Areas of Practice
First Responders
Secondary trauma and compassion fatigue can wear down the best in first responders. Offering the self care practices of mindfulness helps individuals revive themselves during and after work so they can continue living their best lives and serving others.
Primary and Secondary Schools
Children and teen’s brains are growing until the age of 25-27 years. The prefrontal cortex, the area of the brain that performs executive functioning, like focus and decision making, increases through the regular practice of mindfulness. Many SEL departments in schools are welcoming mindfulness programming to help support mental and emotional regulation so that students can grow into their best selves.
Help Centers
Trauma-based and at-risk communities are developing their abilities to uplift their lives and self regulate any hyper or hypo arousals as a result of their life conditions. Mindfulness helps to regulate the amygdala, fear and desire arousal, in the limbic system and gives the power of their attention back to the prefrontal cortex in the brain which gives individuals a sense of sovereignty over their life and the decisions they make.
Community Centers
Community centers offer a single place where people can gather in like-minded wholesome activities. Mindfulness practices support people from all backgrounds to be more comfortable with their self and others. The joyful simplicity that arises with this practices increases when we are able to share the experience together with others.
Retreat Centers
These introspective environments encourage and support the naturalness and deep diving in mindfulness practices. Leaving the chores of daily life for a day or longer to be supported by these practices in these environments is life changing.
Administration and Customer Service Sector
Genuineness, knowledge and care are the pilars of those working the gears in these organizations. Mindfulness supports these individuals to have greater focus, task completion, ease, and presence with all they do. Supporting them helps support everyone.
Aging and the Elderly
Physical and cognitive abilities may be lowering, but mindfulness and mindful movement can support these individuals to slow this process down. Mindful Movement increases flexibility, muscle development and balance. Mindfulness practices increases activity in the prefrontal cortex of their brain which helps with attention and the hippocampus which helps with memory recall.
Forms of Practice
Formal Practice
A formal practice doesn’t need to be long. Developing decided time to a regular practice supports all other forms of mindfulness practice. Learning the mechanics of the practice takes time and this practice strengthens our muscle memory to be more mindful in our lives.
Mindful Movement
Much of our life is done while moving in some form. Increasing our mental connection with our body uplifts our ability to be embodied and self aware of our actions. Mindful movement practices can come in many forms like yoga or walking
Mindful Moments
Mindful Moments remind us that we all desire to enjoy our lives to their fullest capacity. The greater presence and attention given to each moment offers us a window into this simple joy of being alive. Mindful Moments can be developed in the form of mindful eating and non-violent communication techniques, and extend to all areas of our lives.
Mindful Eating
These courses are great for everyone. Whether you struggle with an eating disorder, have disorder eating or just wish to enjoy your food more, mindful eating helps us connect back into the joy of living and eating mindfully.
Mindful Communication
Everything in life is born out of relationship. How we relate to ourselves, others and life around us often reflects how we are feeling inside. Mindful communication offers us the ability to be more mindful of our internal states, and how to communicate and listen with presence, clarity and understanding.
I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to teach mindfulness and mindful movement practices at a variety of organizations.
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