All times shown are in US Eastern Time:
| Dates | Times |
|---|---|
| Thursday, November 7 | 7:00-8:30PM |
| Thursday, November 14 | 7:00-8:30PM |
Mindfulness, Grief & Loss: In Support of Healing 2 Thursdays: November 7 and 14, 7-8:30 PM US Eastern TimeOnline via Zoomwith Karen Jones
Registration Deadline: Saturday, November 2, 2024
NOTE: These sessions will not be recorded.
About this Program
If we’re living life, at some point, we all experience loss. Loss comes in many forms—loss of loved ones, loss of the life we anticipated/planned, loss of homes/jobs/etc. This 2-session course will encourage participants to use mindfulness-based practices to identify and explore what comes up when we acknowledge and sit with grief and loss.
Various practices will be offered to support recognition of dysregulation, self-regulation, rebalancing, and refocusing. We will explore how the idea of wise attention can contribute to the potential for profound healing insights, and engage in mindfulness practices and self-discovery opportunities that can help us gain insight into what is supportive, stabilizing and healing.
What You Can Expect
Having a framework for the weekly process will help us create a safe, manageable environment that invites what is possible for each person as we explore grief and loss. Times are approximate and somewhat flexible according to what’s present.
- Opening Practice and Settling In (5 min.)
- Reflections and teachings about mindfulness, grief, and loss, and tending to ourselves in the present (15 min.)
- Mindfulness practice: attending to what's called for and supportive (15 min.)
- Optional Check-In, sharing, inquiry and deep listening (30 min.)
- Mindfulness Practice (10 min.)
- Brief Check-Out/Intention Setting (10 min.)
- Closing Practice (5 min.)
How to Prepare
As a participant, you agree to—
- Be somewhere private, where you won't be interrupted
- Attend and participate in both sessions, barring emergency
- Use a computer that allows all participants to be seen on one screen—no phones, please
- Show up with a curious, reflective, and observational approach to what's arising
- Practice kindness and gentleness towards yourself as we engage in meditation and speaking and listening together
- Engage in mindfulness practice during and between sessions that works for you/supports you
Karen Jones is a Certified MBSR Teacher who holds a master’s degree in behavioral sciences and a bachelor’s degree in public health education. She uses mindfulness-based interventions to help others set intentions for, and achieve, optimal mental and physical well-being.
In her work as a Professional Counselor, Karen has helped people address grief, trauma, anxiety, relationship issues, change, and other stressful conditions and situations. She recently retired after 30 years as an outpatient counselor in various settings and is the founder of Mindfulness and Motion, LLC where she focuses on teaching and mentoring about mindfulness.
This program is limited to 22 participants
The fee for this program is US$65.
Register by paying the fee.
Once you have paid, your slot is reserved. East Coast Mindfulness will then email you a link to a brief intake form.
Note: To reserve a slot for additional participants in your household, please submit payment for the additional person(s) by going through the checkout process for each of them.
You will be asked to provide your phone number and e-mail address during the payment process—this is so that we can contact you should there be any changes to the schedule, etc.
You do not need a PayPal account in order to use your credit card to make your payment (you may need to select the "Checkout as Guest" option to use a credit card).
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Schedule
All times shown are in US Eastern Time:
Dates Times Thursday, November 7 7:00-8:30PM Thursday, November 14 7:00-8:30PM -
Cost
The fee for this program is US$65.
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Register
Register by paying the fee.
Once you have paid, your slot is reserved. East Coast Mindfulness will then email you a link to a brief intake form.
Note: To reserve a slot for additional participants in your household, please submit payment for the additional person(s) by going through the checkout process for each of them.
You will be asked to provide your phone number and e-mail address during the payment process—this is so that we can contact you should there be any changes to the schedule, etc.
You do not need a PayPal account in order to use your credit card to make your payment (you may need to select the "Checkout as Guest" option to use a credit card).
REFUND POLICY:
You can receive a full refund by emailing info@eastcoastmindfulness.com before the first session. No refunds will be issued once the program starts.
Questions? Please email us at info@eastcoastmindfulness.com