Fall Mindfulness Workshops

Mindfulness and Self Acceptance
Saturday, December 6
10 am - 4 pm (1.5 hour lunch break)
$90 ($80 Jung Center members)
4.5 CE hours

Mindfulness for Mental Health Professionals
Friday, October 17
Discover how mindfulness can be a powerful adjunct to the practice of psychotherapy. Whether practiced personally by the therapist or used as an intervention in session, mindfulness can benefit the quality of our work with our clients.

The practice of mindfulness provides a way of living that can help people develop self-awareness, access and process emotion effectively, reduce reactivity to thoughts and urges, and open to internal compassion and intuition. Research shows significant reductions in anxiety, depression, and stress-related physical symptoms for those who practice mindfulness.

In this course, we will learn about the basic concepts of mindfulness, practice mindfulness meditation, discuss the practical application of these concepts in our own lives as mental health professionals, and explore the application of mindfulness to counseling/psychotherapy.

Mindfulness and Self Acceptance
Saturday, December 6
Does our constant striving to change ourselves for the better get in the way of our own development and happiness? Even if we are moving toward needed change, we can begin in acceptance of where and who we are.

The practice of mindfulness can help us be present and loving toward ourselves in this moment. Mindfulness, the intentional cultivation of non-judgmental, present-moment awareness, can help us to awaken from our habitual mind states understand our reactivity to stressors, and address our busyness with greater clarity and creativity.
Research on the effects of mindfulness report that it helps practitioners reduce the immediate effects of stress and produces long-lasting, positive changes in their lives. Those who practice mindfulness have also experienced significant decreases in anxiety, depression, and a variety of physical symptoms. The training helps people gain self-awareness, access and process emotion, reduce reactivity to thought and urges, and access internal compassion and intuition.

This workshop offers a day of instruction, practice, and discussion, in which participants will learn how to foster the practice of mindfulness meditation and the intentional focus on moment-to-moment experience.

Micki Fine, MEd, LPC, has been in private psychotherapy practice since 1989. She has taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction since 1994. She earned the credential of Certified Mindfulness Teacher from the University of Massachusetts Medical School where Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn founded the Center for Mindfulness.

You can click here to REGISTER ONLINE for the Oct. 17 workshop, or click here to register for the Dec. 6 workshop.

If you prefer, you can call The Jung Center at 713.524.8253 to register for this event. You can also click here to download a registration form - fill it out and fax or mail it to us.