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School-Based Mindfulness Interventions for Children

[take this course online for CE credit] Mindfulness in a New Context: The Classroom Since the turn of the millennium, there has been a significant increase in the teaching of mindfulness to children in educational settings. This has involved the … Continue reading

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Self-Compassion Lesson I: Spiritual and Psychological Roots

[take this course online for CE credit]   “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”–– His Holiness the Dalai Lama –– Introduction Over the past decade, the practice of self-compassion has … Continue reading

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Self-Compassion II: The Pioneers

[take this course online for CE credit]   The current psychological interest in self-compassion can be traced to the work of three pioneers in the field, two Americans and one from England. In the United States, Kristin Neff, PhD, has … Continue reading

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Mindfulness for Parents and Families

[take this course online for CE credit]   Introduction Perhaps it is not surprising that the pioneer in the field of mindful parenting is the one and the same Jon Kabat-Zinn who developed Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). In 1997, Kabat-Zinn, … Continue reading

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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

[take this course online for CE credit] BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION   Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, the developer of MBSR, received his PhD in molecular biology in 1971 from MIT where he studied under Salvador Luria, Nobel Laureate in medicine. He was … Continue reading

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