This retreat is appropriate for police officers, deputy sheriffs, probation and parole agents, corrections officers and professionals, fire fighters, paramedics, dispatchers, and psychologists and therapists specializing in first responder services.
The occupational stressors for public safety professionals are immense. The work is often demanding and exhausting as we expose ourselves daily, repetitively, and cumulatively to human suffering in our communities that manifests in the form of racism, poverty, violence and exploitation. As the atrocities become familiar and repetitive, suffering becomes routine as does our, often mal-adaptive, response to it.
Whether we recognize it or not, the nature of the work changes us. How we are affected varies from person to person, but the effects of unmanaged stress and trauma happen incrementally over time in a way we often do not recognize. These effects can be pervasive and show up in the form of burnout, irritation, anger, cynicism, a numbing of the heart, and countless medical problems.
Attendees of this groundbreaking immersion training will embark on a deep exploration into the science and experience of mindfulness as it relates to awareness, compassion and community building. There will be a focus on mindfulness skill building to enhance self-awareness, attunement to others, compassion, balance, connection and wisdom. These newly learned skills and awareness have the potential to translate into peak performance, both personally and professionally.
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