So many people have trouble with sitting meditation, and complaints range from not having time or finding it hard to sit still. Dr. Susan Pollak, Harvard Psychologist, has watched her students struggle with seated meditation for years but research shows that informal and brief meditation is very effective. In this session, she will share her most accessible and practical mindfulness exercises – all of which don’t require formal seated practices. Informal practices, like walking meditation, caregiving and parenting, and loving kindness in the midst of chaos will be explored.
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| Manual - Mindfulness for the Real World (0.94 MB) | 20 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - Mindfulness for the Real World (49.5 KB) | 8 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Illinois Educators Self-Study Instructions (15.4 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Illinois Educators Evaluation Form (1.2 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Manual - Mindfulness for the Real World - French (0.94 MB) | 20 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - Mindfulness for the Real World - French (49.5 KB) | 8 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Mindfulness for the Real World - Italian (0.94 MB) | 20 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - Mindfulness for the Real World - Italian (49.5 KB) | 8 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Mindfulness for the Real World - German (0.94 MB) | 20 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Mindfulness for the Real World - Spanish (0.94 MB) | 20 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Susan M. Pollak, MTS, MEd, Ed.D, is a faculty member in psychology at Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Health Alliance, where she has taught and supervised since the mid-1990s. She is the president of the Institute of Meditation and Psychotherapy from 2010-2020, is a founding member and senior advisor of Center for Mindfulness and Compassion, a psychologist in private clinical practice in Cambridge, Massachusetts and a Certified Teacher of the MSC program. Dr. Pollak co-taught Mindful Self-Compassion during its early development and she is co-author of Sitting Together: Essential Skills for Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy www.sittingtogether.com/authors.php, a contributing editor of Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, 2nd edition. Her newest book is Self-Compassion for Parents https://www.amazon.com/Self-Compassion-Parents-Nurture-Caring-Yourself/dp/1462533094 Her blog about Mindfulness and Compassion at Psychology Today is called "The Art of Now."
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