Mindfulness Training for Emotional Resilience

Mindfulness is much more than meditation.  It is a practice of being in our lives with greater openness and curiosity vs. reactivity and resistance.  These trainable skills can be particularly helpful during times of difficulty and can create greater ease and freedom in mind & body.  

Mindful practices include meditation, movement, and simple, everyday practices such as eating, listening to music, exploring nature, being with friends and more.  

Please join us for this experiential course to discover the benefits for yourself.  We will cover the following over 6 weeks through practice and discussion:

• What mindfulness is and what it is not

• How it can change your brain to become less reactive and more at ease

• How to regulate difficult emotions through awareness of the body

• Simple practices that can be easily integrated into daily life. 

No experience is necessary. All bodies are welcome. It is great for beginners or a helpful booster for those with experience. All participants will receive user friendly handouts and recorded guided mindfulness practices after each class.

Befriending the Body

The body can be a tremendous source of insight, support, and personal healing.  At the same time, it can be difficult to become truly comfortable in our own skin when much in our culture sets up a “mythical norm” of what of body is “right” or “accepted” which serves to alienate us from ourselves. 

In this highly experiential workshop, we will use tools from body positivity movements, accessible yoga/movement, meditation, and journaling to welcome and care for our bodies in their magnificent messiness and imperfection.  The intention of this workshop is to be a healing, grounding experience of coming home to self. 

All bodies and beings are welcomed, encouraged, and celebrated.  

“Mythical Norm” comes from Audre Lourde: Age, Race, Class and Sex: Women Redefining Difference.