More and more is being understood about the impact of mindfulness on wellbeing. If we place meditation in the centre of a model of resilience model we are more likely to bounce back and even bounce forward from setbacks and challenges. This five-factor model of resilience is being implemented in a post-secondary setting and the goal of teaching our students resilience is to help them to cultivate the skills associated with thriving in this environment.
Learn how mindfulness, gratitude, optimism, self-compassion and grit can be combined to build resilience. Participants will have the opportunity to practice several guided meditations and will learn specific strategies associated with reframing pessimism and cultivating grit, all of which contribute to greater balance, ease, and hope.
Dr. Diana Brecher is a clinical psychologist with 29 years of experience at Ryerson University. Diana spent 25 years working in the Ryerson Counselling Centre as a therapist, supervisor and director, and over the past 20 years, she has also been teaching graduate-level psychology courses at OISE/UT and Ryerson University. Diana’s long-standing interest and certification in Positive Psychology culminated in the development of ThriveRU, a campus-wide resilience-based training program and various resources for students, faculty and staff. She co-developed Thriving in Action, a course that incorporates thriving strategies and progressive learning strategies, and just recently co-created this material as an online course.