Through Mindfulness Amy Gonshak PhD Licensed Psychologist Jill Ligon Davis MS CCCSLP Frazier NeuroRehab GOALS FOR PRESENTATION Define and provide experience with mindfulness Share the research that supports mindfulness practices for brain health and recovery ID: 916614
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Slide2Supporting Brain Injury RecoveryThrough Mindfulness
Amy Gonshak, PhD, Licensed PsychologistJill Ligon Davis, MS, CCC/SLP
Frazier
NeuroRehab
Slide3GOALS FOR PRESENTATION
Define and provide experience with mindfulnessShare the research that supports mindfulness practices for brain health and recoveryProvide resources and practical ways to incorporate mindfulness to support recovery for survivors and caregivers
Slide4Mindfulness
What is it?Focused AttentionPresentAwarenessCompassion
NOT:
Distracted
Mind-wandering
Auto-pilot
Slide5Mindfulness Meditation
Slide6Mindfulness Practices & Neuroplasticity: What’s Happening in the Brain?
Increased grey matter and cortical thickness
(Frontal Cortex; Anterior and Posterior Cingulate Cortex; Insula)
Decreased amygdala size
Less activation in the
Default Mode Network
Keng
, S. L.,
Smoski
, M. J., & Robins, C. J. (2011). Effects of mindfulness on psychological health: a review of empirical studies.
Clinical psychology review
,
31
(6), 1041–1056.
Slide7Mindful Breathing
Access the relaxation response (Herbert Benson)
Belly Breathing
Ocean’s Breath
4-7-8 Breathing
Technique
(Dr. Andrew Weil)
Slide8RESOURCES
Apps: Stop, Breath, & Think; Calm; Headspace; Insight TimerNames to check out: Jon Kabat-Zinn, Sharon Salzburg, Dan Harris, Shauna
Shapiro, Morgan
Dix
Local Places
:
Drepung Gomang
Center
Passionist
Earth and Spirit
Center
Websites
:
www.mindful.org
www.self-compassion.org
Guided meditations on YouTube
Slide9RESOURCES
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mindfulness-insights/201905/5-ways-mindfulness-practice-positively-changes-your-brainhttps://aboutmeditation.com/how-to-manage-stress-through-meditation/https://www.mindful.org/how-the-brain-changes-when-you-meditate/
Slide10Let’s Practice Once More
Slide11QUESTIONS?
Thank you.Amy.Gonshak@UofLHealth.orgJill.Davis@UofLHealth.orgFrazier NeuroRehab