WHAT ARE THESE SESSIONS ALL ABOUT?
You’re invited to join Gina Miller (Shift counsellour & meditation instructor) for our weekly virtual meditation group!
When we meditate, we are activating our para-sympathetic nervous system, which sends a signal to our bodies and minds to relax. Each time we sit in stillness, we are strengthening the healthy neuro-pathways in our brains. With regular meditation practice, instead of being controlled by our fears, (Fight/Flight/Freeze), we have the possibility to respond rather than react in our daily lives much more often.
These sessions will provide a place of rest, de-stress and self-compassion. You can expect to feel the sensations of your body, learn to use your breath to self-regulate, and be able to notice and nurture your interior world.
Sessions are 45 minutes long and include a brief talk, instruction, meditation, reflection and Q&A.
No experience necessary—come exactly as you are!
UPCOMING DATES
Thursdays: May 28 | June 4, 11, 18
12:00 - 12:45pm PST | 1:00 - 1:45pm MST | 2:00 - 2:45pm CST | 3:00 - 3:45pm EST
Counsellor / Facilitator at SHiFT Recovery
GINA MILLER
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Background
For the last twenty years, Gina has worked in the helping field in a variety of environments with diverse populations. She has guided clients using Art Therapy as a way to process emotions, with people living with HIV and AIDS, with adults with developmental disabilities, and has facilitated intensive, non-residential treatment programs for women suffering from drug misuse disorder.
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Professional Experience & Certifications
Gina has a BFA from ECUAD, Certified in Compassionate Inquiry with Gabor Mate, Addictions Counsellor, Certified Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention-UCSD, Certified Mindfulness Instructor.
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What Sets Her Apart
It is the combination of Gina’s lived experience with addiction, professional training, humor and wisdom that make her sessions collaborative, healing and joyful. She believes that everyone has the possibility for hope, resilience and liberation whether they are suffering from addiction, grief and loss, negative body and self-esteem issues, co-dependency and the myriad of pain that is part of a life.
