Staying present – the what, who and how of mindfulness
31 Mar 2020
In this webinar Dr Mark Chambers will briefly explore and introduce how Mindfulness is an essential human skill and is an essential complement to the ability to think. It is simply the practice of conscious awareness. It's importance in maintaining equanimity and balance has been recognised for thousands of years and it is the basis of many contemplative practices.
The practice of Mindfulness has been embraced by Western Medicine over the last 40 years and has been incorporated into specific and versatile therapeutic interventions including Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. The value of the clinical application of Mindfulness practice is affirmed by a solid evidence-base of over 11,000 published papers.
1 CPD credit.
Watch the video and complete the online self-reflection form. Go to "My events" to download your certificate. You must login to watch the video and receive CPD.
The practice of Mindfulness has been embraced by Western Medicine over the last 40 years and has been incorporated into specific and versatile therapeutic interventions including Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. The value of the clinical application of Mindfulness practice is affirmed by a solid evidence-base of over 11,000 published papers.
1 CPD credit.
Watch the video and complete the online self-reflection form. Go to "My events" to download your certificate. You must login to watch the video and receive CPD.
Duration:55 mins
Speaker info
Dr Mark Chambers
Dr Mark Chambers is a retired GP now working as a Health Coach and practitioner and trainer of Clinical Hypnosis and Mindfulness in Suffolk and London. He qualified as a doctor in Sheffield in 1981 (MB CHB) and was a partner in General Practice in Suffolk from 1985 to 2017. His professional interests are emotional and psychological health and teaching. He has been a member of the Royal College of GPs since 1985 and a Fellow of the College since 2012. The same year he obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Hypnosis at University College Hospital in London and at the same time started introducing the teaching of Mindfulness into his clinical and teaching practice. Since retirement from General Practice he has continued to practice clinical hypnosis, mindfulness and coaching.