Sit4Health™ workshop
One of the more effective methods I’ve learned in seventy years on earth to improve mental, emotional and physical health and interpersonal cooperativeness is a contemplative practice. Some call it “meditation,” “mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR)” or “centering prayer” among many other names. I call it Sit4Health™ to point to the fact that there is no cultural or religious connotations to the practice.
This family of techniques involves sitting in silence, focusing attention and noticing the difference between the experience of consciousness and the content of consciousness. Imagine the difference between water (consciousness) in a glass and the grape Kool Aid (personality) stirred into it. If you look through the glass with grape Kool Aid, the world looks purple. If you look through the clear water, colors of the world are true to reality. Being able to be objective helps us regulate our emotions and make smarter decisions. We think clearly and relationships improve through our ability to communicate peacefully and effectively.
And while science isn’t sure why yet, it does know that meditators have stronger neurological structures in their brains and reduced levels of normal anxiety causing less damage to the immune system. Consequently, meditators have better physical health in general.
I’m not claiming to be some guru. Just a licensed mental health counselor with a personal practice happy to share this remarkably simple health-inducing technique with others on the path to greater freedom and enjoyment of their personal and interpersonal lives.
Training in Sit4Health™ is an excellent way to increase organizational health and productivity along with workplace quietude and cooperativeness. A 90-minute workshop can be a one time or a weekly event until group is comfortable to practice on its own. $250 per workshop plus $15 per person for up to 20 students.
