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Registration Closed: Beyond Mindfulness: From Peace of Mind to Peace of Soul A 3-Part Webinar Series
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Beyond Mindfulness: From Peace of Mind to Peace of Soul
A 3-Part Webinar Series
Tuesdays at 8PM ET on April 14, 21, 28
With Johnnette Williams, Allison Ricciardi, LMHC,
Susan Brinkmann, OCDS and Suzanne M. Baars, Ph.D
There’s a reason why the one-size-fits-all approach of the modern mindfulness movement is not a perfect fit for Christians. In this webinar series, Allison Ricciardi, LMHC, founder and director of Catholic Therapists.com; Suzanne M. Baars, Ph.D, a licensed counselor and daughter of the great pioneer in Catholic psychology, Dr. Conrad Baars; and Susan Brinkmann, OCDS, author of The Catholic Guide to Mindfulness and Mindful Like a Catholic, will help participants learn that in order to be truly mindful and fully present in the moment, we must do so with all our being. Rather than the fragmentation that can occur when we employ popular Buddhist-based mindfulness techniques that teach us to just acknowledge our emotions without judgement and move on, we must be present to those emotions and learn how to let them be guided by reason. This is the way to achieve not just lasting peace of mind, but genuine peace of soul as well.
In this webinar, participants will learn:
Why modern mindfulness is not the only way to calm the chatter of the mind
The downside of the popular practice of mindfulness
How the practice of “affirming living” is an easier and more useful way to live in the present
How to confront and better manage your emotions in order to find peace in the present
How the practice of mindfulness can distract from, rather than enhance, an encounter with God
How being mindful of the present – and the God Who is present within it – is a far more effective way to calm our anxieties
Johnnette Benkovic Williams is Founder and President of Women of Grace®, a Catholic apostolate for women featuring a number of outreaches including conferences, media, study groups and more.
After years of being a non-practicing Catholic, Johnnette experienced a deep conversion back to her Catholic faith in 1981. Her conversion sparked a new vocation: sharing the Gospel message through the utilization of media. She has been an inspiring and consistent presence on EWTN Catholic radio and EWTN Catholic television for over 30 years.
Susan Brinkmann, OCDS, author and award-winning journalist is a member of the Third Order of Discalced Carmelites. She is the Director of Communications and New Age Research for Women of Grace® and is a frequent guest on EWTN's Women of Grace ® television show. She formerly worked as a Correspondent for the Catholic Standard & Times, the newspaper for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Suzanne M. Baars, Ph.D is a licensed professional counselor and marriage and family therapist in Irving, Texas, where she operates her private practice, In His Image Christian Counseling. Sue has worked extensively in the field of counseling since 1986 in both hospital and outpatient settings, and focuses her work on the integration of the Christian anthropology of St. Thomas Aquinas with the treatment of a variety of emotional & spiritual problems, among them Emotional Deprivation Disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and scrupulosity. She is also a popular presenter at Catholic conferences around the country, and has been a frequent guest on EWTN’s Women of Grace.
Allison Ricciardi is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York. In 2001 she founded www.catholictherapists.com in response to a growing demand for counseling that is faithful to the Magisterium and includes prayer and spirituality. She is also Founder and Director of The Raphael Remedy, which offers counseling and life coaching from a Catholic perspective. Allison’s core belief is that God has a great plan for each of His children…and that by combining sound psychology with solid faith, clients can find real healing and lasting happiness. Visit Allison’s blog at www.theraphaelremedy.com/blog.
