Confronting Illness:
Teaching MBSR and Being a Psychotherapistwith Elana Rosenbaum, MS, LICSW Monday, June 10
5:00 - 6:30pm Together, the UMMS Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society and the Department of Psychiatry co-sponsor the Academic Interest Group on Mindfulness. We are pleased to announce this upcoming event to UMMS and the greater local and regional community. We look forward to your participation.
Elana Rosenbaum, MS, LICSW, is a leader in the clinical application of mindfulness meditation to cancer care. During this talk, Elana will speak from a personal and professional perspective, about her experience as a psychotherapist and her use of mindfulness in  psychotherapy; particularly her specialty in working with cancer patients.
She has authored Here for Now: Living Well with Cancer through Mindfulness (Satya House, 2007), and Being Well (even when you're sick)(Shambala, 2012), the basis of many workshops, and created audio-CDs with guided meditations. In 1995 she was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and subsequently underwent stem-cell transplantation. Her ability to thrive and embody mindfulness in the face of adversity led to the development of a mindfulness-based intervention for bone marrow transplant patients at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Emery University and Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
She is adjunct faculty at the Stress Reduction Clinic, where she worked directly with Jon Kabat-Zinn as one of the founding teachers. She's been teaching and educating patients and healthcare professionals in mindfulness, including leading cancer centers, for over 25 years. Elana has a private practice in psychotherapy in Worcester, Massachusetts and is a sought after teacher, speaker, workshop leader and research consultant.
Please visit Elana's website for more information about her work and the two books she's published - http://www.mindfuliving.com
Date: Monday, June 10
Time: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Location: The Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society 222 Maple Ave Shrewsbury, MA Chang Bldg (rear) (click for map) | We request that you RSVP for this event by June 1, 2013:  |
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 | Mindfulness Meditation RetreatA 7-day, teacher-led, silent retreatAll of us have an innate capacity to experience well-being, even in the face of difficulty. To enhance that capacity, we introduce mindfulness, the practice of meeting each moment with an open heart and mind. This retreat – based on the MBSR teachings developed by Jon Kabat- Zinn and Saki Santorelli at the University of Massachusetts Medical School – includes mindfulness meditation practice and instructions, talks by senior teachers, movement exercises, and contemplative practices.
Mindfulness Meditation Retreat is suitable for mindfulness teachers or aspiring teachers, and fulfills the retreat prerequisite for attending Oasis Institute training programs. Co-sponsored by The Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society and Shambhala Mountain Center Date: November 1-8, 2013
Location: Shambhala Mountain Center, Red Feather Lakes, CO
Tuition: $625 (includes teacher honoraria) + 7 nights 
Janet Solyntjes, MA, is a senior teacher in the Shambhala-Buddhist tradition and has offered mindfulness courses at Naropa University, Omega Institute, Hollyhock, and in workplaces. She completed the MBSR professional training and attended the Teacher Development Intensive.
Jim Colosi is a Certified MBSR teacher who taught at the Center for Mindfulness at the UMass Medical School 2006 – 2011 and has been a meditation instructor in the Shambhala tradition for 30 years. | | Shambhala Mountain Center is located on 600 acres of pine forests, gentle meadows and sweeping valleys near Red Feather Lakes in the northern Colorado Rockies. Come breathe our mountain air as you deepen your understanding, and cultivate wisdom and compassion. |
For more information and registration:
www.shambhalamountain.org
(888) 788-7221 |
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Upcoming All-Day Sessions for Graduates of the UMass Medical School's Stress Reduction Program (MBSR) Dates: - Spring 2013 - Sunday, June 9, 2013
- Summer 2013 - Saturday, August 3, 2013
Time: All-Day session hours are 8:45am - 4:30pm Location: Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center, 222 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA 01545 If you have questions about the All-Day Sessions, please call 508-856-2656. Thank you. |
Mindful Practice Enhancing Resilience through Turning Toward the Lived Experience of Clinician and Patient - Session I The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry's Mindful Practice Program offers multi-day workshops designed to improve the quality of care that clinicians provide while improving their own resilience and well-being.
These retreat-like workshops offer an experiential learning environment which focus on developing the capacity for mindful practice - attentiveness, situational awareness, self-awareness, teamwork and self monitoring in stressful and demanding situations. Session themes include difficult discussions with patients and families, witnessing and responding to suffering, decision-making under uncertainty, end-of-life care, ethical dilemmas, health professional grief, errors self-care and compassion.
Designed for medical practitioners (physicians, NPs, PAs) and others involved in medical practice and education. Prior programs have been attended by hundreds of medical professionals from across the world from a wide variety of backgrounds who are interested in bringing tools for Mindful Practice into their professional settings.
Workshop Goals and Objectives:
- Increase clinician self-awareness and self-monitoring during clinical work and teaching.
- Increase clinicians ability to attend to patients' needs, reduce and respond to errors, practice with greater effectiveness and compassion and attend to their own well-being.
- Incorporate mindful practice into clinical and educational activities at their home institutions.
DATE: Wednesday, October 9, 2013 3:00 PM through Saturday, October 12, 2013 2:30 PM
LOCATION: Chapin Mill Retreat Center
8603 Seven Springs Road
Batavia, New York 14020
For complete information and registration for this event, please click here.
ACCREDITATION
The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide Continuing Medical Education for physicians.
CERTIFICATION
The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry designates this live activity for a maximum of 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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