Presentation: Mindfulness as a Wellness Modality
Mindfulness as a Wellness Modality
Sponsored by UC's Institute for the Study of Integrative Healthcare and the American College of Healthcare Executives (Central New York Chapter)
Presented by Sharon L. Kanfoush, C-IAYT, ERYT500, this virtual presentation will focus on the concept and process of "mindfulness," which will include what mindfulness is, what it isn't, and how it can be used to support our individual health and well-being. Participants will be able to distinguish "mindfulness" from other meditation practices and describe scientifically-supported benefits and contraindications of mindfulness.
Learning objectives:
- Define mindfulness and describe what it is and what it isn't.
- Describe a brief history of "mindfulness" and how it fits into a structure of well-being.
- Distinguish between "mindfulness" and other practices.
- Explain basic "mindfulness" practices.
- Describe scientifically-supported benefits and contraindications of mindfulness practices.
This virtual program is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required:
Professor Sharon Kanfoush (Sharon Kanfoush Wellness LLC, Utica, NY) is a certified yoga therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT) having completed a 3-year program in Comprehensive Yoga Therapy through the YogaLife Institute in Philadelphia. A yoga teacher registered with Yoga Alliance, she has over 500 hours of training and over 3,000 hours of teaching experience (ERYT500) in hatha yoga in the Infinite-Light-Kripalu lineage. She is certified in Vipassana (Insight) Meditation through the Aura Wellness Center in Massachusetts and in the ancient art of Yoga Nidra, a deep yogic sleep meditation practice, through the Shiva Shakti School of Yoga & Healing Arts in Maine. Sharon is a certified Somatic Movement Instructor, a Certified Posture Specialist, a personal trainer and is also certified in spinning, therapeutic qigong, barre, and TRX, and she is the developer of Resilience Reset (R2) somatic therapeutic yoga.