$49
How can we take our mindfulness practice to the next level by baking it into our everyday lives so that we can create sustainable life rhythms? You’ll learn exactly how in this workshop! We'll discuss all the juicy benefits of mindfulness, drawing from neuroscientific and social psychological evidence to help participants enhance their skills for:
AGILITY
The master skill of resilient people. How does our yoga practice and simply paying attention to the fluctuations of the mind help us stay agile so we may adapt to challenging life circumstances? As we get better at experiencing some trigger with detachment, identifying stress in our bodies, noticing unhelpful thinking patterns or adjusting our mindset, we start to see and relate to reality differently. This allows us to make better choices and choose the most appropriate response.
FOCUS
How do we navigate all the distraction and noise of this world and not get overwhelmed or sucked into endless rabbit holes? We’ll learn about our disappearing attention and strategies to offset our monkey minds such as the power of the pause and safeguarding unstructured time.
COMMUNICATION
Why does attentive listening matter? What are the layers of listening? What is the gift of presence? How does being awake and aware help us navigate healthy conflict?
We’ll close with a Self-Compassion practice, the antidote to our cynical inner critic, and a few tips on how to be trauma-sensitive in teaching or practicing mindfulness (separate workshop on this topic, October 18, 2-5pm).
Deirdre has been coaching and creating custom wellbeing programs for professional caregivers (educator, healthcare and humanitarian workers) as well as private clients for over a decade. She has been a core faculty member in organizational change leadership at Western Michigan Univ. and a lead researcher on international wellbeing projects designed to support social change-makers for The Wellbeing Project (Paris) and Kellogg Institute at the Univ. of Notre Dame. She most recently served as the Director of Wellbeing and Joy in Practice for the nurses and allied health professionals at Ann & Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago.
As an integral health & wellbeing coach, yoga therapy teacher and anthropologist, Deirdre brings a holistic lens into her work with coaching clients. She has experience working with high performing staff and leaders who work in high-pressure environments and want to maximize their impact as well as supporting clients who are navigating challenging transitions (empty nesting, divorce, personal or professional loss, retirement) or wish to grow their capacity for more zest, joy and inspiration.
In addition to serving professionally as a wellbeing scientist and researcher, Deirdre is trained by the Anthropedia Institute, which offers an interdisciplinary evidence-based curriculum drawing on nutrition, naturopathy, neuroscience, art & culture, psychology, and coaching skills to support the whole person.