Protecting Our Own Well Being in Challenging Times with Wayne Tormala

Mindfulness: Being Present Amidst Chaos!
This workshop addresses our capacity for awakened decision-making and staying connected to what matters amidst the many distractions of global, national, and personal distress. Developing a daily practice of mindful reflection and action is “simple, but not easy,” and can take many forms of meditative, contemplative and prayerful practices.

Moving beyond the “buzz” of the modern-day mindfulness industry, this workshop offers a variety of techniques aimed at achieving real-life outcomes that are tailored to our perspectives and traditions.

“Protecting Our Own Well-Being in Challenging Times” consists of five half-day workshops (see below) designed to build attendees’ knowledge and skills in attaining sustainable life balance and awakened decision-making amidst the many distractions and stressors that bombard us in tumultuous times. Workshops are presented in didactic and experiential formats that include both group engagement and highly-individualized attention, and utilize a framework addressing five dimensions of well-being: physical comfort, mental ease, emotional balance, social connectedness, and spiritual lightness. As a core value in each session, every effort will be made to ensure a “safe space” for attendees to participate in a manner that is responsive to their needs and interests. While the workshop series provides a continuum of five major areas of focus, each session can also be attended as a single, independent event with specific content and intended outcomes.

The five half-day workshops are as follows:

I. Compassion Fatigue: Self-Care When Life is Disrupted! – February 8, 2025

II. Life Interrupted: Self-Care When Things Fall Apart! – March 8, 2025

III. Good Grief: Protecting Our Own Well-Being When Experiencing Loss! – April 5, 2025

IV. Mindfulness: Being Present Amidst Chaos! – May 3, 2025

V. Creating an Achievable Personal Action Plan! – June 7, 2025

FEE: $75 per workshop. To register for all 5 workshops for $350, please call the Front Desk at 480-948-7460.

Sign Up By Thu, May 1, 2025 at 7:00 pm
To register, visit frc.retreatportal.com