Bev Klug, MA, LMFT, Director of Mindfulness Programs, received extensive training from Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD and the staff at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, and has been approved as a Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher by that institution. Klug has practiced mindfulness meditation for many years and started the MBSR program at UI Hospitals and Clinics in 1996. Bev has been a teacher in multiple settings and is also a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist with over 20 years of therapy experience with individuals, couples, families, and groups. She integrates mindfulness practices into therapy and has been teaching Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for prevention of depression relapse since 2003.

Christine Allen, LISW, has been teaching MBSR since 2004. She has served as a volunteer and co-facilitator in the program since 2001. Christine has practiced mindfulness meditation for many years, received training in MBSR for health care professionals from Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli and has attended several extended mindfulness retreats. She has a variety of volunteer and professional experiences and currently works as a social worker at Grant Wood Area Education Association.

Chris Klug, MA, MDiv has been teaching MBSR since 2001. He has practiced mindfulness meditation for many years, received training in MBSR for health care professionals from Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli and has attended several extended mindfulness retreats. Klug has a wide range of experiences in the helping professions and currently works for Iowa City Hospice as the Bereavement Coordinator and does grief counseling.