids Center for Mindfulness (GRCFM) was co-founded by Carol Hendershot and April Kaiserlian in 2011 and has led hundreds of participants through mindfulness programs in West Michigan and beyond.
The programs are largely based on the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, and Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion.
Over the years, we’ve incorporated teachings from the wisdom of other aspects of psychology, personal growth, and well-being. We’ve led programs focused on mindful eating, parenting, effective habit change, and more.
Supported by over 40 years of research, mindfulness has been shown to be an effective complementary treatment to many different areas of physical, mental and emotional health.
Today, Carol continues to teach these powerful programs at GRCFM with a focus on supporting coaches in the recovery community, people with Parkinson’s disease, and healthcare professionals.
