Multi-disc DVD video recording with electronic manual and instructions Description Learn 5 proven mindfulness strategies to change unhealthy habits: Understand habit formation and the power of mindfulness in changing habits Connect with your deepest intentions to support habit change Develop mindfulness skills to work with habits before they arise; when they appear; and after they manifest to support change Cultivate attitudes of acceptance, kindness, and curiosity to support change Daily practices to transform unhealthy habits and develop beneficial ones Our clients often have unhealthy habits that can be hard to change. This seminar will help you understand habits, how they form, and why they can be hard to change, and provide tools to identify and change unhealthy habits. The seminar will help you recognize and interrupt patterns of suffering that come from habits—whether of excessive thinking and worrying, compulsive or addictive behaviors, or reactive behaviors in relationships—and share this knowledge and practices. With your support, your clients will learn that even deeply entrenched habits can be changed through mindfulness; attend Dr. Byrne’s powerful seminar & learn skills and practices to begin the process of abandoning unhealthy habits and cultivating more beneficial ones. Objectives
Identify habits that your clients wish to change and other habits that increase well-being and require development. Explain why and how mindfulness helps bring behaviors (and patterns of thinking) into the light of awareness to effect meaningful change. Define the main brain processes that underpin habit formation and why habits, once established, can be difficult to change. Summarize the latest research on habit formation and studies showing the benefits of mindfulness in effecting habit change. Describe four main kinds of habits (wanting, resisting, distraction, and doing/busyness) and how mindfulness helps work to support change in each area. Demonstrate mindfulness techniques, for building the ‘muscle’ of attention and working non-judgmentally with thoughts that can be shared with your clients. Apply mindfulness strategies before, during, and after habits arise to improve the probability of behavior change. About the Presenter HUGH BYRNE, PH.D. Hugh Byrne, PhD., is a guiding meditation teacher with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, He has practiced meditation for 30 years and been teaching mindfulness meditation since 2000. He completed a four-year meditation teacher training program led by Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein at the two major insight meditation centers in the U.S. Hugh is trained in and teaches mindfulness-based stress reduction and completed a three-year training in Somatic Experiencing, a mind-body approach to healing trauma. He has a law degree from London University and a Ph.D. from UCLA. He teaches retreats and workshops in the United States and internationally and is the author of The Here-and-Now Habit: How Mindfulness Can Help You Break Unhealthy Habits Once and for All. Speaker Disclosures: Financial: Hugh Byrne is cofounder of Meditation Teacher Training Institute (MTTI). He is an author for New Harbinger Publications and receives royalties. Dr. Byrne receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. Continuing Education Information: For U.S. and Canadian customers, CE is available for $9.99 USD per participant. International CE rates may vary; please contact PESI Customer Service at 1-800-844-8260 for more details. |