I offer the following programs:
- Mindfulness Meditation Workshops, Conference Presentations, and Staff Development
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program at the Community Health Center
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program at the Yale School of Nursing
- Buddhist Meditation Programs at the Unitarian Society
- Individual Teacher-Student Meetings
Further information on these is provided below:
Mindfulness Meditation Workshops, Conference Presentations, and Staff Development
Mindfulness meditation presentations can be individually designed to meet the needs of any group, and can be delivered in English or Spanish. These highly experiential, introductory presentations are offered throughout Connecticut to students and teachers at schools and universities, to employees at businesses and corporations, to professional and support staff at health centers, hospitals, social service agencies and other organizations, and at conferences for health care and mental health providers, social workers, and the general public. These presentations last from one or two hours to a full day, depending on the setting, the participants, and the format. The primary focus of these workshops is the use of mindfulness meditation practices such as awareness of breathing and body sensation as effective stress reduction techniques. For health care and social service providers, the presentation may also include the use of lovingkindness and compassion meditation practices as a remedy for job-related stress and professional burnout. For health care professionals, a summary of research on mindfulness-based stress reduction as a behavioral medicine intervention can also be included. Mindfulness meditation workshops have been offered in the Greater New Haven area at Yale University, Yale School of Nursing, Yale Medical School, Yale Divinity School, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Hospital of St. Raphael, The Yale Health Plan, Quinnipiac University, Cold Spring School, Clifford Beers Child Guidance Clinic, and The Hispanic Mental Health Clinic. In other areas of Connecticut presentations have been given at Middlesex Hospital, The Community Health Center of Middletown, The Connecticut Regional Education Center in Hartford, The Connecticut Department of Public Health, The American Heart Association, The March of Dimes, The Connecticut Nurses' Association, and other agencies. If you are interesting in offering mindfulness-based program at your organization, please contact me.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programs at the Community Health Center
The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program at the Community Health Center (CHC) is an eight-week educational course that offers intensive training in mindfulness meditation: tuning into the breath, and learning to experience life more fully as it unfolds moment by moment. The MBSR program provides participants with instruction and support to establish a daily home meditation practice, in order to cope more effectively with stress, pain, illness, and other difficulties of life. It includes instruction in the body scan, hatha yoga, awareness of breathing meditation, walking meditation, eating meditation, as well as mindfulness of interpersonal communication and other activities of daily life. Participants should make a sincere commitment to attend class sessions and devote 30 minutes per day to practicing the meditation techniques at home with the assistance of audiocassette tapes. This program is modeled on the internationally acclaimed Stress Reduction Clinic developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. Additional information on the MBSR Program at CHC can be found on the CHC website.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program at the Yale School of Nursing
This elective eight-week course offers intensive training in mindfulness meditation: tuning into the breath, and learning to experience life more fully, one moment at a time. There is instruction in the body scan, hatha yoga, awareness of breathing meditation, walking meditation, and eating meditation, as well as mindfulness of interpersonal communication and other activities of daily life. The primary goal of the course is to develop a daily meditation practice in order to handle personal, academic, and professional stress more effectively. The secondary goal of the course is to explore the use of mindfulness meditation in the health care system. Two hours per week, one six-hour daylong session on a weekend. Open to all graduate and professional students at Yale. For more info about this program, click here.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program at the Yale School of Nursing
This elective eight-week course offers intensive training in mindfulness meditation: tuning into the breath, and learning to experience life more fully, one moment at a time. There is instruction in the body scan, hatha yoga, awareness of breathing meditation, walking meditation, and eating meditation, as well as mindfulness of interpersonal communication and other activities of daily life. The primary goal of the course is to develop a daily meditation practice in order to handle personal, academic, and professional stress more effectively. The secondary goal of the course is to explore the use of mindfulness meditation in the health care system. Two hours per week, one six-hour daylong session on a weekend. Open to all graduate and professional students at Yale. For more info about this program, click here.Vipassana Buddhist Meditation Programs at the Unitarian Society
These programs are typically eight-week courses offered on Tuesday evenings all year round except August, at the Unitarian Society of New Haven, located in Hamden. Although each course has a different theme, they all follow a similar format. The two-hour session usually begins with a 30-minute Buddhist teaching, followed by a 15-minute movement period of either walking meditation or gentle yoga. Next there is a 30-minute meditation, followed by a period of questions and answers and group discussion. Courses previously offered include: The Four Noble Truths, The Noble Eightfold Path, The Five Precepts, Buddhist Ethics, The Four Divine Abodes, The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Healing Anger, Compassion Practices for Caregivers and Social Activists, Lovingkindness Meditation, Forgiveness: Path to a Peaceful Heart, Wise Speech and Generous Listening, Friendship as a Spiritual Path, andWorking with Fear. One-day workshops are also offered periodically throughout the year. For upcoming programs at the Unitarian Society, click here.
Individual Teacher-Student Meetings
Individual meetings can be arranged with meditation instructor Beth Roth. A meeting lasts approximately one half hour. The purpose is to discuss specific questions or concerns that have arisen in a student’s meditation practice, and to address the relevance and application of meditation practice to the circumstances and events of one’s life. There is no set fee for an individual meeting. Meetings are conducted on a dana or donation basis. The suggested donation for a half-hour meeting is $20, although greater and lesser amounts are gratefully accepted. A trade-for-service exchange is another donation option. Day and evening hours are available. To schedule an individual meeting, contact me.
