with Gus Castellanos
The popularity of mindfulness has grown exponentially in recent years. This is largely due to the direct experiences of the practitioner and the ever-growing body of research supporting the benefits.
However, little attention has been paid to the adverse effects of practicing mindfulness and participating in mindfulness-based programs. In this workshop, we will review the beneficial effects of mindfulness on the brain, mind & body, as well as the known side effects of practice and the potential adverse effects. There will be time for discussion, dialoguing and practice.
Practice will include a trauma-sensitive mindfulness exercise.
*Appropriate for all levels of experience with mindfulness.
Gus Castellanos, M.D. is a graduate of the U of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He practiced Neurology and Sleep Medicine in Jupiter for 25 years. He has been practicing mindfulness since 1998 and teaching mindfulness programs since 2009. He is certified to teach MBSR by the University of Massachusetts Center For Mindfulness & trained by the University of Miami’s Neuroscience Lab.
He currently teaches at a variety of facilities throughout So Fla. including the University of Miami School of Medicine's Osher Center For Integrative Medicine, FIU College of Medicine, UMindfulness, Mindful Kids Miami, and the Sari Center for Integrative Cancer Care.
He has trained thousands of participants in his mindfulness classes and workshops, including persons suffering from stress, anxiety, insomnia, and many other medical and mental health disorders, Nurses, State Judges, Physicians, US Army soldiers, Fire Fighters, paramedics, and behavioral health specialists, to name a few. He has been facilitating a bi-monthly mindfulness session at a local prison since 2011, lectures widely and writes a twice-monthly Mindfulness newsletter. He serves on Palm Health Foundation's Better Brain Health Advisory Board.
$45 (pre-registration) investment in yourself
$55 on the day of event
(Space is limited. Pre-registration is highly recommended)