“In this 3-hour workshop I will present the latest research and theory on the neuroscience of pain and mindfulness meditation to demonstrate how meditative practice harnesses processes of neuroplasticity to work for you, rather than against you, to retrain the brain to more adaptively respond to living with persistent pain. I will then provide theoretical and experiential training in several of the mindfulness meditation techniques that have been empirically demonstrated to harness this neuroplasticity to reduce pain and improve function. I welcome questions and discussion along the way, and by the end of the three hours I hope you will leave with a new understanding of the brain in pain, as well as additional “tools for the toolkit” for more effectively managing it.”
~ Associate Professor Melissa Day