Mindfulness for Special Educators
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This event is for active Oakland County Public Schools Educators and PSA's only.
Educators are under tremendous stress. Research has shown that engaging in mindfulness practices (meditation, body scan, mindful movement) can help. This eight week course will give you an opportunity to learn and apply these practices to your daily life. Along with the class, practice periods at home are required. If you are ready to enter the school year with some stress reduction strategies, please join us!
Session Dates: 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/27, 10/29, & 11/5
Time: 4:00-6:30PM except on Saturday, 10/27 9:00AM- 3:00PM
Location: Oakland Schools, 2111 Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford, MI 48328
Taught by Rita Benn, PhD
Rita Benn, PhD is an accomplished teacher, and researcher. She has been practicing meditation for over 30 years, and has taught and facilitated many group-based workshops and interventions using mindfulness-based practices in the university and community. She is the Director of the Faculty Scholar's Program in Integrative Healthcare at the University of Michigan and has held appointments in the Department of Family Medicine, Institute for Social Research and Institute for Research on Women and Gender. Dr. Benn has developed coursework, clinical electives and curriculum guides in integrative medicine, and consults and conducts research for several national programs and educational institutions. She is on the executive board of the Consortium for Academic Health Center in Integrative Medicine. Dr. Benn and her colleagues recently published the results of a randomized trial on the influence of meditation on well-being for parents of children with special needs and school personnel.