The Mind and Mindfulness: The Work of Healing Trauma

Chair:

Gaea Logan, M.A., LPC, Adjunct Professor, St. Edwards University, Austin, Texas

What heals catastrophic trauma? Throughout human history prayer, meditation, poetry, and compassion have been curative processes: focusing awareness in the moment, offering language and metaphor in naming experience, providing the possibility of connection, healing and awakening. This workshop will explore how we create sacred space to do the work of healing in a group context.

didactic, sharing of work experiences, experiential, demonstration

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:
1  Revise and develop a new understanding of the brain/mind regarding unresolved loss and psychological trauma.

2 Adopt an attitude of “beginners mind” in exploring what heals trauma.

3 Integrate mindfulness awareness practice into group therapy.

4. Learn to risk integrating poetry in group therapy.

Course References:

1. Kabat-Zinn, J. (2005). Coming to Our Senses: Healing ourselves and the world through mindfulness hyperion. New York.

2. Logan, G. and Osseforte-Russel, C. (2006). Still Echoes: Poetry for contemplatives, listeners and witnesses the voice. Austin Group Psychotherapy Society. Austin, Texas.

3. Logan, G. (Spring 2006) The Tsunami and the Crocodile: Mindfulness and healing trauma the voice. Austin Group Psychotherapy Society. Austin, Texas.