2/1/2019
"Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear & Courage Meet"March 13, 12-1 PMUniversity of Virginia Pinn Hall Auditorium
Silent Retreat: A Day of Mindfulness
11/26/2018
A free all-day silent retreat for current and past students of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy programs. Dates: Saturday Teresa Miller course — 1/07 –…
11/26/2018
Another way of practicing gratitude is through the use of a gratitude journal. In this study, the researchers assigned volunteers to one of three groups. The first wrote down friendships/relationships…
11/26/2018
By John Schorling Thanksgiving is a time when many of us pause to note the many things we can be grateful for. In the hustle and bustle of our everyday…
11/25/2018
Recently, the Mindfulness Center was visited by a Richmond-area girls’ middle school robotics team. They were preparing for a competition in which they would have to build a robot from…
10/26/2018
A common definition of mindfulness is “intentional present moment nonjudgmental awareness”. This study analyzed which facets of mindfulness best predicted depression and anxiety. Two-hundred seventy-four community adults were assessed in…
Mindfulness for Healthcare Providers Course Underway at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital
10/26/2018
UVa Mindfulness Center instructors Cawood Fitz-Hugh and John Schorling are leading a mindfulness course for healthcare providers at Martha Jefferson Hospital. A total of 23 physicians, nurses and other providers…
10/24/2018
By John Schorling “In the end we discover that to love and let go can be the same thing. “ - Jack Kornfield, A Path With Heart There are so…
Mindfulness Can Reduce Burnout Among Healthcare Providers
9/12/2018
Burnout has become a major issue for healthcare providers, with over half of all practicing physicians now meeting criteria for burnout. A recent review of interventions to decrease burnout published…
7/13/2018
What is mindfulness? The concept can be described in many ways – see which of these hold appeal for you. Mindfulness is… a focused attention in the present moment (the…