Description
Join mindfulness practitioner Nicole Dunn for a presentation: Mindfulness and Chronic Pain.
Nicole lives with the chronic nerve condition CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome) and has been a mindfulness practitioner, facilitator, and leader in the tradition Thich Nhat Hanh for close to 20-years. In this session, she will share her personal journey of developing a chronic and painful nerve condition 15 years ago, at age 26, and how the application of mindfulness and meditation is a critical component of her pain management strategy.
Nicole organizes and leads the practice of mindfulness through intentional circles, classes, events, retreats, and private consultations. She is a regular writer for Montana Woman magazine and an active blogger on the subject of mindfulness and is the founder and program director for the Be Here Now sangha, a mindfulness community based in Missoula, MT in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, which has been operating weekly since 2002.
This session will focus on:
– Key elements of how mindfulness as a daily practice can help support our mind/body system
– The importance of self-care and resting
– Befriending our body and our pain
This presentation is FREE and open to the public thanks to a grant from the Foundation for Community Health
Instructor
Nicole Dunn
Course Schedule
Tuesday, April 27, 5:30–6:30 PM
Course Cost
FREE – Registration required
Online Course Information
Instructions to connect to the Zoom online course:
- You will need a computer, laptop or smartphone with an internet connection, internet browser, webcam (optional), speakers or headphones and a microphone. If you do not have an internet connection or audio, let us know and we will give you instructions for listening on the phone.
- If you’ve never used Zoom before, click here: https://zoom.us/test to test and see how it works before the class. When you click on the link, Zoom will take you through downloading the program and the easy joining process. It will ask you if you want to use computer audio. If you have speakers and a microphone (included in laptops and cell phones), click on computer audio.
- You can choose to turn your own webcam on or off. If you turn it on, all participants will be able to see you. You can click on Stop Video at the bottom left corner of your screen to turn off video of yourself at any time.
- You can choose to turn your own microphone on or off. You can choose to mute your microphone with the Mute button at the bottom left corner at any time.
- If you have connection problems, we will send you the link to the recording.
