Mindfulness in Medicine — Rediscovering meaning and joy for health professionals and their partners

Learn mindfulness skills for yourself, your partner and your patients, just steps from the stunning wild beaches of Vancouver Island’s West Coast….

Join us in beautiful Tofino, BC for this foundations workshop which explores the theory and practice of mindfulness and meditation for health professionals and for their partners. We will explore the unique challenges of medicine and learn tools of stress management, self compassion, joy and self care to bring into our personal and professional lives.

Objectives

1) Understand mindfulness and self compassion, and how their formal and informal practice can reduce suffering in ourselves, in our relationships, and in our patients.

2) Explain stress reactivity and response, particularly in relation to the unique challenges and opportunities of being a health professional

3) Summarize the research on meaning and to learn ways to cultivate meaning in our work and lives.

4) Apply mindfulness and resilience skills such as the body scan, SOBER breathing space, Self Compassion break, walking meditation and mindfulness meditation on the breath for use in personal and clinical practice

About the Workshop

This four day workshop will take place at Long Beach Lodge Resort on the incomparable Cox Bay beach. Workshop half days will take place from 8am-12pm in order to leave plenty of time to explore the area! On site surf lessons and gear rentals; wildlife watching tours and hiking trails are just some of the recreation opportunities that await you!

Tuition (please consider paying through e-transfer – mark@livingthismoment.ca – to reduce CC charges)

Physicians/NP’s $1195  (early bird rate of $1075 until Dec 31,, 2025)

Other Health Professionals $945 (early bird rate of $850 until Dec 31, 2025)

Non-physician partners $845

Health Care Students/Residents $595

This workshop has a 25 person limit. To register please select your ticket below and fill in the short questionnaire. Once registered please book your accommodation. A block of discounted rooms is available at Long Beach Lodge Resort. Please mention the workshop when booking to receive our earlybird and discounted rate.

16 Mainpro plus group learning credits