• Elemental Healing Charlotte (map)
  • 5200 Park Rd., Ste. 200-C
  • Charlotte, Nc 28209
  • United States

Meditation works! In this 2-day workshop, you will learn the science behind meditation and discover that not all meditations are created equal.

  • Explore four specific styles of meditation: Focus, Mindfulness, Open Heart, and Quiet Mind

  • Learn the role of attention, intention, brainwave states, and brain regions involved.

  • Go beyond basic meditation practices and explore mind-body strategies such as biofeedback and meditation-in-motion (yoga, qigong).

  • Beginning meditators will gain the knowledge and skills to embark on their own home practice. Experienced meditators will walk away with an enhanced ability to individualize and deepen their practice, making it more efficient and enjoyable.

  • While this workshop is open to anyone interested in learning more about the application of brain-based principles to meditation practices (NeuroMeditation), mental health professionals will learn a variety of practical tips and teaching strategies to use immediately with a wide range of clients – including those struggling with ADHD, anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

  • When: Friday, January 24th - Saturday, January 25th, 8:30am - 4:30pm

    Where: Elemental Healing Charlotte

    5200 Park Rd., Ste. 200-C, Charlotte, NC 28209 (map)

    Cost: $399.00 (Early Bird Discounts Available until January 3rd! Only $350 click here to register for the workshop!)

    CEUs: 12 Available for Mental Health Professionals; ($40 fee through R. Cassidy Seminars) Note: this fee is separate from the fee for the workshop, you will still need to register for the workshop. click here to register for CEUs

Instructor:

STEPHANIE H. BEST, PH.D., HSP-P Licensed Psychologist

Certified NeuroMeditation Instructor

(919) 308-9068 Dr.Best@bewellnc.com www.neuromeditationinstitute.com

Stephanie H. Best, Ph.D., HSP-P, is an expert practitioner of mindfulness and acceptance-based interventions including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.  She is a NMI Trainer in North Carolina.

The founder of a private practice and a contracting provider at a major psychiatric crisis unit in Raleigh, North Carolina, Dr. Best also serves as an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. She has received advanced training in mindfulness from master clinicians such as Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D. and Kelly G. Wilson, Ph.D., and completed an 8-week intensive course in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) at Duke Integrative Medicine.

Dr. Best has maintained a daily mindfulness meditation practice of her own for over a decade, sustained by her direct personal experience and deeply rooted belief in its empirically supported mental, emotional, and physical health benefits. She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Duke University.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Participants will be able to:

1. Explain the techniques which help clients to focus their minds

2. Demonstrate methods to improve their moods

3. Interpret ways to quiet clients' negative self-talk

4. Summarize research indicating the benefits of meditation.

5. Describe neuroscientific proof that meditation can change the structure and function of the brain.

6. List the different meditative styles

7. List how these styles impact the brain differently

8. Discover mind-body strategies to enhance mental change

9. Determine client issues for which these techniques will be most helpful