Being fully present enhances our health, well-being, and relationships. Therapeutic presence, which includes feeling grounded, immersed, spacious, and compassionately with and for another, can be strengthened with awareness and practice. Therapeutic presence is foundational to promoting positive change and creating safe relationships with clients, students, and loved ones. This evening will provide a taster of the Therapeutic Rhythm and Mindfulness (TRMTM) program to cultivate presence. TRM is an innovative approach combining group drumming, mindfulness and emotion focused awareness to help cultivate presence and is designed to increase positivity, vitality and social connectedness. Learn more about TRM at www.rhythmandmindfulness.com
About the speaker
Dr. Shari Geller is an author, clinical psychologist, and creator of the Therapeutic Rhythm and Mindfulness Program (TRM™). With over twenty years experience weaving psychology and mindfulness, Shari co-authored the book Therapeutic Presence: A Mindful Approach to Effective Therapy. Shari has a long-term personal mindfulness meditation and drumming practice. Shari serves on the teaching faculty in Health Psychology at York University and for the Applied Mindfulness Meditation (AMM) program as well as Adjunct Faculty at the Music and Health Research Collaboratory (MaHRC) at University of Toronto. Learn more about Shari at www.sharigeller.ca