Mindful living programNext Stress Reduction Mind-Body Medicine Group begins Wednesday, April 14th from 7:30-9:30 PM. If you'd like to learn more about this group, you are invited to attend a free introductory stress reduction meeting on Wednesday, March 31st at 7:30 PM. The Mindful Living Program was formally founded in 2007, after hurricane Katrina, in response to a growing scientific and public interest in integrative mind-body practices and self-care. Mind-body medicine skills bring together the effectiveness of modern biosciences with the wisdom of traditional healing practices. Scientific evidence shows that mind-body interventions help relieve symptoms of numerous medical and mental health conditions while decreasing stress, and cultivating wellness and self-care. Common conditions for which there is scientific evidence for mind-body approaches include:
Mind-body approaches are non-stigmatizing, cost-effective, easily accessible, and can be taught to clients, patients and professional in diverse settings including clinics, hospitals, schools and businesses. The Mindful Living Program teaches mind-body medicine skills through individual, group educational sessions, corporate consulting, and community service.
Individual Mind-Body SessionsIndividual Mind-Body Sessions are offered by Dr. Calderón through Mindful Psychiatry, usually as a set of 4-6 sessions. Sessions are individually tailored to meet the individual’s needs, whether to help a novice begin a personal mind-body practice or to aid more experienced practitioners of mind-body skills. For appointments, please call (504) 891-8808.
Mind-Body-Based Wellness GroupsMind-Body-Based Wellness Groups are a powerful and effective way of learning these techniques in a supportive and confidential group setting. The group experience complements and fosters the development of an individuals practice. Groups meet for one-and-half to two hours a week, for eight to twelve weeks. A commitment to develop an individual self –care practice and to attend the full program is required. These groups are offered several times a year and are closed to new participants once a new course begins. Mindful Psychiatry will tailor the Mindful Living Program’s training to your company’s needs. We have worked with large, medium, and small corporations and institutions, secular, religious, for-profit and non-profit organizations. Wellness Consults and Special ProgramsMindful Psychiatry will tailor the Mindful Living Program’s training to your company’s needs. We have worked with large, medium, and small corporations and institutions, secular, religious, for-profit and non-profit. Dr. Calderón has worked with Entergy Corp.,The Sheraton Group, the New Orleans Fire and Police Department, Touro Synagogue, the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, Associated Catholic Charities, LSU, Louisiana’s Office of Mental Health, the National Association of Personal Coaches, and the Bridge House.
Facilitator: José Calderón-Abbo, M.D.Dr. Calderón is nationally known in the field of integrative mind-body psychiatry and the leading mind-body medicine practitioner in New Orleans. He is a certified mind-body practitioner and faculty with Dr. James Gordon’s Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington D.C. He has trained with Jon Kabat-Zinn and his colleagues on Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR), as well as Dr.Herbert Benson at Harvard University’s Benson-Henri Institute for Mind Body Medicine, and with Jack Kornfield among others. He is currently researching a mind-body based relapse prevention model for addictions and the use of this techniques for chronic painful conditions. |
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