SACRED PAUSE
A Stress Reduction Group Workshop for Health Professionals
OVERVIEW
In the demanding and often high-stress environment of healthcare, cultivating personal well-being isn't just beneficial, it's essential for professional longevity, compassionate care, and preventing burnout. This specialized two-hour workshop, Sacred Pause, is designed exclusively for healthcare professionals seeking effective, evidence-based strategies to navigate stress, enhance resilience, and foster inner calm amidst daily challenges.
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You spend your days offering comfort, care, and calm to others—but how often do you offer the same to yourself? Sacred Pause is an invitation to step away from the urgency of doing and into the quiet beauty of simply being. Whether you're feeling depleted, disconnected, or simply in need of a reset, this is a space where you can exhale... fully. Through a blend of heart-centered practices, we'll explore what it means to truly care for yourself in body, mind, and soul. Drawing upon foundational mindfulness principles, this session integrates practical techniques with gentle movement, breathwork, and the calming influence of aromatherapy to promote mental clarity, emotional regulation, and physical well-being.
Who This Workshop Is For
This workshop is ideal for physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, administrators, and any other healthcare professionals who experience work-related stress, compassion fatigue, or are interested in developing sustainable self-care practices. No prior experience with mindfulness or yoga is required.
What You Will Learn and Experience in Two Hours
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Mindfulness Meditation: Discover and practice foundational mindfulness meditation techniques to cultivate present moment awareness, observe thoughts and emotions without judgment, and develop a more spacious relationship with difficult experiences. We'll begin with a sacred circle to invite community, clarity, and peace.
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Mindful Breathing & Aromatherapy: Explore powerful breathing techniques for calming the nervous system, reducing anxiety, and enhancing focus. We'll integrate a select, calming essential oil blend to enhance relaxation and deepen your practice, soothing your nervous system and elevating your energy.
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Gentle Yoga & Mindful Movement: Engage in gentle, accessible yoga postures and mindful movement exercises designed to release physical tension, increase body awareness, and promote flexibility. These practices are adaptable to all fitness levels and emphasize listening to the body's signals with kindness, bringing you back to your breath.
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Guided Journaling & Integration: Engage in gentle, accessible yoga postures and mindful movement exercises designed to release physical tension, increase body awareness, and promote flexibility. These practices are adaptable to all fitness levels and emphasize listening to the body's signals with kindness, bringing you back to your breath.
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Workshop Format
This is a focused two-hour experiential workshop. Light refreshments will be provided.
Benefits of Participation
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Immediate reduction in feelings of stress and tension
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Introduction to effective mindfulness and relaxation techniques
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Enhanced focus and a sense of calm
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Practical tools for immediate self-care
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A space to pause, receive, and remember the light within you
Instructor
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Donna Montross: Donna is a yogi, a certified holistic health coach and very blessed mother of two beautiful humans. She is a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT200) and is currently working on completing her 500-hour certificate. She found yoga over 20 years ago out of curiosity and the search for a new and different way to exercise. From the moment she stepped on her mat, she felt a deeper connection with yoga beyond just the physical practice and has weaved it throughout her life ever since. She also received her holistic health coach certification through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2022. Donna is very passionate about sharing the transformative practice of yoga and nutritional health, and empowering others to take control over their own wellness to become the best version of themselves.
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When not on her mat, Donna can be found spending time with her family, running with friends, enjoying the outdoors, or in the kitchen cooking up nourishing meals. “Yoga continually reminds me of the importance of patience, presence and playfulness, and I am grateful every day for the lessons, opportunity and purpose along this incredible journey.” – Donna
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Prerequisites
None. An open mind and willingness to engage in experiential practices are encouraged.
What to wear & what to bring
Participants should wear clothing that is comfortable and easy to move in and a water bottle. A yoga mat is not required.
Time:
2 hours, includes light refreshments
Cost:
$450 for up to 10 participants. Each additional participant is $30. The maximum number of participants is 15.
Registration
Please email JoyMovementArts@gmail.com to select a date and register your group.
You give endlessly. Now it’s your turn to pause, receive, and remember the light within you.
"Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life". B.K.S. Iyengar