Trauma Sensitive Yoga

Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TSY) program uses the evidence-based clinical adaptation of a yoga practice designed as a therapeutic intervention for individuals impacted by toxic stress, trauma, including complex trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). TSY is not a therapy; however, it can be therapeutic and beneficial for one’s health and wellbeing. TSY classes build awareness of the breath and physical sensations by softening the edges of rules and expectations participants may have for themselves while practicing the connection between their body and mind.

Learning objectives:

• Connect to the choice of a form or practice at your comfort level
• Raise your body awareness by paying attention to your bodily sensations experienced through breath and movement
• Relate to your body with kindness rather than self-criticism
• Safely practice mindfulness and attention regulation
• Use self-compassion to motivate yourself during practice

Program benefits for healthcare workers:

• Improves self-awareness and self-regulation
• Supports stress management
• Improves sleep
• Reduces symptoms of traumatic stress and burnout
• Builds strength, balance, and flexibility through physical movement and forms

REGISTER FOR YOUR TSY CLASS 

TSY classes are offered as one-on-one 30-45-minute sessions, in-person or virtually. Participant will be able to schedule up to 5 sessions with a trained TSY teacher to accommodate their own schedule and needs. No experience or equipment necessary. 

---

The Positivity and Relaxation Training (PART)©

The Positivity and Relaxation Training (PART)© 6-week skills-building course will help you foster health, happiness, and overall well-being. Building on the success of the Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) program, a clinical intervention developed at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, PART is specifically designed for delivery by non-clinicians in community settings. The PART program empowers participants to cultivate a personalized self-care routine, effectively managing stress, fostering a positive outlook, and enhancing their overall quality of life.

Participants will learn:

• How to recognize their personal responses to stress
• Meditative techniques that elicit the relaxation response
• How to change thought patterns and emotional outlook to adaptive and positive perspectives
• Techniques to improve sleep, eating and physical activity
• Ways to harness creativity, humor and appreciations to cultivate positivity and wellbeing

Key benefits for healthcare workers:

• Enhancing functional expression of empathy to improve clinical performance and resiliency
• Improving ability to motivate patients towards sustainable behavior change
• Developing strategies to lower risk of provider burnout

Course Schedule & Registration:

• Dates/Time: Tuesdays, October 14th – November 18th, 2024  from 6:15pm to 7:45pm
• Location: Virtual
  
• Instructor: Tara Jones, MPH, RYT-200, PART-TT 

REGISTER FOR YOUR PART COURSE!

---

Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities (SCHC)©

Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities© (SCHC) is a 5-week evidence-based healthcare adaptation of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC), the empirically supported program of Dr. Kristin Neff at UT Austin and Dr. Chris Germer at Harvard Medical School. SCHC is developed specifically to teach healthcare workers on the job skills to meet the emotional demands of their work. Mindfulness and self-compassion practices for healthcare are intended to lower the chance that professionals will end their shifts emotionally depleted and increase their likelihood of feeling accomplished and satisfied in their caregiving roles.

Learning objectives:

• Describe the key components of self-compassion and mindfulness and how they can be integrated into your role as a healthcare professional
• Explain the difference between empathy and compassion and utilize strategies to avoid emotional exhaustion
• Practice techniques to increase self-compassion at work and everyday life
• Practice at least one skill from each session to care for yourself emotionally while caring for others who are experiencing difficulty

Key benefits for healthcare workers:

• Reduction in stress, depression, anxiety, and measures of burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and secondary traumatic stress)
• Increase in self-compassion, mindfulness, and job satisfaction
• Increase in compassion to others, compassion satisfaction, and feelings of personal accomplishment

Course Schedule & Registration:

• Dates/Time: Sundays,  October 13th – November 10th, 2024  from 6:00pm to 7:00pm
• Location: Virtual
  
• Instructor: Vira Salzburn, MSM, CAPM, MSC-TT (Check out Vira’s talk at TEDx Savannah about the power of self-compassion!)

REGISTER FOR YOUR SCHC COURSE!