Based on the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program, learn and practice resilience and growth mindset, breath work, meditation, mind-body wellness, and mindfulness skills that sustain and optimize your health, humanity, and performance.

Mindfulness is a category of mind training that explores the three different modes of attention and trains them to enhance new forms of concentration, self-awareness, and situational awareness to enhance all cognitive, emotional regulation, tactical, and interpersonal skills. This training examines the science and experience of mindfulness as it relates to resilience, warrior-humanitarian ethos, and human performance optimization. These skills provide the foundation to thrive through adversity and trauma and the wisdom to understand strategies for recovery, pliability, and striving toward sustained post-traumatic growth.

Experiential Learning

This is an intensive introduction to the science of the mind and cognitive conditioning through mindfulness meditation and mindful movement. Opportunities for experiential practice through guided and individual meditations and mindful movement are supported with lectures/discussions throughout each training day.

This event is open to healthcare workers, first responders, firefighters, paramedics, and support staff professionals.

What to Expect

Workshop trainers are culturally competent first responders with credentials to teach mindfulness. The setting is a retreat center in Northern Colorado at 8,000 feet that is recovering from the Cameron Peak Fire.

What you’ll learn:

Mindfulness overview

• What mindfulness is and is not
• Science behind mindfulness
• Training overview
• Mindfulness skills practice

Resilience & Mindset

• Science of resilience
• First Responder health data
• Mindfulness skills practice

The Body

• Science of the mind-body connection
• Body scan practice
• Mindful movement

Narratives & Thinking

• Science of the thinking mind
• Working with narratives and thoughts
• Disrupting habitual patterns & creating change
• Mindfulness skills practice

Reactivity

• Reactivity cycle
• Disrupting reactive behaviors & creating change
• Mindfulness skills practice

Emotion

• Constructed Emotions
• Emotion Regulation
• Mindfulness skills practice

Stress & Trauma

• Science of Trauma
• Developing trauma competency
• Interventions for trauma injury

Compassion

• Science of Compassion
• Self-compassion
• Compassion for others
• Compassion for health & performance

A Way Ahead

• Integrating mindfulness skills
• Resources
• How to find additional training
• Mindfulness skills practice

Who Should Attend
In addition to active wildland firefighters, dispatchers, administrators, and support personnel are invited to attend.

Costs

Through generous grants from the Lenz, BESS and Schocken Foundations, the training, lodging, and meal costs are covered.

Space is limited. Register soon to ensure your spot!