This group is for adult patients new to meditation as well as those looking for further support in their practice. The group focuses on helping our members cultivate a mindfulness practice to help them address racing or distressing thoughts resulting from anxiety and depression, difficulty sleeping, chronic pain, improved self-awareness, and stress management. The group opens with a check-in to assess how members are doing, both in regards to their life stressors as well as personal experiences with meditation in-between group sessions. Then, the group is guided through a 15-20 minute meditation by the facilitator, and concludes with group members debriefing their experience and troubleshooting any challenges they have encountered in establishing a personal meditation practice.
Mindfulness is “the awareness that arises from paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally.” -Jon Kabat-Zinn