Bob Stahl, PhD

Bob Stahl has founded 7 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction programs in medical centers throughout the San Francisco bay Area and currently directs programs at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, and O'Connor Hospital in San Jose. Bob also serves as an Adjunct Senior Oasis Teacher for Oasis - the institute for mindfulness-based professional education and innovation of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Bob has conducted many mindfulness programs for physicians and health care professionals, as well as for those seeking relief from chronic stress and illness. He is a long time practitioner of mindfulness meditation, having practiced for over eight years in a Buddhist monastery. Bob is a certified mindfulness-based stress reduction teacher from UMass Medical Center.