Mindfulness Meditation Workshop for Adults with ADHD – Nashville Friends House
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Mindfulness Meditation Workshop for Adults with ADHD – Nashville Friends House
May 14, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$50Lisa Ernst, meditation teacher and founder of One Dharma Nashville, and Terry Huff, LCSW, psychotherapist specializing in adults with ADHD and author of Living Well with ADHD, will offer a meditation workshop for adults with the diagnosis of ADD/ADHD. The workshop will include lecture, practice, and discussion and will address the following:
- Why meditate if you have ADD/ADHD?
- Basics of practice
- Different practices for
- selective attention (focusing)
- open awareness (expanding)
- compassion (for self and other)
Research shows that mindfulness practice improves concentration, attention regulation, self-observation (of mental activity), working memory, and emotion regulation.
The workshop will be held at The Nashville Friends House, 530 26th Ave N. Cost is $50 and is due by the May 7 registration deadline. Payment can be made by check or PayPal to One Dharma Nashville. For PayPal, go to: www.onedharmanashville.com/gpage2.html. Instructions for paying by check are at the same link. Please include your email address. A reduced fee is available to anyone who can’t afford the full fee.
Contact ernst.lisa@gmail.com or tmhuff@comcast.net to inquire.