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Mindfulness Training will begin on Monday, Feb. 7 at 11:30 am and will run for 8 consecutive Mondays through, March 28, 2022.

MINDFULNESS

·     Improves stress resilience

·     Increases confidence and self-acceptance

·     Enhances sleep, focus, and attention

You will learn:

·     What Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Are

·     How perception shapes our experience

·     Mindfulness tools to work with stress & anxiety

·     Self-compassion for difficult emotions

·     To cultivate positive emotions

·     Several formal practices including:

·     Sitting meditation

·     Mindful Yoga

·     Supportive Touch & Self-Compassion

INSTRUCTORS

Dr. Barbara A. Pickut, MD, MPH, RYT 200

Neurologist, MSU Health Care, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Instructor

Dr. Pickut is an Associate Professor of Neurology, serving people with Movement and Memory challenges. She is a certified instructor in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Yoga. She has been working with People with Parkinson's and mindfulness training for over 10 years.

Carol Hendershot, E-RYT500

Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Instructor

Co-Founder & Owner, Grand Rapids Center for Mindfulness

Carol has been teaching Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) since 2008 and has led hundreds of students through the program. She has completed extensive training through The Center for Mindfulness at the UMass Medical School, UCSD Center for Mindfulness, and the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion.

For more information visit: www.parkinsonsmi.org

To access the Zoom link, visit https://parkinsonsmi-org.zoom.us

Meeting ID: 660 963 7129

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