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Discover a more mindful and connected life with Awaken Pittsburgh’s Mindful Connections for Wellness program. This unique course offers an invaluable opportunity to integrate mindfulness and meditation into your daily routine. Through expert guidance, you’ll acquire practical skills to remain focused and grounded, enhancing your personal well-being and enriching your interactions with others.
Join us for an enlightening journey where you will: – Master strategies to manage everyday stress – Build resilience to face life’s challenges – Cultivate deeper compassion and empathy – Establish and maintain a consistent mindfulness practice
The course includes the following topics:
Basic introduction to mindfulness
The research that supports mindfulness
Dealing with difficult emotions and events
Understanding and improving relationships
Mindful communication
Conflict resolution
Forgiveness and gratitude
DATES: 9 Thursdays, 6:30-8:00 PM via Zoom online video conferencing:
February 22 – April 18, 2024
This course includes an optional half-day of in-person practice together, date TBD.
COST: The price for this program is $250, however, we offer a range price levels to make our programming accessible to all. Please choose the one that you are able to afford. We rely on donations to subsidize those who may not otherwise be able to afford the course.
REQUIRED Workbook: This class requires that you purchase The Mindfulness-Based Emotional Balance Workbook: An Eight-Week Program for Improved Emotion Regulation and Resilience (Cullen & Brito Pons). It can be purchased for Kindle or paperbackhere. Or other e-versions of the workbook can be purchasedhere. We will read this book throughout the course together.
Program Deliverer: This class will be lead by Dawn Lehman. Find out more about Dawn here.
What past participants have shared:
“The sessions were so informative and helped to keep the energy going with my own practice. The content was rich and relevant.”
“This course opened up my life to a new approach, to a life of kindness, gratitude, and peace.”
CEUs
This program is offered for up to16 CE hours of social work continuing education through co-sponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Social Work, a Council on Social Work Education accredited school and therefore a PA pre-approved provider of social work continuing education. These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LMFT, and LPC biennial license renewal. For information on social work continuing education please visit socialwork.pitt.edu/continuing-ed. If you would like CEUs, please select the payment method which includes their processing fee.
FAQs
Is there a minimum age requirement to join the course?
This course is for adults only. Participants must be 18 or over.
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Feel free to email info@awakenpittsburgh.org with any questions.
What’s the refund policy?
A full refund is available through Eventbrite up to 1 day prior to the class beginning.
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