The Mindfulness Institute.ca offers workshops and seminars in a variety of areas including mindfulness in the workplace and mindfulness for educators, business executives, or health care professionals. Please contact us to inquire about a workshop tailored to your group’s expertise and needs.
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Mindfulness, Acceptance & Compassion Skills for Health Professionals
September 20-22 -- October 25-26, 2013 (2 weekends and 5 Wednesday evenings)
Over these 2 weekends and 5 weekly phone dialogues, participants will be exposed to Mindfulness, Acceptance and Compassion Skills for their personal and professional care. They will be encouraged to practice the skills learned and will learn about the growing evidence-based research that supports the benefits in specific areas of physical and mental health care.
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Mindfulness for Professionals: A Foundational Training
October 24 - December 12, 2011
Monday evenings, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
The Providence Renewal Centre, Edmonton, AB
Join workshop leaders Catherine L. Phillips MD FRCP(C), Neil Mulholland PhD, and Shreyasi Gollapudi MD as we explore, sequentially develop and implement a variety of formal and informal mindfulness practices. This 8-week course is designed for professionals wishing to practice and embody mindfulness as a first step to integrating it into a work setting. This includes physicians, psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists, nurses, therapists, counsellors, educators, lawyers, and other professions.
Fee: $695 CDN + GST/ $200 CDN + GST (medical interns, residents, and health sciences students with copy of current student ID)
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Registration Form Mindfulness for Professionals
Mindful Parents, Resilient Children: Parenting in a Rapidly Changing World
September 24 - 25, 2011
Edmonton, AB
Lee Freedman MD FRCP(C) will lead dialogue and experiential practice on being with our selves and our children in a way that is supportive to their development, to our own peace of mind, to a conscious and joyful experience of parenting, and to the deepening relationship with our children.
Fee: $385.00 CDN + GST; includes lunch on both days
Registration Form Mindful Parents.pdf
International Conference on Mindfulness with Youth: Helping Children (K-12) Develop Mindful Awareness Inside the Classroom and Out
July 15 - 17, 2011
Banff, AB Canada
Join leading international scholars and teachers at The Banff Centre for a weekend of learning, rejuvenation and community as we explore and share means of bringing the practice of mindfulness and its benefits to our youth today. Faculty include neuroscientist and author Dan Siegel, MD, (keynote speaker), Gina M. Biegel (MBSR-T, Stressed Teens), Randye Semple (MBCT-C), and others. This conference is currently undergoing approval for C.E. credits by the Canadian Psychological Association.
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Mindfulness Meditation
Catherine L. Phillips MD FRCP(C) April 18-June 27
6:30-8:30 p.m. (Monday evenings)
Brookside Community Hall, 5320 - 143 Street, Edmonton, AB
A drop-in opportunity to learn and practice mindfulness meditation.
Fee: $20/evening
Contact for more information: fassistant@mindfulnessinstitute.ca
Mindfulness Mondays were a big success - we are looking forward to setting dates for the next session in Fall 2011.
Information Sheet Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Compassion: A Weekend Intensive for Health Care Professionals
June 3 - 5, 2011 (Friday evening to Sunday afternoon)
Banff, AB - In the beautiful Canadian Rockies
Join workshop leaders Catherine L. Phillips MD FRCP(C), Neil Mulholland PhD, and Shreyasi Gollapudi MD as we practice cultivating these qualities as caregivers and explore evidence-based ways in which to bring these practices to our work with patients/clients. This workshop is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association for 17.5 hours C.E. credits.
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Mindfulness for Mental Health Professionals: A Workshop
Dr. C. L. Phillips and Dr. S. R. Gollapudi
Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta
November 20, 2010
Edmonton, AB
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Mindfulness for Psychiatrists: CPA Course
Dr. C. L. Phillips and Dr. M. L. Freedman
Canadian Psychiatric Association 60th Annual Conference
September 25, 2010
Toronto, ON
CME Accredited