April 6 Drop-In
Please note the change of date for the drop-in
session this month. We will be meeting on
Thursday, April 6 this month instead
of our usual second Thursday schedule. This month
we will be focusing our attention on
Lovingkindness
Meditation.
I look forward to seeing you on Thursday,
April 6, from 7-9 P.M. at the Wright Tavern
Center. The Wright Tavern Center
is
located at
2 Lexington Rd., Concord, next to First Parish Church.
Drop-in fee is $15 Pre-registration is not necessary,
but appreciated.
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Greetings!
Welcome to Springtime! Lots of opportunities this
month to take time for yourself to recenter,
reconnect, and renew.
The monthly Meditation Drop-In session will be held a
week
earlier than usual this month due to Easter and
Passover. The April drop-in session will be held this
Thursday, April
6. Check
out the column on the left for more information.
The Spring sessions of Mindfulness-Based Stress
Reduction are filling fast! Call or e-mail soon if you
would like to register.
If you are interested in experiencing mindfulness in
nature this spring, I am offering a workshop entitled
Mindfulness at Walden on the morning
of April 26. Come and enjoy the early
spring at Thoreau's Walden.
Finally, an absolutely wonderful PBS documentary
aired last week, entitled The New
Medicine. If you weren't able to catch
it, I have included a link and more information about
the program in this newsletter.
As always, I am eager to hear your comments,
suggestions, and ideas for workshops, retreats or
programs. My goal is to assist you in making
tools of self-care and stress management as
accessible and relevant to your lives as possible.
Take care,
Pam
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The New Medicine
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A wonderful PBS documentary, The New
Medicine, aired last week and will be rebroadcast
on many PBS stations over the month of April. Many
forms of integrative medicine are discussed in the
two-hour program, along with interviews with national
leaders in integrative medicine. One of the key
points that I took away from the program was the
important work that those of us in healthcare need to
continue to do to return the human touch to
high-tech care.
It was inspiring to witness the complex dynamics of
healing and compassion both from the point of view
of
the patients and the
caregivers. Whom is caring for whom
is often blurry in the field of integrative
medicine and healthcare. I encourage you to check
out the website listed below for more information
about The New Medicine.
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Spring MBSR Registration
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Classes are filling fast for the Spring session of
MBSR! The Tuesday evening class is almost filled,
and the Friday morning class has a few
spots still open. Call or e-mail me today if you would
like to register!
Classes will begin on April 25 for the Tuesday
session
and on May 5 for the Friday session.
Classes meet
weekly for 8-weeks and are based on Dr.Jon Kabat-
Zinn's internationally recognized framework of MBSR.
Classes are limited to 15 participants to allow for
individual guidance.
I am pleased to be the only MBSR program offering
MARN approved continuing education for nurse
participants in the program (19.2 contact
hours).
For more information about the MBSR program, please
click the link below.
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Mindfulness at Walden
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I will be offering a morning workshop entitled:
Mindfulness at Walden on
Wednesday, April 26 from 9:30-11:30 AM.
We will explore mindfulness through walking
meditation, listening meditation, journaling, as well as
sitting meditation following Henry David Thoreau's
path to his cabin site and using some of Thoreau's
quotes as springboards for our own meditations.
Fee for the workshop is $30 and preregistration is
necessary prior to April 24. Wear comfortable walking
shoes, and bring a towel or blanket to sit on.
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