February 9 Drop-In
Do you need a boost to your
meditation practice?
Join others in continuing to develop your practice of
mindfulness with our monthly group meditation and
discussion. This month, since February is
Heart
Month, we will be focusing on
meditations of the heart, using centering exercises
and mindful yoga to go within and expand our
awareness.
Any one with some meditation experience is welcome
to join us! We will be meeting in the Wright
Tavern
Center, from 7-9 PM, on Thursday,
February 9. The Wright Tavern is located at
2 Lexington Rd., Concord. Please remember to bring a
yoga mat,
as well as a blanket for comfort during relaxation.
Drop-in fee is $15
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Greetings!
If you are a believer in Punxsutawney Phil, (the
official
groundhog), Spring is another six weeks away.
Just maybe, Punxsutawney Phil has it right...he
wasn't
running away from his shadow, but allowing
himself to continue to retreat, renew and rebalance
with the
slower pace of the Winter months.
How often are we
in a hurry to rush through another season, another
task or even another year? Can we see
Punxsutawney
Phil as our mindful guide this month and be present
with Winter....a time to settle in to our own internal
rhythm and awareness. Perhaps this is a time to
come inside, both literally and metaphorically.
I hope
you will find time during this month of renewal
to become aware of your inner landscape as you
observe the outer landscape from a warm and cozy
place.
Warmly,
Pam
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A Taste of Mindfulness
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Stress Resources will be presenting an
innovative "Lunch and Learn"
workshop: A
Taste of Mindfulness on Wednesday,
March
15 from
12-1 PM at Karendyth, a new holistic center
located at 254 Littleton Rd,
Westford, MA. This is a a
perfect way to learn to incorporate mindfulness
into your workday. Read more about the workshop
by clicking the link below and then clicking on
NEW Workshops.
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Barnaby Inn Retreat
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Fabulous...Incredible...Wow...
These are just a few of the comments from the
nurses who attended our Nurse Retreat
at the
Barnaby Inn in W. Harwich, MA on January 28. More
than
a dozen nurses spent the day caring for the
caregiver with various workshops and TLC
therapies. The Nurse Retreats are designed
for nurses by nurses and include
delicious meals, TLC therapies such as chair massage
and reflexology sessions, as well as MARN approved
Continuing Education workshops for nurses in a
beautiful B&B on Cape Cod.
If you didn't have a chance to rebalance, reflect and
renew at this retreat.....don't worry we will be
planning more retreats soon! Stress
Resources
collaborates with Coach4Nurses and The Barnaby
Inn, all nurse-owned businesses, to
make the retreats a meaningful respite for nurses
by nurses.
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MBSR and Chronic Pain
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An interesting study, brought to my attention by one
of my students, appeared in the Journal of
General
Internal Medicine recently. The study examined
reported levels of pain
in chronic pain patients suffering from
musculoskeletal pain using Mindfulness Based
Stress Reduction (MBSR), massage and standard
care as the
study variables.
The pilot study findings indicated the most pain
reduction initially in the massage group, but the level
of pain substantially
increased at the end of the study period (when the
participants were not receiving
massages any longer). While the standard care
group and the
MBSR group did not have as dramatic a decrease in
the reported pain, at the completion of the study the
MBSR group had the most sustained improvement in
mood states, one of the most difficult to treat
manifestations of
chronic pain. The conclusion being that MBSR may
lead to sustained improved mood states and thus
reduction of pain with
lifestyle and coping changes.
If you are interested in reading more about this
study, click on
the MBSR and Chronic Pain link to below.
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