The First Be Wise Mindfulness for Health System Employees Course Finished in April
The first Be Wise Mindfulness for Health System Employees course finished on April 9. The class met on Tuesday nights for two hours for eight weeks, plus a Saturday silent retreat. A total of 23 team members completed the class. Participants came from many different settings, and included those with both clinical and non-clinical roles. Overall, the class was very highly rated with most participants grading it as “excellent” and indicating that they had learned new knowledge or skills that improved their lives “a lot”. The next class, free for all Health System employees, will begin on Wednesday, June 12, and will meet weekly for 8 weeks through July 31.
Mindfulness for Educators Retreat in upstate New York to be taught by Susanna Williams
Set in the idyllic environment of the Eileen Rockefeller House lakeside retreat in the Adirondacks, this weeklong journey explores teaching for the 21st century. Participants will learn mindfulness practices, meditation, the…
Dealing with mistakes can be challenging. Many of us tend to respond to things not going the way we planned by blaming ourselves and wishing we could change the past. Often we can learn from mistakes we have made, so taking time to evaluate the choices we have made and how we might wish to deal with similar circumstances in the future can be helpful, but this is different than beating ourselves up over these choices and continuing to ruminate about what has happened in the past.
Two Lectures Being Presented by Ruth King
Ruth King is an international teacher in the Insight Meditation tradition, and an emotional wisdom author and life coach. She is on the Teacher's Council at Insight Meditation Community of…
"Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear & Courage Meet"March 13, 12-1 PMUniversity of Virginia Pinn Hall Auditorium
Mindfulness for Health System Employees
Developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction is the core program of the Mindfulness Center. MBSR classes include instruction in mindfulness meditation, mindful movement, and other mindfulness practices. This…
