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This study questioned if non-drug options provided by physical therapists or chiropractors are more effective than guideline-based medical care for preventing chronic impactful low back pain (LBP) at one year.

“The [Creating a Meaningful Life] class really stayed with me. It really lives inside you and is much more than passing and getting credit.”

It’s estimated that one in four people will develop cancer at some point in their life, and with that cancer diagnosis comes a lot of uncertainty.

Since its inception, the Bakken Center’s research studies have helped people access new ways to manage complex health challenges.

With a newly-awarded prestigious grant from the Weil Foundation, the Bakken Center and UMN Psychiatry Department are collaborating to pioneer a new training program that integrates health coaching into the care of adults with ADHD.

Science supports it: Collective art can heal. Here’s one way in which the Minnesota Orchestra and the Bakken Center are bringing it to the Twin Cities.

Mindfulness programming is one of the fastest-growing areas of the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing, notably since the COVID-19 pandemic brought Mindful Mondays to people across Minnesota and around the world. 

Thanks to more than a decade of mindfulness-based stress reduction programs (MBSR), thousands of people use its techniques to manage stress and improve wellbeing.

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, there have been few opportunities for mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) facilitators to gather in person to share, learn, and connect. The Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing changed that in April with a workshop to convene MBSR trainers in a spirit of renewal.

Hundreds of people across Minnesota and around the world tune into the Bakken Center’s free Mindful Mondays sessions each week.