Article archive / April 1, 2016
Originally published: . Volume 7, No. 4. Source pages: 17.
Hasha, Sandoz, Landry Present for Mindfulness Day April 9, Baton Rouge
On Saturday, April 9th, 2016, the Tam Bao Meditation Hall will conduct its 7th annual Mindfulness Day for Mental Health Professionals, an all-day workshop providing six hours of continuing education credit for LPCs, psychologists and social workers.
This year’s workshop is titled, “Mindfully Addressing Emotions.” The event is held at the Tam Bao Meditation Hall, 975 Monterrey Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA
Presenters for this year’s program include Thay Dao Quang, M.Ed.; Margot Hasha, Ph.D., LCSW, CT; Emily Sandoz, Ph.D.; and Helen Landry, LCSW.
Thay Dao Quang, will provide the “Introduction, Mindfulness instruction, and Guided sitting meditation.”
Margot Hasha, Ph.D., LCSW, CT, will present, “Mindfulness Practices for Facing Grief and Loss.”
Emily Sandoz, Ph.D., will provide a presentation on “ACT: Using Mindfulness to Sponsor Meaningful Action.” Helen Landry, LCSW, will present, “Integrating Mindfulness Interventions into Your Therapy Practice.”
Dr. John Pickering, psychologist and one of the organizers, said, “Previous workshops have included topics about use of mindfulness interventions in psychotherapy, introduction to various evidence- supported therapies based on mindfulness, neuropsychological mechanisms involved in mindfulness, and the use of meditation to enhance therapists’ attention, presence and empathy.”
The popularity of Mindfulness as a therapy method and technique has grown in recent years, as evidence for its effectiveness and research findings have been helped understanding.
“As always, there will be several short periods of guided meditation led by a Zen Buddhist monk throughout the day,” Dr. Pickering said.
The lotus window is one of those decorating the Tam Bao Meditation Hall in Baton Rouge, where the Annual Mindfulness Day is held each year. (Courtesy photo.)
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