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SUMMARY:Everyday Mindfulness in Movement and Stillness with Steve Ferrell
DESCRIPTION:Traditionally\, Yoga and meditation walked hand-in-hand. The two are complimentary practices\, that when blended together can help us move through our lives with more presence\, more awareness and less reactivity. In this day-long retreat\, Steve Ferrell will be blending Yoga and movement practices with meditation practices\, as well as teaching how to pull these practices into a well-rounded approach to living mindfulness in everyday life. \nHumans are creatures of movement and action. Whereas meditation as commonly taught teaches us how to observe\, settle and interact with the mind\, primarily through stillness\, yoga teaches us how to use the wisdom from meditation and put it into action. And meditation teaching is evolving to an emphasis on how to integrate mindfulness practices into daily life. We can practice mindfulness while in stillness or in motion. The goal is to become more present and engaged with our inner world as we move through an outer world. \nThe day will consist of movement practices\, designed to draw more attention to the interaction between body\, mind and world\, mixed with meditation practices for beginner and more experienced meditators. Throughout the day\, Steve will also be giving small talks about how to integrate Mindfulness practices into everyday life\, showing us that practice does not have to stop when we leave the meditation cushion or the Yoga mat. Steve is a strong believer that the cushion and the mat are the training ground for us to cultivate more mindfulness into the rest of our lives\, thus creating a life of presence\, curiosity and engagement. \nThe yoga will be simple and accessible for people who have not taken yoga before but will be fully engaging for people who practice yoga regularly as the moment-to-moment awareness of body and mind is emphasized. Chair yoga will be demonstrated and can used as needed for anyone who has difficulty getting up and down from the floor. \nMeet the teacher in a recent interview at this LINK \nAbout the teacher: Steve Ferrell (E-RYT200\, YACEP) teaches Yoga/Movement\, Ayurveda\, Meditation\, and Mindfulness practices in the Hamilton area and nationally. Steve has been studying and practicing Yoga and meditation for over a decade. Over this time he has studied with many different techniques from different lineages of Yoga\, and Buddhism as well as studying Western-based cognitive-behavioural perspectives such as ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy/Training) and FAP (Functional Analytic Psychotherapy). He believes that mindfulness practice is essential for survival in an over-stimulated\, “Attention Deficit Society”. He also strongly believes in the power of meditative practice to help stabilize attention\, calm habitual thought patterns\, and centre one’s self directly in the middle of their life. He helps his students find the simplicity and beauty within the work of sitting and mindfulness-based practices. Steve’s teaching blends movement\, breath and mind/ body awareness\, mindfulness practices\, some comedy\, and active student engagement to help people more easily connect to the present moment and move from that place of presence. He is a popular teacher of the meditation portion of yoga teacher training courses. \nHe has worked with and finds the most inspiration from teachers such as Michael Stone\, Matthew Remski\, Susi Hately\, Eihei Peter Levitt\, Dr. Steven C. Hayes\, Dr. Mavis Tsai\, Dr. Robert Kolenber and Shinzen Young. Other teachers who have influenced his approach include John Dunne\, Evan Thompson\, Roshi Enkyo O’Hara\, and Pascal Auclair \nSteve has also recently co-authored his first book. A clinical manual\, primarily geared to mental health professionals but also for Yoga Professionals: Mindful Yoga-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. \nSteve also holds the designation of YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider) to provide continuing education for Yoga Alliance registered Yoga professionals. \nWho might be interested in coming? This workshop is designed to appeal to a broad range of people. \n\nIf your main mindfulness practice is meditation in stillness this day will help you build your capacity for mindfulness in movement.\n\n\nIf you mainly practice yoga\, this day will give you a deeper experience with formal and informal meditation practices\, also increasing your ability to be mindful\n\n\nIf you already practice yoga and meditation this day will help you deepen and further integrate those grooves of mind-body-world connection.\n\n\nIf you don’t practice meditation or yoga but are interested in both\, this will be a great introduction.\n\n\nAll are welcome no matter their level of experience with mindfulness\, meditation\, or yoga.\n\nWhat the day looks like: \nThe day will start with a brief ‘housekeeping’ segment. This will be followed by an introduction and the first of a series of short talks by Steve around the functions of practice as well as\, techniques and philosophies we will be working with\, followed by a brief Q&A. \nWe will then settle into an ‘All levels’ Yoga practice to help bring more attention into the body-mind as a set-up to being able more stable and open as we move into sitting practice. \nSitting practice will start with 10-15 minutes followed by a 10-15 minute walking meditation and followed with another sit. This pattern will be repeated throughout the day\, with the periods of practice gradually increasing through the day\, up to to 30 minute periods. \nOther than lunch and Q&A periods\, the rest of our time will be spent in contemplative silence. This sets the stage for the process of being able to me more inward without the distraction or desire of conversation. In this way we allow our practice to be felt and experienced without the need to explain it. \nWe will have 15-minute mid-morning and mid-afternoon water in/water out and snack breaks as well as a 1 hr. lunch (the lunch period will not be in silence). \nAfter lunch we will engage in another Yoga practice followed by periods of sitting and walking meditation. The day will finish with a final Yoga session\, followed by a discussion about strategies as to how we might continue to practice following this day long retreat including recommendations about various resources to assist in both movement and meditation practice and a final brief Q&A and a final bow. \nTo keep the costs down\, we are asking participants to bring a brown bag lunch. Snacks and drinks will be supplied at morning and afternoon breaks. Please bring a spill proof container for beverages and dress comfortably in layers. For yoga please bring a mat\, and for seated meditation whatever you normally use\, or if you don’t usually meditate\, a bolster and cushions to allow your pelvic to tip forward while seated. Chairs are also available\, but please feel free to bring a cushion for greater comfort. \nIf you are associated with another organization that promotes mindfulness please note that there is a community mindfulness resources table at the event and you are welcome to bring publicity materials. \nQuestions: info@mindfulnesshamilton.ca \nWebsite: mindfulnesshamilton.ca \nLocation: McMaster Innovation Park 195 Longwood Ave Hamilton \n 
URL:https://mindfulnesshamilton.ca/event/everyday-mindfulness-in-movement-and-stillness-with-steve-ferrell-in-person-and-on-zoom
LOCATION:McMaster Innovation Park\, 175 Longwood Road South\,\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Everyday Mindfulness with Mike Masse
DESCRIPTION:Everyday Mindfulness with Mike Masse\nA practical path to mindfulness\n\nNew to mindfulness?\nWant to integrate more daily mindfulness?\n\nThis course is for everyone!\n– interactive\, practical & informal teaching\n– learn a wide range of tricks and tips\n– all resources available on Mike’s website afterwards for free\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/everyday-mindfulness-with-mike-masse-tickets-548033622317
URL:https://mindfulnesshamilton.ca/event/everyday-mindfulness-with-mike-masse-2
LOCATION:McMaster Innovation Park\, 175 Longwood Road South\,\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
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SUMMARY:A Night of Networking and Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening devoted to building the community of people who practice or teach mindfulness in Hamilton. The Mindfulness Hamilton “Connections” subcommittee has been created to promote connections within the mindfulness community\, including networking\, building a list of facilitators willing to be contacted in response to community requests\, and planning future events that promote mindfulness practice in Hamilton. \nOne of our goals for this year is to bring in-person connection back into the mindfulness community within Hamilton. We are planning some interesting and exciting events in the coming year\, and beyond\, and want to connect with mindfulness educators\, meditation teachers and enthusiasts. \n6 – 6:15pm – Arrive and Gather \n6:15 – 6:30pm – Introduction from Mindfulness Hamilton committee members  \n6:30 – 6:45pm – Guided Meditation to Begin \n6:45 – 7:30pm – Small Group Networking\, Mingling and Activities  \n7:30 – 7:45pm – Guided Meditation to Close \n7:45 – 8pm – Group Gather and Reflection\, Conclusion \nTo reserve a place please go to LINK
URL:https://mindfulnesshamilton.ca/event/a-night-of-networking-and-mindfulness
LOCATION:McMaster Innovation Park\, 175 Longwood Road South\,\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Mindful Awareness and Self-Regulation Skills Supporting Excellence in Life
DESCRIPTION:For further information and to register go to LINK
URL:https://mindfulnesshamilton.ca/event/mindful-awareness-and-self-regulation-skills-supporting-excellence-in-life
LOCATION:McMaster Innovation Park\, 175 Longwood Road South\,\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Everyday Mindfulness with Mike Masse
DESCRIPTION:For further information and tickets go to LINK \n 
URL:https://mindfulnesshamilton.ca/event/everyday-mindfulness-with-mike-masse
LOCATION:McMaster Innovation Park\, 175 Longwood Road South\,\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Discovering Resilience Through Applied Mindfulness (DRAM) 1: Foundations of Mindfulness: Historical Origins and Contemporary Practice
DESCRIPTION:Through this course\, participants will:\n• Identify the knowledge and skills necessary to\nbegin a mindfulness practice\n• Experience basic mindfulness meditation\npractices\n• Explore strategies that support reflection of self\nin relation to our work and personal lives\n• Identify opportunities to integrate basic\nmindfulness practices and strategies into our\nlives \nAbout the Course:\nMindfulness is the skill of paying attention to the present\nmoment as it unfolds without judgment\, and is both a\npractice and a way of living. These principles and practices\nare being embraced by corporations\, healthcare\norganizations and teaching institutions as a means to bring\nfocus\, calm\, creativity and resilience to the workplace.\nWith a history spanning 2500 years\, mindfulness can be\nused in our modern world to deepen compassion for\nourselves and others\, and to help manage stress in our\nwork and home lives.\nThere is mounting scientific evidence that these ancient\npractices and concepts have positive impacts on our\nbrains\, minds\, bodies\, behaviors and relationships.\nParticipants in this workshop will be introduced to the\nhistory and science of mindfulness\, and discover\nopportunities for integration in education\, healthcare and\ndaily life. Through experiential activities\, participants will\nlearn the basics of mindfulness meditation and be invited\nto develop or deepen their personal practice. \nFor more information and to register go to: https://fhs.mcmaster.ca/facdev/documents/Dram2018-2019bro.pdf \nTo view testimonials of past DRAM participants go to written: https://fhs.mcmaster.ca/facdev/documents/DRAM2018Testimonial.pdf \nvideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nbBXl0eY7KAD_Y1gBEg2g \nDRAM 1 – Foundations of Mindfulness: Historical Origins and Contemporary Practice\nOct. 13-14\, 2018   Pre-requisite: None \nDRAM 2 – The Neuroscience of Mindfulness\nNov. 16-17\, 2018   Pre-requisite: None \nDRAM 3 – Being the Change: Growing Civility and Resilience through Secular Ethics and Mindfulness\nJan. 26-27\, 2019    Pre-requisite: Prior mindfulness experience \nDRAM 4 – Integrating Mindfulness into Personal and Professional Life\nMar 22-23\, 2019     Pre-requisite: Prior mindfulness course and a desire to deepen personal mindfulness practice\, and apply mindfulness skills in the workplace
URL:https://mindfulnesshamilton.ca/event/discovering-resilience-through-applied-mindfulness-1-foundations-of-mindfulness-historical-origins-and-contemporary-practice
LOCATION:McMaster Innovation Park\, 175 Longwood Road South\,\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
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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:Mindful Communication for Healthcare Providers
DESCRIPTION:Have you been introduced to mindfulness but finding yourself wanting to explore how to deepen your practice and bring mindfulness into relationships and into your workplace? \nConsider enrolling in “Mindful Communication for Health Care Providers”. \n\n100 % of graduates have said that they would recommend the course to a colleague\n\nQuotes from the end of course evaluations: \n\n\n“The course has truly been excellent and life changing”.\n “Mindfulness tools and concepts have become embed in my daily life”.\n\n\n\n“I have gained a “tool box” or skills that I can apply to my professional practice as well as my personal life”.\n\n  \n\n“The community learning/sharing was an awesome experience and greatly enhanced the development of ideas and learning”.\n\nWhat are 1-3 key point(s) that you are taking away from the course so far and how you have or might you apply them? \n\n“Awareness of my internal dialogue\, being able to look after myself better\, being a better listener at work and personally”.\n“Not being judgmental\, experiencing the results.  Letting thought float through my mind when mediating and not “owning them” just letting them flow.  Being able to be more aware of myself\, others\, and my environment”.\n“Appreciating the moment and the beauty that exists that I was missing because I was too “busy” to care for myself; self-compassion; trusting intuition; less effort with better results”.\n“How to apply approaches at work to build resilience; How to debrief very difficult circumstances; How to create more reflective space”.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n “Equanimity\, being present; appreciative enquiry improved listening skills; greater awareness of my reactions; give pause before initial response and allow for processing of information;  I really hear people now”.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe course consists of 2 ½ hours sessions weekly on Tuesday evenings and runs from Sept 15 to Dec 1 2015. \nThe deadline for application is Sept 1 2015. \nSee http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/facdev/  for further details.  \n 
URL:https://mindfulnesshamilton.ca/event/mindful-communication-for-healthcare-providers
LOCATION:McMaster Innovation Park\, 175 Longwood Road South\,\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
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