Rest and relaxation are important, but preparing for inevitable emotional triggers is empowering. Learn practical ways to turn habitual reactivity into ways to respond more effectively and with less regret.
Learning Objectives:
Apply mindfulness to ordinary social and emotional challenges.
Explore mindfulness strategies for developing emotional awareness and regulation.
Learn how to take emotional reactions off autopilot.
Presenter: Daron Larson is a Mindfulness Coach who discovered from personal experience that consistent mindful habits really can make ordinary moments better — including the uncomfortable ones. As a parent, social worker, and librarian, he has always found purpose in identifying resources to help people respond more effectively to the challenges of ordinary life. Daron says mindfulness is about much more than temporary relaxation. It offers a variety of flexible ways to experience your life with greater vitality despite its inevitable discomforts and uncertainties. His TEDx talk — Don't Try to Be Mindful — has been viewed over half a million times.