Dr. Jonathan Kanter reviews new research that emphasizes the important role mindfulness and acceptance practices can play in protest and antiracism efforts, particularly as tools to overcome the barriers of fatigue, uncertainty, anxiety, and defensiveness.
Feeling frustrated or upset? Take a ride in a roller coaster to breathe deeply and reset.
In this session we will begin to build or strengthen our existing practice by bringing a moment of mindfulness before the end of the day.
Do you find yourself waking up these days wondering what is next, and how will you manage it? These are times of uncertainty, stress and challenge for many of us. Join this call with Diane Hetrick, who will share some simple and useful tools and practices to help us connect with our compassionate and resilient
To live our life more fully and purposefully, we can benefit from being aware of physical sensations, thoughts and emotions that are occurring in the moment. This session will include practices to cultivate whole-being awareness through a compassionate body scan and Qi Gong.
Most of us are experiencing a deep mental, emotional, and physical fatigue during these very strange times. On top of our usual daily stress, there are new stressors to juggle: fear of the virus, the loneliness of physical distancing from family and loved ones, figuring out childcare and schoolwork, computer fatigue from working from home, and the relentless stress felt by our frontline workforce. Learning how to metabolize this stress is key to well-being. Mindful movement is one of the many tools to increase resilience and simply give ourselves a much needed break.