Mindfulness course for PhD’s

4 March 2026 to 22 March 2026

On Wednesday March 4th from 4:00 PM – 06:30 PM we will start a new mindfulness course for PhD's at our Radboudumc Center of Expertise for Mindfulness.

Doing a PhD demands a lot of you. Supervisors who set high standards, data collection that doesn’t get going, all the courses, lectures and conferences you need to attend and don’t forget the pressure to publish your papers. PhD candidates experience a lot of pressure and often feel distressed. Mindfulness means: “being aware of the present moment with a non-judgmental attitude”. When unpleasant thoughts or feelings arise we tend to reject or to avoid them.

The training consists of 8 sessions of 2,5 hours and one silence day. The training will be given by Johan Karremans.

During the course you will learn to become aware of your experience without judging them. The course aims to teach you how to have a more accepting attitude towards your thoughts, feelings and emotions. This might help you to cope more effectively with stressful situations.

This Mindfulness course for PhD's is only intended for PhD's, postdocs and other temporarily academic staff who have access to submit through gROW. There are no costs for the PhD candidate or postdoc personally.

More information about the course like the planned dates or submitting can be find in gROW: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (26-UPO-MF2).

If you have any questions we are to be found at our Radboudumc Center of Expertise for Mindfulness at route 974 or by e-mail: mindfulness@radboudumc.nl.