September Drop-In Session
The September Drop-In Session will be held on
Thursday,
September 8 from 7-9 PM at the Wright
Tavern
Center,
2 Lexington Rd. Concord.
Come and join others in renewing their meditation
practice. In light of the devastation in the Gulf
Coast region, we will spend time working with the
feelings of compassion, loving-kindness and inner
strength. Bring along a yoga mat or blanket.
No preregistration is necessary. Drop-in fee is
$15
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Greetings!
Welcome to the September edition of News
from
Stress
Resources.
As we continue to be stunned by the destruction of
Hurricane Katrina, I am also struck by the incredible
resilience of so many in the face of catastrophe.
Again and again I have been reminded that our inner
resources are so important, as the external events in
our lives are so unpredictable and impermanent.
September is a natural time to reassess our skills and
look to new learning opportunites. The Fall 2005
session for the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Program is now underway. As a reminder, if you
are
a nurse or healthcare professional, continuing
education credit is available for the program.
Last month, I was honored to be a participant in one
of the regional lead-in events to the 2005 White
House Conference on Aging. This will be the
first
Conference on Aging to address the unique aspects
of aging baby boomers. Check out the links included
in this newsletter
to find out more information.
Many of you have requested quick tips for bringing
mindfulness into the workplace. I recently
authored an article entitled, “Caring for the
Caregivers: Stress-LESS Tips for the
Workplace”,
published in Creating the Future through
Renewal,by the Honor
Society for Nursing: Sigma Theta Tau International.
While the article was written for nurses, it is very
applicable to other workplace environments.
As always, I encourage and appreciate your
comments and suggestions for future programming
and newsletter topics. May you continue to
strengthen and nourish your inner resources.
Take Care,
Pam
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2005 White House Conference on Aging
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The White House Conference on Aging occurs every
decade with the express purpose of developing
national
policy on aging. As 78 million baby boomers come of
age as seniors over the next decades, how will we
define
and articulate the needs of this generation? This is
the challenge and opportunity we have before us!
I was honored to be a panelist for a
regional event leading in to the December 2005
Conference on Aging. I see a need to address the
unique challenges of baby boomers as caregivers to
children and parents, as well as creating a new model
of health and
"successful aging" versus "anti-aging" in our
society.
For more information about this important event, as
well as making your voice
heard on this topic, click onto the government
website for the 2005 White House
Conference on Aging. I have added the article
which appeared in the Concord Journal regarding the
regional lead-in forum to the Stress Resources
website on the In the
News page.
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Fall 2005 Stress Reduction Program
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Registration for the Fall 2005 sessions of the
Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program is now
underway. I
will be offering both a Tuesday evening program,
7-9
PM (beginning on September 27), as well as a Friday
morning program, 9:30- 11:30 AM (beginning
Septmeber 30). Enrollment is limited to 15
participants in each class. Classes are held at the
Wright Tavern Center, next to First Parish Church in
Concord, MA.
If you are a former
student who would like to refresh your mindfulness
training, you are eligible to repeat the program for a
disounted price. Continuing education credits are
available for nurses and other health professionals
who complete the Stress Reduction Program.
For more information about the Mindfulness-based
Stress Reduction Program, please click on the link
below or call Stress Resources at 978-369-5243.
I look forward to having you in class!
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Stress-LESS Tips for the Workplace
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We could all use a few more tools for our toolbox of
stress management skills. In a recent article I wrote
for Create the Future Through
Renewal, a publication
of the Honor Society of Nursing: Sigma Theta Tau
International, I discussed ways in which we can
integrate tools of mindfulness and stress reduction
into our everyday lives. The article is linked
below.
While the article was written for nurses, I believe it is
applicable to many other professions. I would love to
hear your comments and ideas for other Stress-
LESS
Tips that work for you. With your permission, I
will
share them (without names!) in a future newsletter.
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