Your Brain on Mindfulness
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Date: Friday, March 15, 2019 Time: 9:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m. Location: Faulk Center for Counseling 22455 Boca Rio Road Boca Raton, FL 33433 |
Cost: Early Registration $149 Professional $129 Public/Student After February 15, 2019: $169 Professional $149 Public Student |
Description:
Meditation practices have become more widely accepted in the United States over the past 20 years, largely due to extensive research that shows its effectiveness for reducing stress and negative emotions in a myriad of conditions, including chronic pain, cancer, cardiovascular disease, depression, and anxiety. Therapists are increasingly incorporating mindful meditation practices with their clients and in their own personal lives. In this experiential workshop, participants will be guided through 3 mindful meditation practices used in evidence-based mindfulness-based interventions; Body Scan, Mindful Eating, and Sitting Meditation. Following each meditation, participants will explore its effects on the mind/body connection. Then we will discuss the latest research that explains how each practice affects the brain to enhance well-being.
Meditation practices have become more widely accepted in the United States over the past 20 years, largely due to extensive research that shows its effectiveness for reducing stress and negative emotions in a myriad of conditions, including chronic pain, cancer, cardiovascular disease, depression, and anxiety. Therapists are increasingly incorporating mindful meditation practices with their clients and in their own personal lives. In this experiential workshop, participants will be guided through 3 mindful meditation practices used in evidence-based mindfulness-based interventions; Body Scan, Mindful Eating, and Sitting Meditation. Following each meditation, participants will explore its effects on the mind/body connection. Then we will discuss the latest research that explains how each practice affects the brain to enhance well-being.
Our Presenter: Sharon M Theroux, PhD
Dr. Theroux is a licensed psychologist and board certified neuropsychologist, working in private practice since 1995. She is founder of the South Florida Center for Mindfulness, and International Seminars Group, with their missions of educating Americans on mindfulness-based interventions. She is certified to teach MBSR by the Oasis Institute at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and a Trained Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher through the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. She specializes in mindful eating and is certified to teach/facilitate the mindfulness-based eating programs Eat for Life, and Eat Right Now.
Dr. Theroux is a licensed psychologist and board certified neuropsychologist, working in private practice since 1995. She is founder of the South Florida Center for Mindfulness, and International Seminars Group, with their missions of educating Americans on mindfulness-based interventions. She is certified to teach MBSR by the Oasis Institute at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and a Trained Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher through the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. She specializes in mindful eating and is certified to teach/facilitate the mindfulness-based eating programs Eat for Life, and Eat Right Now.