PsychSyt - Virtual Sessions
How to register for evening MBSR groups:
a) have your doctor fax a referral form to me at 416-487-6221 (download 
Referral)
b) you then phone Dr. Margittai (416-483-3778) to register for the next orientation.
(2022 groups will ALL be done virtually via the internet):
Winter group begins Wed. pm Jan. 19; Spring group begins Fri. pm March 18
Summer group begins Fri. am July 8; Fall group begins Wed. pm Oct. 12
c) Download and completely fill in ALL the registration forms, and make sure to
email it (6 pages) just prior to the first session. (download Registration package)
d) Each session lasts about 3 hours (Wed. 5:30 - 8:30 pm; Fri. 10:00 - 1:00 or 1:15 - 4:15).
Participants are expected to stay until the end, when a homework package will be explained and distributed by email.
e) The registration / uninsured medical services fee is due at the time of signing up
(e-transfer only, please). This is a one-time, non-refundable fee.
f) The group will meet once a week, for a total of 8 consecutive sessions; please block off the time on your calendar, make it a priority and reschedule other appointments.
g) Registrants are expected to attend every session, be punctual, treat it as if it were in person,
stay till the end of each session, and do about 60 minutes of daily "homework" in-between
the sessions. (See Pamphlet)
h) Useful information about the virtual session set-up: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206175806
i) Important documentary about the MBSR group:
NYGH - 4001 Leslie Street, Ground floor, Classroom B
How to register for MMC groups: DUE to the COVID19 isolation requirements for 2020-22, these groups will only offered virtually, through my PsychSyt office (information on the left).
Dr. Margittai usually offers a mindfulness program at the North York General Hospital: Mindfulness for Medical Conditions (MMC). This is a physician-led, 9-week group program, on Fridays, for 3.5 hours. (POSTPONED TILL 2023 - instead, for now, online via ZOOM, virtual groups
will be offered. Please call Dr. Margittai to register now: 416-483-3778.)
There are four sessions offered every year: Winter - from mid-January; Spring- from early April; Summer - from early June; and Fall - from mid-September. These sessions last 3.5 hours, and there is an expectation that participants do one hour of daily homework, in between the sessions.
There is also an all-day silent retreat after the 6th week (Sunday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm).
For more detailed information about this Hospital-based program, please consult the following:
1) NYGH MBI-CHC Pamphlet
2) NYGH Physician Referral
3) NYGH Registration Package
4) NYGH 2020-22 Sessions will all be done virtually via internet - See PsychSyt information
Physician referrals can be faxed to Dr. Margittai at 416-487-6221
(faxing a referral does not automatically guarantee registration into the group)
Patients must please call / leave detailed contact information so you personally speak
with Dr. Margittai to actually register:
416-483-3778Copyright 2021 Dr Katalin Margittai