Mindfulness is the Secret to Effective Self-Care
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To RSVP, please email avitalm@ralesjfs.org
Mindfulness is the Secret to Effective Self-Care: Self-care can lead you toward happier and healthier lives. Mindfulness will help you lower your stress levels, decrease loneliness, improve attention and manage chronic pain. Participants of this program will be able to:
1. Identify the definition of mindfulness and self-care
2. Identify the benefits of the effect of mindfulness on
our body and mind
3. Understand how to practice mindfulness and effective self-care
4. Practice mindfulness exercises
As the Holocaust Survivor Person-Centered Trauma Informed (PCTI) Care Program Director for 4 years, Avital is in charge of development and implementation of the PCTI (Person Centered Trauma Informed) Care Program, along with the creation of the PCTI training materials and presentations. Avital is a CCTP (Certified Clinical Trauma Professional), and she provides supportive listening and mental health services to the local Holocaust survivors. Avital facilitates group discussion sessions with both Holocaust survivors and second-generation Holocaust survivors.
BIO: Avital Meirzon
Avital earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities from Bar Ilan University (Israel) and her Master of Science in Leadership degree from Nova Southeastern University. As the daughter of Holocaust Survivors, Avital is personally and professionally passionate about trauma informed care.