CO: Denver Tinnitus Support Group (7:00 - 8:30 p.m.)

The Denver Tinnitus Support Group invites you to join them at their next meeting.

When:
Monday, August 11, 2012
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

*Note: this group typically meets on the second Monday evening of every month.

Where:
Lutheran Medical Center
8300 W. 38th
2nd Floor - Education Center, Classroom #3
Denver, CO 80033

Topic/Guest Speaker:
Mindfulness-Based Reduction Therapy with Peggy Sheehan, M.D.

Background:
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) combines meditation techniques with psychoeducation in order to improve your capacity to cope with stress, reduce physical and psychological symptoms, and maximize your ability to thrive through all of life's circumstances. Intensive training in mindfulness practices enables participants to look deeply into their own hearts and minds, where they find both the causes of their suffering and the possibility to choose greater happiness whether or not their actual physical circumstances change. Recent tinnitus research has suggested that therapies such as MBSR can provide significant benefits for those that are distressed by their symptoms.

Dr. Sheehan is a graduate of Johns Hopkins Medical School and has been a practicing pediatrician for over 20 years. She has also studied and practiced meditation for 20 years. In 2005, Dr. Sheehan trained at University of Massachusetts Medical School to facilitate the Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn curriculum of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). She has been teaching the program for the Kaiser Permanente Centers for Complementary Medicine for the past 5 years.

Note from the Group Leader:
"Our support group offers encouragement, current information and coping techniques to tinnitus sufferers and their families. Meetings are open to the public and are free of charge."

For additional information or directions please contact Rich Marr at (303) 875-5762 or r.marr@comcast.net; or Charles Aune at (303) 796-8291 or ancaune@msn.com.
 

The American Tinnitus Association's Support Network consists of dedicated support group facilitators and help network volunteers across the country. These volunteers provide compassion, support, experience, and perspective, as well as valuable resources for treating your tinnitus. Please note that ATA offers Support Network information solely as an informational aid. Examine your personal needs and decide if participation in support activities could be meaningful for you. ATA makes no recommendations or representations as to the groups or individuals volunteering.

Please click here for more information on ATA's Support Network.If you are interested in starting a support group or becoming a help network volunteer, please contact Katie Fuller, Director of Support, at katie@ata.org.