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SUMMARY:MIndful Self-Compassion - a 9 week  course
DESCRIPTION:Apr. 11 – June 6\, 2018\nWednesdays (6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.)\nRetreat:\nSat.\, May 12 (9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.)\nNo previous experience is required to attend this Program \nIncreasingly\, health-care institutions are coming under pressure to do more with less\, to provide quality care with less resources and to improve the experience of patients and their families. \nAs a result\, many health-care workers find themselves grappling with increased levels of stress\, burnout\, compassion/empathy fatigue and conflict within their teams and colleagues. \nThere is a way to create workplaces that both support physician/staff/learner; one that creates resilience and enables compassionate care not only for patients but for fellow co-workers as well. \nMindful Self-Compassion provides emotional strength and resilience\, allowing us to admit our shortcomings\, motivate ourselves with kindness\, forgive ourselves when needed\, relate wholeheartedly to others\, and be more authentically ourselves. Increased self-compassion improves compassion for others. \n– Motivate yourself with kindness rather than criticism\n– Handle difficult emotions with greater ease\n– Transform challenging relationships\, old and new-  Manage caregiver fatigue\n– Practice the art of savoring and self-appreciation \nMultiple studies have shown that 30-60% of physicians and other health care providers are experiencing significant levels of professional and personal distress\, including burnout\, emotional exhaustion\, and low self-accomplishment. Burnout has been linked to many adverse outcomes including poor quality of care\, increased errors and decreased ability to demonstrate empathy. \nHow can the individuals who choose this “helping” profession thrive in the face of personal and work stresses? As we meet suffering in clinical practice\, can we practice building resilience rather than cynicism and exhaustion? \nWho of us has not left themselves out in the process of caring for others?\nWho does not have an inner critic that barks at us periodically?\nWho has difficulty navigating stress or conflict in interpersonal relationships? \nMindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is an empirically-supported\, (evidenced based) 9-week\, training program designed to cultivate the skill of self-compassion. Based on the ground-breaking research of Kristin Neff and the clinical expertise of Christopher Germer\, MSC teaches core principles and practices that enable participants to respond to difficult moments in their lives with kindness\, care and understanding. \nThe three key components of self-compassion are self-kindness\, a sense of common humanity\, and balanced\, mindful awareness. Kindness opens our hearts to suffering\, so we can give ourselves what we need. Common humanity opens us to our essential inter-relatedness\, so that we know we aren’t alone. Mindfulness opens us to the present moment\, so we can accept our experience with greater ease. Together they comprise a state of warm-hearted\, connected presence. \nSelf-compassion can be learned by anyone. It is a courageous attitude that stands up to harm\, including the harm that we unwittingly inflict on ourselves through self-criticism\, self-isolation\, or self-absorption.\nSelf-compassion provides emotional strength and resilience\, allowing us to admit our shortcomings\, motivate ourselves with kindness\, forgive ourselves when needed\, relate wholeheartedly to others\, and be more authentically ourselves. \nRapidly expanding research demonstrates that self-compassion is strongly associated with emotional well-being\, less anxiety\, depression and stress\, maintenance of healthy habits such as diet and exercise\, and satisfying personal relationships and increased compassion for others. \nThis mindfulness course is an experiential curriculum for all health care providers. The program uses didactic teaching\, experiential work including group\, large and small\, interpersonal work as well as individual work. We will meet for 2 1/2 hours each Wednesday and will have a half day retreat after session 5. To receive the most benefit from the program\, participants are advised to attend every session along with the retreat and to develop a mindfulness practice each day during the program. \nLearning Objectives: At the end of this course\, participants will be able to: \n\nDevelop mindfulness\nDevelop self and other observational tools thus improving one’s relationship with self and others\nLearn to manage suffering and difficult emotions\nLearn the skills to start to develop self-compassion\, self-care behaviors\, set realistic personal boundaries to help prevent burnout\nPromote resilience\, health and well-being within the self and the health care environment\n\nFor further information and entire brochure please go to  https://fhs.mcmaster.ca/facdev/documents/MSC2018.pdf \nand to https://fhs.mcmaster.ca/facdev/ for further background information and testimonials by students
URL:https://mindfulnesshamilton.ca/event/mindful-self-compassion-a-9-week-course
ORGANIZER;CN="McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences Program for Faculty Development":MAILTO:dicroce@mcmaster.ca
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SUMMARY:MBSR for Healthcare Providers - an 8 week course
DESCRIPTION:Mindfulness Based Stress\nReduction (MBSR) for Health\nCare Professionals\n10-week Program\,\nplus all-day retreat\nDay of week: Tuesdays\nMar 27\, 2018 – May 29\, 2018\n5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.\nAll-day silent retreat:\nSaturday\, May 5\, 2018\n8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. \nOverview:\nThis 10-week course is geared specifically towards health care professionals and designed to promote both personal wellness and professional resilience and capacity. It\nprovides the unique opportunity for health care professionals to develop their personal\nmindfulness practice as well as to examine the interface between mindfulness practice\nand the arts of healing and teaching. Mindfulness is a non-judgmental way of\nrelating to life circumstances so that they can be approached with greater calm\, clarity and wisdom.\nOver 20 years of research has shown thatMBSR participants report: \n\nLasting decreases in physical and psychological symptoms\nGreater ability to cope with stress\nGreater facility to learn\nGreater energy and enthusiasm for life\n\nProgram Goals:\nTo understand the conceptual foundation of mindfulness\nTo develop or deepen a personal meditation practice\nTo promote personal health\nTo promote professional resilience and capacity\nTo enhance interpersonal relationships\nTo learn to apply mindfulness in clinical practice and/or education \nFormat:\nGuided mindfulness meditation and yoga practices \n\nExercises to enhance awareness in everyday life\nMethods to deepen interpersonal communication\nDiscussion of ways to integrate mindfulness into clinical practice and/or education\n\nfor full brochure please go to  \n https://fhs.mcmaster.ca/facdev/documents/MBSRS2018.pdf \n 
URL:https://mindfulnesshamilton.ca/event/mbsr-for-healthcare-providers-an-8-week-course
ORGANIZER;CN="McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences Program for Faculty Development":MAILTO:dicroce@mcmaster.ca
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SUMMARY:Mindful Self-Compassion
DESCRIPTION:Increasingly\, health-care institutions are coming under pressure to do more with less\, to provide quality care with less resources and to improve the experience of patients and their families. \nAs a result\, many health-care workers find themselves grappling with increased levels of stress\, burnout\, compassion/empathy fatigue and conflict within their teams and colleagues. \nThere is a way to create workplaces that both support physician/staff/learner; one that creates resilience and enables compassionate care not only for patients but for fellow co-workers as well. \nMindful Self-Compassion provides emotional strength and resilience\, allowing us to admit our shortcomings\, motivate ourselves with kindness\, forgive ourselves when needed\, relate wholeheartedly to others\, and be more authentically ourselves. Increased self-compassion improves compassion for others. \n\nMotivate yourself with kindness rather than criticism\n Handle difficult emotions with greater ease\n Transform challenging relationships\, old and new\n Manage caregiver fatigue\n Practice the art of savoring and self-appreciation\n\nMultiple studies have shown that 30-60% of physicians and other health care providers are experiencing significant levels of professional and personal distress\, including burnout\, emotional exhaustion\, and low self-accomplishment. Burnout has been linked to many adverse outcomes including poor quality of care\, increased errors and decreased ability to demonstrate empathy. \nHow can the individuals who choose this “helping” profession thrive in the face of personal and work \nstresses? As we meet suffering in clinical practice\, can we practice building resilience rather than cynicism \nand exhaustion? Who of us has not left themselves out in the process of caring for others? Who does not \nhave an inner critic that barks at us periodically? Who has difficulty navigating stress or conflict in \ninterpersonal relationships? \nMindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is an empirically-supported\, (evidenced based) 9-week\, training program \ndesigned to cultivate the skill of self-compassion. Based on the ground-breaking research of Kristin Neff and \nthe clinical expertise of Christopher Germer\, MSC teaches core principles and practices that enable participants to respond to difficult moments in their lives with kindness\, care and understanding. \nThis mindfulness course is an experiential curriculum for all health care providers. The program uses didactic teaching\, experiential work including group\, large and small\, interpersonal work as well as individual work. \nWe will meet for 2 1/2 hours each Tuesday and will have a half day retreat after session 5. To receive the most benefit from the program\, participants are advised to attend every session along with the retreat and to develop a mindfulness practice each day during the program. \nOverall Goals \n• Promote resilience\, health and well-being within the self and the health care environment \n• Engage self-compassion and self-kindness verses the inner critic \n• Develop self and other observational tools thus improving one’s relationship with self and others \n• Learn to manage suffering and difficult emotions \n• Learn to develop compassion and set boundaries without burnout\, apathy\, numbness and exhaustion \n• Learn self-care strategies to prevent burnout \n• Develop the capacity for an open heart \n• Develop mindfulness verses over-identification \nFaculty/Teachers/Facilitators: \nBarbara Smith\, MFA\, GIT\, MS. Psych\, CRPO \nRegistered Psychotherapist in private practice and mental health counsellor with the Hamilton Family Health Team. Barbara has been involved in contemplative studies for over 4 decades and has extensive training and experience in Mindfulness. She has trained in MBSR\, DRAM (Discovering Resilience Through Applied Mindfulness)\, Mindful Communication at the University of Rochester\, NY\, is a trained MSC (Mindful Self-Compassion) teacher and studied with Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer. She presently teaches Mindful Self-Compassion and Mindful Communication courses in Hamilton. Barbara is part of the executive of Mindfulness Hamilton\, has studied with Michael Stone and the application of mindfulness in clinical practice and has studied with Pema Chodron and Thich Nhat Hanh. She has extensive professional experience as a group leader. \nMary Linda Burgess\, MSW\, RSW \nMental Health Group Facilitator with Hamilton Family Health Team\, has 20 years of experience as a Mental Health Counsellor with Hamilton Family Health Team; is a Trained Teacher in Mindful Self-Compassion with the Centre of Mindful Self-Compassion; has completed Mindful Eating course with Jan Chosen-Bays; completed training with Sunnybrook Hospital and U of Toronto in leading mindfulness based group programs; has attended MBSR training with Jon Kabat Zinn and Saki Santorelli; has attended mindfulness based programs with such esteemed teachers as Pema Chodron\, Thich Nhat Hahn\, Jack Kornfield\, Sharon Saltzberg\, Tara Brach\, Norm Feldman and Molly Swan and others. Mary Linda has extensive experience in group facilitation; currently teaches Mindful Self– Compassion courses in Hamilton. \n  \n 
URL:https://mindfulnesshamilton.ca/event/mindful-self-compassion-5
LOCATION:McMaster Innovation Park\, 175 Longwood Road South\,\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences Program for Faculty Development":MAILTO:dicroce@mcmaster.ca
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SUMMARY:The Neuroscience of Mindfulness (DRAM 2)
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE COURSE:  \nNeuroscience is providing new insights into how our brain functions and influences how we think\, feel\, act\, learn and change. New research shows that mindfulness Practices can effectively enable learning by developing the skills of attention\, intention and reflection; enhance mental health; promote healthy relationships and communities; and manage stress/compassion fatigue. Through a combination of lectures\, small group discussions and meditation practices\, this workshop will explore how emerging neuroscience research informs our understanding of mindfulness\, and how mindfulness can be used to enhance teaching and learning\, and promote therapeutic presence with patients\, clients and colleagues.  \nThrough this course participants will:  \n Gain an understanding of basic neuroscience in relation to mindfulness.  \n Explore the impact of neuroscience research on our understanding of mindfulness\, compassion\, self regulation and attunement.  \n Experience mindfulness practices designed to deepen our body-brain integration.  \n Discuss the practical application of compassion and attunement in personal and professional life.  \nPrerequisite: None. \nCourse fee ( includes: materials\, breakfast\, breaks\, lunches \n $250 for HHS\, SJHH\, MFHT\, HFHT physicians and staff and McMaster Faculty;  \n $350 for external participants  \n\n\n\nFaculty \n\n\n Ken Burgess\, Asst. Clin. Prof.\, Department of Family Medicine\, McMaster University  \n Andrea Frolic\, Director\, Office of Clinical & Organizational Ethics\, Hamilton Health Sciences; Asst. Clin. Prof.\, Department of Family Medicine\, McMaster University  \n Alan Taniguchi\, Asst. Clin. Prof.\, Department of Family Medicine; Education Coordinator\, Division of Palliative Care\, McMaster University \n\n\nThis course is part of the Developing Resilience through Applied Mindfulness (DRAM)Series\, including: \n\n\nDRAM 1 – Foundations of Mindfulness: Historical Origins and Contemporary Practice; January 27 & 28\, 2017 \nDRAM 2 – The Neuroscience of Mindfulness: February 24 & 25\, 2017 \nDRAM 3 – Being the Change: Growing Civility and Resilience through Secular Ethics and Mindfulness: March 24 & 25\, 2017 \nDRAM 4 – Integrating Mindfulness into Personal and Professional Life April 29 & 30\, 2017
URL:https://mindfulnesshamilton.ca/event/the-neuroscience-of-mindfulness-dram-2
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