Mindfulness Tools for Veterans and Families: Bridging the Gaps

Time: 11:00am-12:00pm

Location: Virtual/Online

Instructor: Janet Novinger, Explorations Consulting

CE credits: Unavailable for this course at this time.

Course Description:

Mindfulness techniques bridge the space between different parts of ourselves, and our connection with others. When we are mindful, we pay attention to our thoughts, feelings, body, and surroundings in the present moment. This ‘noticing without judging’ provides a powerful tool that veterans and their families can practice together. A mindfulness practice supports:

• Veterans managing their own overstimulation, irritability, fatigue, and cognitive overload
• Families and other caregivers regulating their own stress and responding with patience
• Everyone communicating with less reactivity and more clarity

Mindfulness techniques can be particularly helpful for veterans and family members working through traumatic brain injuries, post-traumatic stress, moral injury, and other conditions related to military service.

In this session, we will explore several mindfulness techniques and learn how mindfulness can benefit veterans, family members, and other caregivers.  

Learning Objectives:

• Understanding of the shared language of mindfulness and emotional self-regulation.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply a variety of mindfulness techniques.
• Ability to identify and apply mindfulness techniques to prepare for daily activities and self-regulate during times of distress.
• Ability to apply mindfulness principles to sustain and enhance our relationships with others.