Mindful Self Care will help you develop a positive growth mindset that will propel you toward meeting the goals you have set and make those goals more attainable. It will help you to stay motivated and engaged in a mind and body practice through daily affirmations, gratitude, self compassion and healthy self appraisals. You will also learn about how rituals, mindfulness, and coping strategies and skills can build self efficacy beliefs. This course is about making changes in your life to embrace mindful living, and to help you make progress toward reaching your goals. It is both focused on strategies and practices. This course will be a safe place to talk about your challenges and to share (if you desire) your goals for mindful self care. It is open to all. (1 hour twice weekly.)
Donald D. Matthews, Psy.D is an academic psychologist, certified cognitive coach and mindfulness practitioner with a decade of experience teaching workshops and coaching students and teachers in metacognitive thinking strategies, social-emotional learning and self regulation through mindfulness. He is the founder of the Mindful Breathing Institute and a professional affiliate of the American Psychological Association (Division 15) Educational Psychology and the International Society of Coaching Psychology.