Date & Location Change for Feb. Drop In
There will be a change of location and date
for February's drop-in meditation session. We
will meet on Wednesday, February 7, from 7-9 PM
at my office, 97 Lowell Rd (3rd
floor) Concord, MA.
My office is located two blocks northwest of Wright
Tavern,
in the same building as Citizens Bank. From Wright
Tavern, proceed to the Colonial Inn. Keeping the
Colonial Inn on your right, take your first right (Lowell
Rd). Continue on Lowell Rd. for about one block. On
the left, you will see a shopping plaza (Millbrook Tarry)
with a Brooks Pharmacy and a Citizens Bank. My
office is in the Citizens Bank Building. The main
entrance in on the parking lot side of the building. For
more detailed directions from your location, click here for
Mapquest
We will be continuing our exploration of metta (or
lovingkindness) meditation, as well as working with
deepening our daily meditation practices.
Please let me know if you will be joining us on
February 7. Drop in fee is $15. Feel free to bring your
meditation cushion or bench and a blanket or shawl to
keep you comfortable during meditation.
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Greetings!
The newsletter this month is about
COPING...coping with
stress, coping with SATs, and for those
of
us
in New England, finally coping with
winter
weather!
The upcoming "Tools for Teens" workshop will focus
on strategies for coping with the stress of SATs and
other standardized tests. Teens will learn and
practice research
validated methods of stress reducing strategies,
specifically on their need for focus, clarity and
concentration prior and during SATs.
A new feature in this month's newsletter is the
inclusion of a video clip. To enhance Stress
Resources' newsletter I will be adding more
interactive features during the year. Let me know if
you
find this a helpful resource. This month the short CBS
video clip
features Dr. Elissa Epel, a researcher at the University
of California--San Francisco, discussing coping and
stress.
As always, I welcome your comments, suggestions,
and thoughts on ways Stress Resources may
continue to provide relevant, interesting, and useful
resources to you.
Warmly,
Pam
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NEW Tools for Teens Workshop
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Test strategies and vocabulary lists are
ubiquitous in prep courses for the SATs...but what
about coping strategies for the stress
of test taking
and beyond?
I will be offering my popular Tools for Teens
Workshop on Friday, February 23 from 3-5 PM
(this is
the last Friday of school vacation week for those in
Massachusetts public schools). During this
workshop, teens will learn relaxation methods, as well
as ways to bring mindfulness into studying and high
pressure/high performance environments
(like SATs).
The workshop will be a helpful adjunct to those
preparing for the March 10, May 5 or June 2 SATs.
Workshop size is limited to 6 students to allow for
individual instruction. Students will receive a CD with
student focused relaxation and meditation exercises,
as well as a manual with various handouts to review
relaxation methods. Cost of the workshop, inclusive
of materials is $80.
The Tools for Teens Workshop will be held in
my
office, located at 97 Lowell Rd. Concord, MA. Please
call my office (978-369-5243) to register for the
workshop.
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Coping with Stress
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You may remember when I highlighted the work of Dr.
Elissa Epel in a previous newsletter. Dr.
Epel received international attention when a study
she co-authored suggested a
link between cell aging and caregiver stress. This
was the first study which demonstrated a direct
correlation between a mother's perceived
physiological stress
in caring for her chronically ill child and the mother's
increased cellular aging processes. If you would like
to
read the study, please click here.
CBS News recently interviewed Dr. Epel on the topic of
Coping
with Stress. Dr. Epel suggests that bringing
mindfulness into our lives is one way to cope with
stressors in our 24/7 lives. Click on the link below to
view the interview with Dr. Epel on CBS News.
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