Course Information
Northern California Resilience Training
Course Directors
Confirmed Course Faculty
About the Training
In July, 2018 the Carr Fire swept across 290,000 acres over two counties, destroying over 1,000 residences and causing physical and psychological damage on a massive scale. The Carr Fire was followed by the Delta Fire and then the Camp Fire, exponentially compounding the physical and emotional toll. The Northern California Resilience Program addresses the immediate, pressing psychosocial needs stemming from the wildfires while also building local resilience and capacity to address future climate-related disasters and other major challenges facing the region.
While based in Shasta County, the program has a regional scope, creating systemic change across Northern California by working with key health and social service institutions in neighboring communities such as Butte, Siskiyou, Trinity and Tehama Counties.
In this dynamic program, which began October 2019, nearly 100 participants practiced evidence-based self-care tools for effectively addressing personal and professional stress after the fires and learned about The Center for Mind-Body Medicine’s evidence-based model to rebuild resiliency in the north state.
Over the course of this two-part professional training program, taking place October 2-5, 2019 and January 22-25, 2020, participants are gaining the skills to run community workshops and mind-body skills groups under the supervision of Center for Mind-Body Medicine faculty, and ultimately have the ability to reach over 3,200 people during the first year alone.
The program is closed and is not accepting applicants at this time, but if you are interested in learning about future programs, please contact us at [email protected].
Who Is Involved
All north state community members, first responders, clinicians, educators, non-profit workers, faith leaders, community volunteers, and other community leaders working with populations that have experienced loss or trauma (i.e fire survivors, foster children, homeless, substance abuse, domestic violence, etc) are welcome. We have developed guidelines to identify a diverse group of applicants who will be best positioned to work with local communities, institutions, organizations, or underrepresented populations in our region.
What Participants Will Learn
In large group lectures, participants learned the science of meditation, guided imagery, biofeedback, and autogenic training, and of self-expression in words, drawings, and movement. In CMBM’s groundbreaking Mind-Body Skills Groups, led by senior CMBM faculty, they then use these tools and share their experience with other trainees. With these tools in hand, participants then learn to deliver Mind-Body Skills Groups in their personal and professional communities while receiving ongoing coaching from CMBM faculty.
This evidence-based program is providing community members with the tools they need to understand and address the challenges that all of us face and to help others do the same. It has often been described by CMBM’s 6000 trainees as “life changing.”
Sponsoring Organizations
The Shasta Health Assessment and Redesign Collaborative (SHARC) has worked in cooperation with the Community Recovery Team (CRT) to bring this training to our area. Recognizing the significant emotional toll of the 2018 wildfire season, we are proactively building a foundation for community healing and resilience.
The Northern California Resilience Program is working with organizations and partners across our community and with The Center for Mind Body Medicine, whose curriculum is the foundation for the program. The vision for the Program is to develop our local capacity for healing, empower lay people with comprehensive tools, build the social connections that are the number one predictor of community resilience, and prevent the progression of stress and trauma into more serious social, mental, physical, and social impacts.
Funding provided by:
And the Nancy Driscoll Foundation
Tuition
Scholarship Information
Thanks to generous support from our funders, this program is offered at the discounted cost of $200 for participants who are selected. If you are interested in a scholarship, there will be a question in the application to indicate your interest. Please email [email protected] if you have questions about scholarships.
Organizations sending people to the training are asked to support trainee attendance through paid time off, professional development time, and other accommodations as possible.
And the Nancy Driscoll Foundation
Schedule
Schedule subject to change.
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, October 2, 2019
7:00-8:00 am Registration
8:00-9:00 am Welcome and Introduction
9:00-10:15 am Overview of the New Medicine
Experiential Activity: Shaking and Dancing
10:15-10:30 am Break
10:30-11:00 am Introduction to Mind-Body Skills Groups
11:00-11:20 am Break – go to group
11:20-1:20 pm GROUP #1
1:20-2:20 pm Lunch
2:20-3:20 pm Biological Underpinnings of Mind-Body Therapies
3:20-3:40 pm Break – go to group
3:40-5:40 pm GROUP #2
DAY 2: THURSDAY, October 3, 2019
7:00-7:50 am Yoga – optional
8:00-8:15 am Opening Meditation
8:15-9:15 am Imagery
9:15-9:35 am Break – go to group
9:35-11:35 am GROUP #3
11:35-12:35 pm Lunch
12:35-1:35 pm Nutrition and Mindful Eating
1:35-1:55 pm Break
1:55-3:00 pm Mobilizing, Transforming, and Celebrating the Emotions
Experiential Activity: Yes/No exercise
3:00-3:30 pm Break – go to group
3:30-5:30 pm GROUP #4
DAY 3: FRIDAY, October 4, 2019
7:00-7:50 am Yoga – optional
8:00-8:15 am Opening Meditation
8:15-9:15 am Breathing, Physical Exercise and Movement
Experiential Activity: Chaotic Breathing
9:15-9:30 am Break
9:30-10:00 am Genograms
10:00-10:30 am Break – Go to group
10:30-12:30 pm GROUP #5
Experiential Activity: Constructing a Genogram
12:30-1:15 pm Lunch
1:15-2:15 pm Trauma and Transformation
2:15-2:30 pm Break
2:30-3:30 pm Spirituality and Healing
Experiential Activity: Forgiveness Meditation
3:30-4:00 pm Break – go to group
4:00-6:00 pm GROUP #6
DAY 4: SATURDAY, October 5, 2019
7:00-7:50 am Yoga – optional
8:00-8:15 am Opening Meditation
8:15-9:15 am Body Awareness
Experiential Activity: Body Scan
9:15-9:35 am Break – go to group
9:35-11:35 am GROUP #7
11:35-12:35 pm Lunch (Working with Children and Teens Meeting
12:35-1:35 pm Taking the Next Step: Panel Discussion – Claire Wheeler, MD, PhD
1:35-2:00 pm Break – go to group
2:00-4:30 PM GROUP #8
4:30-4:45 pm Break – go to lecture hall
4:45-5:30 pm Closing Ceremony
Continued Education Credits
Please note: While we try to keep up to date on CEU information for various professions, we recommend that you contact your licensing board directly to confirm that your profession will accept CEU credits.
Approved Continuing Education Credits
Location & Travel
Venue Information
Redding First Church, Family Center
2225 Bechelli Lane
Redding, CA 96002
Transportation Details
Lodging options:
Red Lion Inn & Suites
536 East Cypress Av.
- $65-$75 per night
- Budget hotel, easy walking distance (about 3 blocks) from training location.
- Wifi, free parking, fitness center, outdoor pool, free breakfast.
Oxford Suites Redding
1967 Hilltop Dr.
- $130-$170 per night (discounted room rate of $104/night may be obtained by calling the Oxford Suites (530)221-0100 and mentioning the Center for Mind Body Medicine training.)
- Executive hotel, centrally located with easy access to multiple restaurant choices.
- Wifi, full breakfast buffet, evening reception with snacks/beer/wine, free parking, fitness center, pool, free airport shuttle.
Sheraton Redding at the Sundial Bridge
820 Sundial Bridge Dr.
- $220-$350 per night
- Luxury hotel adjacent to the famous Sundial Bridge, Turtle Bay Exploration Park, and the Sacramento River Trail.
- Pool, Wifi, on site restaurant, fitness center.
Travel Stipends:
Travel stipends may be available to those traveling from outside the greater Redding area and/or those that incur significant personal expenses for attending this training (i.e. additional gas, extended childcare costs, unpaid time off work, etc.) Our goal is to reduce the financial burden of participating for those that have a need. Please email [email protected].
FAQs
What is Mind-Body Medicine?
Mind-body medicine is based on the scientific understanding of the inextricable connection among our thoughts, sensations and feelings, and our mind, body, and spirit – between ourselves and the social and natural world in which we live. It focuses on the interactions between mind and body; and the powerful ways in which emotional, mental, social and spiritual factors can directly relieve stress and improve health. It is used with individuals, groups, and entire populations.
What’s the science behind it?
Mind-body approaches use the conscious mind to directly affect the workings of the brain and the rest of the body. The techniques exert their effect on the hypothalamus, the switching station in the brain, which exercises control over the autonomic nervous system (which controls heart rate, blood pressure etc.), the endocrine (glandular) system and the immune system.
Who is the Center for Mind-Body Medicine?
On January 14, 2019 CMBM, the Health Alliance of Northern California and the Shasta Health Assessment and Redesign Collaborative (SHARC) hosted the Redding Community Resilience Workshop: Moving Through and Beyond Trauma to provide immediate stress-relief services to 150 service providers in attendance, including school counselors, teachers, social workers, first responders, clergy members, and healthcare providers. After the workshop, organizations from the education, health, faith, public safety, and social service sectors in Shasta County committed to bringing CMBM’s community-wide stress- and trauma-relief program to the community. We look forward to building this with you!
What is the commitment I’m making?
The financial commitment is $200 for applications that are selected (scholarships available).
This is a professional training program and full attendance is required. Participants commit to 100% attendance at the 4-day (October 2-5, 2019) Initial Training Program, as well as the 4-day Advanced Training Program (January 22-25, 2020). Please expect that the training days will last from about 8 AM – 5:30 PM.
Participants also commit to running at least one workshop and two mind-body skills groups during the year under the supervision of Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM) faculty. The expectation is that the initial two groups be offered to the community free of charge. Supervision involves approximately one-hour weekly calls with your CMBM faculty supervisor while you run a group. This ongoing support and small group connection is cited as one of the most valuable aspects of the training by past participants.
Organizations sending people to the training are asked to support trainee attendance through paid time off, professional development time, and other accommodations as possible.
Am I right for this program?
Since space will be limited in this program, we have developed the following guidelines to identify applicants who will be best positioned to work with local communities, institutions, organizations or underserved populations in Shasta County. The Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM) will make the selections based on the following criteria.
- Live and/or work in Shasta, Butte, Siskiyou, Trinity or Tehama County.
- Be in a position to reach a significant number of people to support community-wide healing from the wildfires
- Willingness to implement a group model in their normal service delivery to clients/patients/parishioners/community members/non-profit services or in some aspect of their personal life (neighborhood, community group, place of faith, youth groups, etc.)
- Be eager to participate in the training – engaged, excited, and willing to put in some energy
- Be able and interested in learning new skills
- Demonstrate a capacity for self-awareness
- Have the capacity to be self-reflective and open to new ideas and trying new skills
- Commit to 100% attendance at each of the two 4-day training programs
No FAQs available at this time.