Wellness Matters Webinar - Mindfulness across spiritual & psychotherapeutic traditions
Discover mindfulness across religions & therapies with Roger Thiessen.
Read MoreWellness Matters Webinar — Connection Through Yoga
Trauma can disconnect us from our body, mind and spirit. Yoga is a practice of bringing the elements of body, mind and spirit into connection. This talk dives into the ways yoga as a physical and spiritual practice can offer a pathway to healing from trauma.
In this talk, you will learn:
- ways that trauma and chronic stress show up in the body
- calming the body and mind through breathing
- establishing presence and finding a sense of grounding through physical postures
Read MoreWeekly Mindfulness Meditation Finding Peace in the Midst of Uncertainty (week 9)
In this Webinar, Grant introduces the work of Christopher Peterson and Martin Seligman, whose research has led to the classification of Character and Signature Strengths. This webinar concludes with a self-guided music meditation.
Read MoreWeekly Mindfulness Meditation Finding Peace in the Midst of Uncertainty (week 10)
In this webinar, Grant provides of review of the previous nine weeks, discussing the highlights from each week. This week concludes with the same meditation from week five, a Self-Compassion Meditation, from Tara Brach.
We find ourselves in unprecedented times. The stress and anxiety we are currently dealing with is something most of us have never had to face in our lifetime. Amidst the uncertainty, even ten minutes of mindfulness meditation a day can help calm your nervous system, enabling you to find a sense of inner peace. In this video, Grant teaches us about mindfulness meditation. In addition to practicing two guided meditations, he discusses what mindfulness is and the benefits, as well as offering practical guidance for developing your own practice.
Weekly Mindfulness Meditation Finding Peace in the Midst of Uncertainty (week 8)
In this webinar, Grant discusses the many benefits of the mindfulness practice of gratitude, including the ways in which the individual benefits of this practice also enhance us socially and culturally.
Read MoreWeekly Mindfulness Meditation Finding Peace in the Midst of Uncertainty (Week 7)
In this webinar, Grant discusses the negative impact of social comparison and reads from the work of Jon Kabat-Zin. This webinar ends with a guided visualization entitled, Taking Refuge Inside and Out.
Read MoreWeekly Mindfulness Meditation Finding Peace in the Midst of Uncertainty (Week 6)
In this webinar, Grant discusses ways of savouring experiences as means of increasing our state of wellbeing. A brief discussion on things we think make us happy, but don’t, is followed by a discussion highlighting Grant’s journey to mindfulness practice. This webinar finishes with a Breathscape/Bodyscape Meditation, based on the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn.
Read MoreWeekly Mindfulness Meditation Finding Peace in the Midst of Uncertainty (Week 5)
In this webinar, Grant provides a list of online applications that focus on the practice of mindfulness. The work of Tara Brach is introduced with an overview of the RAIN of Self- Compassion. This webinar concludes with a Self-Compassion Meditation adopted from one of Tara’s online meditations.
Read MoreWeekly Mindfulness Meditation Finding Peace in this Time of Uncertainty (Week 4)
In this webinar, Grant provides some coping strategies for dealing with increased stress and anxiety, including the mindfulness practice of 5-4-3-2-1. This webinar ends with a Body-Scan Meditation.
Read MoreWeekly Mindfulness Meditation - Finding Peace in the Midst of Uncertainty (Week 3)
In this webinar, Grant highlights some of the consequences of not being mindful and discusses some of the myths and misconceptions of mindfulness meditation. This webinar closes with a Loving-Kindness Meditation.
Read MoreWeekly Mindfulness Meditation: Finding Peace in the Midst of Uncertainty (Week 2)
In this webinar, Grant outlines various types of grief that might be present for people in light of the COVID19 pandemic. The mindfulness practice of GLAD is introduce, as is the mindfulness practice of Self-Compassion, based on the work of Kristin Neff. This webinar concludes with a Self-Compassion Meditation.
Read MoreMindfulness Meditation: Finding Peace in This Midst of Uncertainty (Week 1)
We find ourselves in unprecedented times. The stress and anxiety we are currently dealing with is something most of us have never had to face in our lifetime. Amidst the uncertainty, even ten minutes of mindfulness meditation a day can help calm your nervous system, enabling you to find a sense of inner peace.
In the first webinar of his series, Grant provides viewers with a brief history of mindfulness, discussing what mindfulness is, including a description of the two types of mindfulness practices. Grant also reveals some of the research finding pertaining to mindfulness meditation. Included in this webinar is a short Breathing Meditation and a Gratitude Meditation.
Manage Your Pain - wellness webinar
Living with pain can be debilitating not only physically, but psychologically as well. During this mental wellness webinar, Lori Tiemer explores the mind-body connection and discusses various strategies, including cognitive and relaxation techniques, for managing your pain and improving your quality of life.
Read MoreTara Branch and RAIN Meditation
Tara Branch, founder of the Insight Mediation Community of Washington, D.C, provides us with a beautiful self-compassion meditation.
The Power of Self-Compassion and How to Develop It
Grant Wardlow offered a wonderful presentation on self-compassion last month. His presentation was full of information and resources about the benefits of self-compassion and ways to become more self-compassionate.
Check out his insightful presentation here!
Manage your pain; Take back your life!
Chronic pain can be debilitating not only physically, but psychologically as well. Before you know it, pain can begin to sneak its way into all aspects of your life. Below are some strategies for managing pain before it manages you.
Read MoreThe Holidays are an Invitation to be Present
The holidays bring many expectations. Sometimes these expectations are fulfilled and we are left feeling touched by hope and joy. Other expectations are left unfulfilled and leave disappointment and sadness in their stead. The days leading to the holidays are so often marked by a stressful and almost manic desire to control the outcome - to secure some of the joy and avoid the opposite. But if this approach worked for us at the holidays, it would surely work better the rest of our days!
What if the holidays were simply an invitation?
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