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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.

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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. 

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An immersive arts experience that blends art and science to build community and explore reciprocity with the planet.

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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.