Greetings!
"Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe filled with slush"~ Doug Larson
For those of us in the Northeast (and other areas of the country too, I hear) it has seemed like a never-ending winter...days of bitter cold and snow followed by more bitter cold and snow. But now the hint that spring may be on its way...a few blades of grass have become visible under the graying snowbanks. Somehow the turning of the calendar to March leads us to shift ourselves to the possibility of renewal. The promise of spring, with later sunsets, birds songs in the morning, crocuses bravely waking up from their winter slumber to meet the sun, are all reminders of the impermanence of nature and even with a shoe full of slush there is reason to take a breath and be grateful for renewals.
Wishing you a month of renewal,
Pam
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Pam Ressler
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I invite you to read AND comment on my blog. I write reflections and post links to articles of interest on the intersecting topic areas of resiliency, healthcare, stress management, mindfulness, and life!
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Meditation Maintenance
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2014 Winter/Spring Schedule
Meditation Maintenance Sessions
are a great way to give yourself a monthly self-care "tune-up" by joining with fellow meditators to discuss insights and challenges of your practice.
Our general schedule is the 2nd Wednesday (evening) and 2nd Friday (afternoon) of each month. However, there may be some months when we will meet on the first Wednesday or first Friday. Please see the schedule below.
You are welcome to attend each month or simply on an occasional basis. You will find a supportive and welcoming respite in the midst of your busyness.
Winter/Spring 2014 Schedule
Evening sessions meet 7-9 PM
Wed, Mar 12
Wed, Apr 2 (note 1st Wed)
Wed, May 14
Wed, Jun 11
Daytime sessions meet 12:30-2:30 PM
Fri, Mar 14
Fri, Apr 11
Fri, May 9
Fri, Jun 13
Both evening and daytime sessions are held at Stress Resources' office (97 Lowell Rd, Concord, MA). Please pre-register for sessions as space is limited.
Meditation Maintenance sessions are $15 per session. Register by e-mail or by phone (978-369-5243).
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March 20: Humor in Healthcare
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 Do you know the difference between hoping humor, coping humor and gallows humor? Do laughter and humor always go together? How can humor help make you more resilient? If you want to learn more about humor as a therapeutic intervention, please join me on Thursday, March 20 from 7:30 am to 9:00 am when I will be presenting a breakfast workshop "Humor in Healthcare" hosted by Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle, 50 Sutherland Rd, Brighton, MA. This event is free and 1 contact hour for nurses is included. You don't need to be a healthcare provider to attend -- this workshop is suitable for everybody. Please RSVP to Annie Keller, 671-566-1700 or akeller@benchmarkquality.com |
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Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness: Relief of Suffering
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The theme of this year's International Conference on Mindfulness and its application is the Relief of Suffering. Keynote addresses will be delivered by thought leaders in the fields of stress, mindfulness, palliative care, empathy and compassion: Bruce McEwen, Patricia Luck, Kristin Neff, Willem Kuyken, Eric Cassell. Find out more about the conference, which will be held at the Four Points Sheraton in Norwood MA by visiting the conference webpage |
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Mind-FULL or Mindful? Leveraging Technology to Build Resilience
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I was honored to be asked to present on the topic of mindfulness and technology at the kick off event for Healthy Concord on March 1. While mindfulness and technology may seem to polar opposites, I believe that with judicious use we can leverage technology to help us engage and connect with a practice of mindfulness and meditation.
There are three key questions I ask when I review or recommend an app or other technology to support a meditation or mindfulness practice:
Does it support:
If the answer is yes, then the technology may be helpful versus a hindrance to your practice. I have had several requests to share my one page handout and my slides from my presentation, and they are now on available on my website. Please feel free to share and comment.
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Just for You...Flexible Mindfulness Training
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Do you love the idea of learning mindfulness based strategies and meditation to enhance your life and decrease your stress, but a weekly program does not work for your schedule? Look no further than our Flexible Mindfulness Training. Stress Resources offers individual and semi-private training in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. Sign up for semi-private sessions with a friend and one of you trains for 1/2 price ($200 savings).
Flexible MBSR/Private and Semi-Private Mindfulness Training: This unique option offered by Stress Resources allows the individual to set the pace for training but maintains the essential framework of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction in private or semi-private sessions.
Stress Resources' Flexible MBSR has been successfully taught to business leaders, healthcare professionals, management consultants, teachers, busy parents and students. We work together, mindfully, to meet your needs. What are you waiting for?
The Flexible Mindfulness Training:- Includes four 1-hour sessions that may be scheduled
in the morning, afternoon or evening to meet your needs. We can meet in person, in Stress Resources' Concord office, or via Skype.
- Materials provided include 5 CDs (downloadable to mp3), copy of Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn, training workbook and reference guide.
- Allows your MBSR training to take place over 8-12 weeks at your own pace and schedule with individualized coaching.
- Add a friend option allows you to learn the skills of MBSR with a friend and train for 1/2 price! (BCBS discount cannot be combined with this special rate)
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What Does Resilience Mean to You?
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1. the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape;2. the capacity to recover quickly from adversity, difficulties; toughness.
This may be the dictionary definition of resilience, but what does resilience mean to you personally? Is there a quote or saying that is meaningful to you, perhaps one that has given you insight through times of challenge or change?
Thank you so much for the wonderful quotes on resilience my readers have sent in over the past two months. They are surprisingly varied and each speaks to particular qualities of resilience, which is fascinating. I am still compiling the quotes and catagorizing them into subtopics. Please continue to send in your favorite quotes by emailing them to me at pressler@stressresources.com. Feel free to send in multiple quotes. Please attribute the quote(s) to the original author, if known. For each quote selected for inclusion in the book, I will send you an autographed copy of the book when it is published in 2014.
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