New Jersey Center for Mindful Awareness LLC  
Directors: Dr. Ken A. Verni  and Maria Martinez Alonso, MA                   
New Jersey Center for Mindful Awareness
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Welcome
"....Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, 
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting -over and over announcing your place
                                                                in the family of things."           from Mary Oliver's -"Wild Geese"

ANNOUNCING !! 

In Person MBSR Course

Winter/Spring 2026- Thursday Evenings 6:30-9pm

Begins February 12th 


MBSR Alumni Programs Currently Offered Online

Course Instructor: Ken Verni, Psy.D 

To Join the Free Mindfulness Practice Gatherings
 email Ken to get the Zoom Link
Every Mon, Wed & Fri Morning from 7:30 to 8;15 : Minimally Guided Sitting Meditation

Additional Offerings:
1/2 day & Full Day In-Person & Online Retreats
       for Working Teams, Groups,  & Community  
          • 30-60mins Professional Trainings & Practice Groups
          • Mindfulness Programs for Youth & Families.
          • Regular Alumni Offerings & Advanced MBSR Courses
          • Mindful Movement and Yoga Classes
          • Individual MindfulnessTraining Sessions

Contact Ken via email @ Kenaverni@gmail.com

to Get more information and Zoom Meeting Links

Ken and Maria are both Certified MBSR Instructors

Maria is a Certified Yoga Teacher (RYT 500)

The MBSR course is an eight session, scientifically validated, educational program, originally developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts 30 years ago and has since become an internationally acclaimed program. Through mindfulness meditation and specific exercises involving the cultivation of a closer connection with our bodies and moment to moment non-judgmental awareness, the MBSR curriculum has been shown to be a powerful adjunct to the conventional medical treatment of many disorders and to increase one’s overall sense of well-being.