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Mindfulness in Education Teacher Training

  • Jul 22 - Jul 27 2018
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Schools worldwide are turning to mindfulness and social and emotional learning as antidotes to rising stress, emotional dysregulation, and attention deficit. Research shows that students and teachers in school systems that have adopted mindfulness are happier, more focused, more compassionate, and less impacted by stress. What school woul ... Learn More
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Transformative Educational Leadership: A...

  • Jul 27 - Jul 29 2018
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Integrating Mindfulness-Based Social & Emotional Learning Into K-12 Schools This yearlong training serves the growing need for educational leaders to be better equipped to integrate mindfulness-based social, emotional, academic, and ethical learning into schools and school systems worldwide. With leaders in the fields of education, ... Learn More
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Walking Each Other Home

  • Aug 10 - Aug 12 2018
  • Rhinebeck, NY
As the times continue to change, in often surprising and troubling ways, how can we deepen our practices of self-care and understanding, and also work with others with compassion and mindfulness? In this contemplative retreat and workshop, we gather to create space for sitting together, in difference and in struggle, as we build our ca ... Learn More
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Mindfulness, Mental Health & Resilience

  • Aug 12 - Aug 17 2018
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an innovative group program designed to prevent relapse in people who have recovered from unipolar depression and has been shown to have transdiagnostic application across a number of mental health conditions. Based on the research of Drs. Zindel Segal, John Teasdale, and Mark Williams, and do ... Learn More
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The Way of Awareness

  • Sep 16 - Sep 21 2018
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Mindfulness is often spoken of as “the heart of Buddhist meditation.” However, its essence is universal. As the Theravadan monk and Buddhist scholar, Nyanaponika Thera, put it in his classic work, The Heart of Buddhist Meditation, mindfulness is the unfailing master key for knowing the mind, and is thus the starting point; the perfect ... Learn More
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The Science of Mindfulness

  • Sep 21 - Sep 23 2018
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Practice is at the heart of mindfulness, whether we are aiming to decrease suffering, teaching meditation, or trying to understand its scientific underpinnings. Before we can take any of these steps, we must explore what suffering is on an experiential level. As we develop our ability to see the causes of suffering, we learn to bear wi ... Learn More
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Contemplative Practice in Higher Education

  • Sep 21 - Sep 23 2018
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Under the leadership of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, colleges and universities nationwide have integrated contemplative practices into a variety of their courses—from literature to physics to architecture. These practices include yoga, contemplative reading and writing, mindful listening, and other practices that cultiv ... Learn More
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Mindfulness-Based Tai Chi & Qigong

  • Sep 28 - Sep 30 2018
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Tai chi chuan is a system of beautiful, flowing movements used by millions of people around the world as a graceful, meditative exercise. Qigong is an ancient mind-body system for cultivating our natural energy. Both systems foster deep awareness and are traditionally taught alongside the complementary practice of mindfulness meditation. ... Learn More
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ACT in Mental Health Practice

  • Sep 30 - Oct 05 2018
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Acceptance and mindfulness-based practices are rapidly making their way into mental health care, medicine, and society. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a newer evidence-based approach that offers empowering solutions to the problem of human suffering. ACT seeks to transform the root sources of human suffering by balancing mi ... Learn More
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Mindfulness at Work

  • Oct 12 - Oct 14 2018
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Faster, smarter, cheaper—that’s what the modern workplace is all about. Yet science is now telling us what millions of people have known for hundreds of generations: Learning to mindfully sit still is a very healthy thing to do. Are these two approaches at odds? Or can our drive for success and creative excellence find much needed ... Learn More
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Convergence

  • Oct 12 - Oct 19 2018
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Intensive Price Tiers: One of the ways Convergence stands for equality and access for all is by creating a pricing tier structure that invites participants to pay based on their income level. Please consider what is truly sustainable for you, and choose a price that feels in integrity: $1,500; $1,100; or $800. To register, please call ... Learn More
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Mindfulness Tools

  • Oct 14 - Oct 19 2018
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Are you ready to be proactive about your health and well-being? Do you want to acquire new tools for living with more strength and resilience, and support your clients and patients to do so, too? Integrating Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) practices into your life is a short-term investment that will help you live with greate ... Learn More

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Working With Bias Through Storytelling

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Scholarship Recipients Bring Mindfulness to School

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Omega’s 10th Annual Mindfulness & Education Conference Draws Influential Leaders in the Field

June 20, 2018
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Trauma Is Always Political

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A Mindful Approach to Lyme Disease

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Feeling Anxious? You're Not Alone

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Mindful Teachers Make Mindful Students

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Cultivating Calm Clarity

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Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Work Together

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Taking Mindfulness to Heart

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Allowing Anger

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Press Release

Omega Expands Reach Beyond Its Hudson Valley Home With New Strategic Direction & Year-Round Membership Opportunity

May 02, 2018