“Mindfulness is “meta cognitive awareness” which is being aware of how you think. Paying attention to where your attention rests. Learning how to sustain present moment awareness.”
~ Rick Hanson, PhD, Psychologist and author of “Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom.”
What You will Learn
• To recognize, respect and love your own humanity: the brave, competent, noble parts as well as the grieving, helpless, insecure parts
• To titrate the experience of trauma in a gentle way that cultivates self-compassion
• Self-regulation practices as a means of ever-available support
• Bodily awareness as a gateway to noticing our reactions to what is pleasant and unpleasant, physically, emotionally and mentally
• Cultivating resilience
• The importance and unexpected adventure of regular sitting
Benefits of Mindfulness Practice
• A compassionate approach to healing the personal trauma of Covid19 that is empowering and easily deployable in one's own time and place
• The ability to continue working in extreme conditions with the least physical, mental and emotional cost
• Support for better quality of life, especially in the presence of trauma