Mindfulness for Healing After Brain Injury - 2022 BIAYR Programming Series
Event Information
About this event
Each week will consist of:
- Guided practices including body scans, mindful movement and awareness of breath, thoughts and emotions
- Facilitated group inquiry and discussion
- Learning how to use mindfulness to meet both physical and emotional challenges such as pain, headaches, stress, depression and anxiety
- Assigned homework encouraging participants to cultivate a daily mindfulness practice.
Learning Objectives
- Gain insights into their bodies, minds and their mind-body connection
- Understand how mindfulness can promote effective pain management, recovery and healing
- Learn how to use mindfulness to meet both physical and emotional challenges
- Incorporate mindfulness into their daily lives.
The Program
Week 1: Introduction to Mindfulness
Week 2: Mindfulness and Stress
Week 3: How Mindfulness Changes Your Brain
Week 4: Acceptance
Week 5: Loving Kindness and Self-Compassion
Week 6: Gratitude
Week 7: Being With Feelings of Uncertainty
Week 8: Mindfulness and Your Recovery
Week 9: The Body-Mind Connection
Week 10: Self-Acceptance
Week 11: Mindfulness and Healing
Week 12: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Week 13: Grace and Compassion
Week 14: Self-care and Boundaries
Week 15: Trusting Ourselves and Our Intuition
Week 16: Extending Your Practice Beyond the Group
About Charlene Gethons:
Charlene is a Mindfulness teacher and coach, motivational speaker and a registered psychotherapist. Her background in psychology provides her with insights into working with people with anxiety and depression. Charlene combines this training with her lived experience to inform her practice and work. Charlene is the owner of The Mindfulness Journey, a mindfulness meditation company that provides workshops and courses on the benefits of mindfulness and creating a practice.
