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This 7th booster class is held about a month after the six regular classes are over. We start with a silent pause asking, "What Am I Aware of?" We check in to see how everyone is doing with their daily practice and we review key formal and informal practices that were covered in the class. The first meditation is a brief practice called the Space of Awareness by Jack Kornfield. We discuss ways ...

In today's refresher webinar, we start with a quick STOP practice and hand tracing practice for grounding. Then we review VUCA which stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity and how in our VUCA world we can easily get swept into reaction and strong thoughts and intense emotions. Practicing mindful grounding and breathing and awareness of thoughts helps us to counteract the n...

This is our last class of Mindfulness Strategies for Stress! Today we cover Compassion and how mindfulness cultivates compassion. We do a traditional lovingkindness meditation and discuss how this can be done as a sitting meditation to be included in your meditation rotation. For self-compassion we review the work of Kristin Neff and the three elements of self-compassion. We also discuss the 6 ...

This class is all about integrating mindfulness at work. This includes ways to find time and space to practice before or during the workday, including mindful pauses, driving and meetings. Distractions and multitasking are discussed and mindful practices to develop our focus. The meditation includes elements of the practices from previous weeks, breathwork, body scan, awareness of thoughts and ...

Today we focus on emotions and how mindfulness can help us navigate choppy waters when strong emotions are triggered. We begin with 3 Breathes for a Pause and review some basics around emotional intelligence. We also talk about non-judging as a key attitude, especially about ourselves and using self-compassion as the antidote. The meditation on emotions starts at about the 20:00 mark. As Jon Ka...

In our third class, we zoom into the part of our experience that fuels our stress: our thoughts. We will learn to observe our thoughts as mental events coming and going in our awareness. We may begin to notice repetitive thought patterns and thoughts that hijack our attention, as well as those that trigger our stress reaction. We learn how to not get caught up in our thinking, but to step back ...

In our second class we focus on mindfulness and the body. This includes the body scan, which is the guided meditation for this session and mindful movement, including stretching, walking and gentle yoga. Two more mindfulness definitions are presented and ways to cultivate a habit of daily mindfulness. Also discussed are attitudes of friendliness towards ourselves, along with beginner's mind, pa...

Today's webinar is all about learning to surf the waves of difficult emotions. We start with a mindful check-in and then discuss the importance of our mindfulness practices and to do our best to make them a habit. We review how challenging times and our personal stressors can trigger a range of emotions that are difficult to navigate at times. The guided meditation is on learning to ride the wa...

In week one of Mindfulness Strategies for Stress we cover mindful pauses, the definition of mindfulness, the benefits and science of mindfulness practice, and building a habit and routine. We practice with a guided breathing practice for about 9 minutes and review the recommended daily formal and informal practices to do before our class next week. A variety of resources are available to suppor...

This is an abbreviated mock video for training peer support team members to see what a peer support session is like including the Introductory, Exploration and Closing phases. The scenario is not based on a real event.

Test video before our mock scenario recording

Where and how do find peace in this chaotic world? What does peace mean to you? How can we cultivate inner peace so that we can tap into that state when we need it most? These questions are raised and some possible mindful tips and strategies are presented along with a guided meditation to cultivate peace and ease in our mind and body.

Nature is a great place to practice mindfulness! This monthly refresher explores the benefits of practicing in nature, even brief bursts of being in nature or viewing videos can be very calming and help us to reduce stress. Other benefits from research are discussed and a number of links are shared from the Happiness Breaks of The Science of Happiness podcast. We also do a guided meditation on ...

Connect - 8/1/24

De-stress 7-25-24

Focus 7-18-24

Relax - Week 1 - July 11, 2024

Mindfulness Refresher - July 2024 / Self Compassion

Mindfulness Refresher - June 2024, Wise Relationship to Thoughts

Gratitude Check-in with EFR (10 Days of Gratitude-YNHHS)

Gratitude Tips from the EFR - 10 Days of Gratitude

Mindfulness Refresher Webinar - Mental Health Month - May 2024

Gratitude Break

Mindfulness Refresher Webinar/Multitasking Rewiring the brain/April 2024

Mindfulness: Building the Habit of Presence - Week 7

Mindfulness: Building the Habit of Presence - Week 6

Mindfulness: Building the Habit of Presence - Week 5

Mindfulness: Building the habit of presence - Week 4 - Emotions, Non-judgment & Equanimity