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

$50

Lisa 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:

 

  1. Why meditate if you have ADD/ADHD?
  2. Basics of practice
  3. Different practices for
  4. selective attention (focusing)
  5. open awareness (expanding)
  6. 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.

Details

Date:
May 14, 2016
Time:
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost:
$50
Event Category:

Organizer

Terry M. Huff
Email:
tmhuff@comcast.net
Website:
https://terrymhuff.com

Venue

The Nashville Friends House
530 26th Ave., North
Nashville, TN 37209 United States
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