by Mindfulness Toronto | Nov 23, 2017 | Community Meeting
If research shows that mindfulness practice strengthens the immune system, decreases emotional reactivity, and fosters self-compassion then shouldn’t the practice be available to youth in our society’s most wounding environments? Through the support of the Ontario...
by Mindfulness Toronto | Oct 19, 2017 | Community Meeting
While there is a growing body of research that has shown mindfulness has salutary effects on emotions, performance, and well-being, there have been calls for more research that examines the dark side of mindfulness. This presentation will review two studies: one where...
by Mindfulness Toronto | Sep 27, 2017 | Community Meeting
This evening we will explore emotion-focused mindfulness therapy and how highlighting the central role of emotions in mindfulness and life can help people deepen embodied emotional experiencing, make better sense of life, transform deeply conditioned maladaptive...
by Mindfulness Toronto | Jun 27, 2017 | Community Meeting
Kate Kitchen will lead a sitting practice and a discussion about how we each define mindfulness, as mediators and as professionals. Kate recently found it fascinating to hear a young clinician include relaxation in a description of using mindfulness with her clients,...
by Mindfulness Toronto | May 11, 2017 | Community Meeting
At the May meeting, Gina Biegel, will give those in attendance the opportunity to learn some of the key formal and informal mindfulness practices in the MBSR-T program. Some of the practices to be shared: the Drop-in Practice, Mindful Check-In, Riding the Wave,...
by Mindfulness Toronto | Apr 18, 2017 | Community Meeting
In order to transition into compassionate and fulfilled adults, youth need a firm grounding in social emotional intelligence and critical thinking skills with a focus on a growth mindset – to grow and learn, take risks, bounce back from adversity, and to build healthy...
