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In this program, Donald Altman, M.A., LPC, psychotherapist, former Buddhist monk, award-winning writer, and author of One-Minute Mindfulness will share his favorite One-Minute Mindfulness practices that can enhance your mindfulness work with clients. These easy-to-use practices are effective centering and stress-reduction strategies for working with mood disorders, anxiety, ADD, and PTSD. Donald will also explain how mindfulness recalibrates the brain by accessing the present moment.

Donald is the author of several highly acclaimed books, including the Mindfulness Code (selected, One of the Best Spiritual Books of 2010), Meal By Meal, Art of the Inner Meal, Living Kindness, and others.

Objectives
-Use breathing as a powerful stress reduction method to counter anxiety
-Describe how to focus attention away from negative mood states by grounding awareness in the external world
-Explain a calming meditation for increasing concentration and shown to be helpful for ADD
-Create space from feelings of depression through affirmation and intention as a way to strengthen feelings of safety
-Use gratitude as a daily practice to create a new narrative and reduce depression

Outline
-Power of "One-Minute Mindfulness"
-One-Minute Mindfulness Promotes Emotional Regulation and changes the brain
-De-Stress Your Inner Space
-Find Pleasantness
-Meditation Strategy
-One-Minute Centering Intentions and Affirmations
-Gratitude for the Day
-Silence and Lessons from the Earth