Saturday, Jul. 11, 2020 – Saturday, Jul. 11, 2020
09:30 AM – 12:00 PM
US/Central
Resilience is a skill needed for personal and professional well-being. Positive psychology employs mindfulness and meditation techniques to cultivate the skills needed for resilience. We will examine practical techniques and practices that can support the skills needed for both corporate and personal well-being and growth.
Recommended Readings:
Resilient, Rick Hanson
Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace), Chade-Meng Tan .
This livestreaming program can be taken from home or anywhere with an internet connection. If you register, you will be emailed viewing instructions either the evening before or the morning of the event.
All times are CDT. Please contact [email protected] with any questions. Learn more about online learning.
Stan Merrill
Stanley Merrill earned a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification through the Awareness Training Institute of the University of California at Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center in 2019. The two-year program was taught by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach through Sounds True. He attended a teacher training class “Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction,” taught by Jon Kabat-Zinn through the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Stanley has taught meditation techniques at the Veterans Administration, the Houston Area Parkinson’s Society, The West University Seniors Center, Luna Recovery Center, MD Anderson in Sugarland, and Chevron. For 23 years, he worked at IBM, where he was a Systems Engineer, Systems Engineer Manager, and an Application Development Consultant. He has studied Buddhist philosophy and meditation since 1995.
HOURS & ADMISSION
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Monday - Thursday, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Bookstore Closed Friday, -
Closed Sunday - Member Pricing: $55.00 Non-member Pricing: $65.00
Directions & Parking
- Free Parking
- Street Parking
- Do not park in the lot behind the MFAH building on weekdays before 5 pm. However, the museum does generously allow Jung Center patrons to park in the lot after 5 pm and on the weekend. Paid parking available in front of The Center and on Montrose in front of The Glassell School and the MFAH Administration Building. Parking is always at a premium in the Museum District during business hours, but parallel parking spaces can often be found in front of The Center and on Montrose in front of The Glassell School and the MFAH Administration Building.
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