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Beth Meeker, MA

About this Program:

With Mindfulness Meditation we learn to quiet and focus the mind by observing our moment-to-moment experience with an open, nonjudgmental acceptance. Mindfulness practice creates a balance and inner harmony that can greatly reduce the emotional and physical impact and depletion that often result from prolonged exposure to stressful situations.

Mindfulness Meditation is a 2,500-year-old practice that was introduced into the arena of modern medicine by Jon Kabat-Zinn and others over the past 25 years. Empirical research has demonstrated significant benefits of mindfulness-based interventions in the treatment and prevention of disorders ranging from anxiety and depression to cancer and heart disease. A regular meditation practice offers powerful support for healthcare professionals seeking to avoid burnout. Learning to balance the emotional demands of a healing relationship with personal and professional pressures is vital to a caregiver’s longevity, effectiveness, overall health and wellbeing.

Through a combination of seven hours of in-class interactive and experiential activities and four hours of Home Study test-validated reading assignments, you will learn about:

·    helping your clients cope more effectively with stress-related illness

·    the powerful influence of mindfulness training on the mind and body

·    shifting your focus from pathology to wellness and growth

·    creating resonance and heartfelt connection with your clients

·    feeling more alert, alive and relaxed in your professional and personal life

·    cultivating a high-level of wellbeing using mindfulness practices

This program can provide 12 Continuing Educational Credits if you are a: Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed School Psychologist, Dietitian/Nutritionist or Nutrition Counselor or Licensed Nurse Midwife. Six of these credits are for in class participation, six are for Home Study materials (i.e. a journal articles related to the application of mindfulness to psychotherapy and other helping professions). You will have 2 weeks following the program to complete the Home Study portion of the program and mail the answer sheet to me). Learn more about CEUs.

Other licensures allowing the practice of psychotherapy such as M.D, are also welcome to attend but no CEU/CME can be awarded. Graduate students in one of these fields are welcome to participate as well.

The Cost of the Program

The fee for this one-day program is on a sliding scale based upon ability to pay and ranges from $250 to $100 (Visa/MC accepted). You set your own fee, no questions asked. Costs include two 45-minute training CDs (i.e. Body Scan and Guided Sitting Meditation) as well as Home Study reading materials, associated tests and posting of the 12 CEUs with CEBroker.

It is our sincere hope that any healing professional interested in participating in this program can do so regardless of their ability to pay. Therefore, I have established a fund for a limited number of partial scholarships. If you would like to be considered for a partial scholarship or if feel moved to contribute to this fund, please let us know.

To Register

Download and carefully complete this Registration Form. Please include your credit card info or enclose a check and mail it to: Steve Shealy, PhD, 13402 Thomasville Cir., Apt D, Tampa, FL 33617-9528

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