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PERSONAL ENRICHMENT
Facilitator: Patricia Galaczy
Length: 2 days
Date: Thu, Oct 12 and Fri, Oct 13, 2017 or Thu, May 31 and Fri, Jun 1, 2018
Time: 9am-4:30pm
Cost: $295 + applicable taxes
Mindful Eating
Bringing awareness to the direct experience of eating allows you to non-judgmentally observe your relationship to thoughts, feelings and body sensations associated with food preparation and eating, increasing your ability to slow down in this multi- tasking world. Learn how to respond
rather than react to internal and external stimuli, moving away from “automatic pilot”. Discover the possibility of freedom from habitual, reactive patterns associated with food, and when practiced daily, hone your ability to create healthier internal and external environments.
Facilitator: Sarah Kinsley
Length: 2 days
Date: Sat, Jan 20 and Sun, Jan 21, 2018 Time: 9am-4:30pm
Cost: $295 + applicable taxes
Mindful Parents,
Resilient Children
Today, children are bombarded with more distractions and experience greater demands on their time than previous generations. With an aim to foster resilience and stress tolerance, this course will share practices that enrich the parent-child relationship. This course will emphasize strategies for developing greater attunement between parent and child through pragmatic practices and approaches grounded in mindful parenting concepts. Through direct practice, conceptual teaching, and discussion, we
will develop an understanding of how mindfulness can enhance emotional resiliency to counter anxiety, depression, attention, and stress-related conditions.
Facilitator: Paul Mohapel
Length: 2 days
Date: Sat, Sep 16 and Sun, Sep 17, 2017 or Sat, Apr 14 and Sun, Apr 15, 2018
Time: 9am-4:30pm
Cost: $295 + applicable taxes
Mindfulness and Horses
Slow down into “horse time”. Horses live in the present, moment by moment. In their
company, we experience the uidity of our own mind states, emotions, body sensations and energy. In their “ eld” of consciousness, we move into a natural presence and peace beyond our everyday cognitive awareness. Experience breathing and body meditations, quiet re ection with the herd, interactive, safe and comfortable time with the horses, and a deepened sense of your authentic, disarmed self. Everyone is welcome.
Facilitators: Oriane Lee Johnston, Mary Rostad and Tania Stearns
Length: 2 days
Date: Fri, May 25 and Sat, May 26, 2017
Time: 7pm-9pm (Fri) 10am-5pm (Sat)
Location: Mary’s Farm and Sanctuary, Goldstream Cost: $260 + applicable taxes
Mindfulness for Clinicians
This course will describe the basic principles and tenets of mindfulness meditation. Learners will explore the clinical applications of mindfulness-based interventions
(MBIs) currently being offered in medical and mental health care facilities. Various applications will be explored and practiced including Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Mindful Self- Compassion (MSC). The role of presence and attunement will be highlighted. The importance of clinicians nourishing their own mindfulness-based practice will be discussed. Learners will be actively engaged in experiencing and exploring the practices.
Facilitator: Sarah Kinsley
Length: 2 days
Date: Sat, Nov 4 and Sun, Nov 5, 2017 Time: 9am-4:30pm
Cost: $295 + applicable taxes
Mindfulness for Leaders
Leadership is about one life in uencing another. Practicing mindfulness positively and signi cantly impacts leadership by improving cognitive functioning and increasing responsiveness, focus, connection and innovation in the service of others. Throughout two days of participatory
and practical learning, we will review the most recent research and application of mindfulness in the leadership context
and draw direct links between effective leadership and mindfulness practice. Designed for all levels of leadership, this course helps leaders transfer the practice of
mindfulness into their work environments and positively impact how they lead.
Facilitator: Patricia Galaczy
Length: 2 days
Date: Sat, Dec 2 and Sun, Dec 3, 2017 or Sat, Mar 17 and Sun, Mar 18, 2018 Time: 9am-4:30pm
Cost: $325 + applicable taxes
Mindfulness in Education
Numerous recent studies state the effects
of stress on learners. By cultivating mindfulness, individuals are better able
to reduce stress and error through the development of attentional skills that
may enable learning. Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) may be incorporated into various educational and mental health care settings to increase social-emotional intelligence and levels of concentration while raising overall levels of well-being. Learners will survey a variety of contemporary and evidence-based applications of mindfulness and mindfulness meditation in the educational systems.
Facilitator: Sarah Kinsley
Length: 2 days
Date: Sat, Jun 2 and Sun, Jun 3, 2018 Time: 9am-4:30pm
Cost: $295 + applicable taxes
Mindfulness in the
Workplace
Ground-breaking programs are now offering mindfulness meditation techniques to help employees deal with stress,
focus the distracted mind, and connect
more meaningfully to their work. The growing evidence in organizations and scienti c journals alike prove mindfulness
is a powerful workplace practice. This participatory and practical course will
review the most recent science, research
and application of mindfulness in the organizational context and expertly guide participants through the practice, bene ts, tools and application of mindfulness at work.
Facilitator: Patricia Galaczy
Length: 2 days
Date: Wed, Sep 27 and Thu, Sep 28, 2017 or Thu, Apr 12 and Fri, Apr 13, 2018 Time: 9am-4:30pm
Cost: $295 + applicable taxes
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