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Stressed? Restore energy and balance by living mindfully.
For fast – acting relief, try slowing down.
- Lily Tomlin
Workshops & Retreats
I will be teaching meditation and mindfulness at a variety of upcoming community events. Take a look at the listing and check back often for additions.
Upcoming Workshops and Retreats
Survival Skills for Interns: Remember, You're a Person Too!
The quality of care you give to your patients is related to the quality of care you give to yourself.
Personal and Professional Development Workshops for University of Connecticut Health Center, Department of Internal Medicine
This is a private event
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR the Classic 8 Week Series)
We can't stop the waves, but we can learn to surf. ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
Foundational course developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Supported by research. Implemented internationally. Develops the inner capacity to deal with bumps in the road that life inevitably brings along the path.
Information Orientation: Monday, January 24, 2022 6:30PM - 9:00PM
8 Mondays, January 31, February 7, February 14, February 21, February 28, March 7, March 14, and March 21, 2022 6:30PM - 9:00PM
Sunday March 6, 2022 MBSR Day Retreat: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
Online via Zoom
For more information and to register, please visit:
Living Your Best Life Mid-Life and Beyond
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? ~ Satchel Paige
While the aging process involves losses and challenges, this time of life can also be a pathway to profound wisdom and satisfaction.
Thursday, March 10, 2022, 10:00AM - 11:00AM
Location: Newington Senior & Disabled Center
For more information and to register, please call Newington Senior & Disabled Center at
860.665.8778
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR the Classic 8 Week Series)
We can't stop the waves, but we can learn to surf. ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
Foundational course developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Supported by research. Implemented internationally. Develops the inner capacity to deal with bumps in the road that life inevitably brings along the path.
Information Orientation: Monday, March 28, 2022 9:30AM - 12:00Noon
8 Mondays, April 4, April 11, April 18, April 25, May 2, May 9, May 16, and May 23, 2022 9:30AM - 12:00Noon
Sunday May 15, 2022 MBSR Day Retreat: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
Location: Copper Beech Institute
For more information and to register, please visit:
Living Your Best Life Mid-Life and Beyond
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? ~ Satchel Paige
While the aging process involves losses and challenges, this time of life can also be a pathway to profound wisdom and satisfaction.
Saturday, April 9, 2022, 9:00AM - 12:00Noon
Location: Copper Beech Institute
For more information and to register, please visit:
Living Your Best Life Mid-Life and Beyond
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? ~ Satchel Paige
While the aging process involves losses and challenges, this time of life can also be a pathway to profound wisdom and satisfaction, and a sense of community. These can be the wonder years.
4 Thursdays, April 21, April 28, May 5, and May 12, 2022, 7:00PM - 8:00PM
Location: West Hartford Elmwood Senior Center
For more information and to register, please call:
860.561.8180
Living Your Best Life Mid-Life and Beyond: A Day Retreat
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? ~ Satchel Paige
While the aging process involves losses and challenges, this time of life can also be a pathway to profound wisdom and satisfaction, and a sense of community. These can be the wonder years.
Wednesday April 27, 2022, 9:00AM - 3:30PM
(For Women Recreating Retirement Members only)
Location: Mercy By the Sea Retreat Center, Madison, CT
Cultivating Your Own Self Compassion
Are you as kind to yourself as your are to others?
We will explore ways to loosen the reigns of self judgements, impossible expectations...especially during challenging times.
Monday, May 16, 2022, 2:30PM - 3:30PM
Middlewoods of Newington
This is a private event
Cultivating Your Own Self Compassion
Are you as kind to yourself as your are to others?
We will explore ways to loosen the reigns of self judgements, impossible expectations...especially during challenging times.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 2:00PM - 3:00PM
Jerome Home and Arbor Rose
This is a private event
The Labyrinth Walk
By walking slowly and calmly we can find joy and inner peace.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 10:30AM - 11:15AM
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center
303 Tunxis Road West Hartford, CT
Register at West Hartford Senior Center
860.561.7583
Mindfully Stressed Less
What are you thinking right now? Dwelling on past regrets or worrying about the future?
Learn how mindfulness and meditation can relieve stress and anxiety, and cultivate health benefits.
Saturday, June 4, 2022, 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Online via Zoom
For more information please contact tremorsupportct.org (CT Essential Tremor Support Group)
Interns Orientation: Survival Skills for Interns: Remember, You're a Person Too!
The quality of care you give to your patients is related to the quality of care you give to yourself.
Personal and Professional Development Workshops for University of Connecticut Health Center, Department of Internal Medicine
Emergency Medicine Interns Orientation: Survival Skills for Interns: Remember, You're a Person Too!
The quality of care you give to your patients is related to the quality of care you give to yourself.
University of Connecticut Health Center, Hartford Hospital Emergency Department
This is a private event
Navigating Transitions
Surfing the space between then and now with meaning, purpose, and skill.
The reality is we all encounter transitions daily. We will take a look a look at research and personal experiences to explain how to navigate the "space inbetween".
Saturday, July 23, 2022, 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Location: Copper Beech Institute
For more information and to register, please visit