Experience how mindfulness, character strengths, and engagement – three well-researched domains - can help you feel better, think better, and interact with others better! In this experiential workshop, participants will learn about and experience some of the evidence-based benefits of practicing mindfulness as well as the importance of recognizing and utilizing character strengths and how these are vital to engagement and why that matters. These easy-to-use techniques harness the power of growth-mindset and can increase feelings of contentment, focus, and wellbeing for both individuals and groups – don’t just survive, thrive!
To RSVP, go to: https://bmsweb.med.yale.edu/tms/tms_enrollments.offerings?p_crs_id=7075.
Danielle Casioppo’s Bio:
Danielle Casioppo is the Health Educator for Being Well at Yale. Over the last six years in her role as Health Educator, she has focused on bringing new and meaningful stress reduction, mindfulness, positive psychology-based programs to Yale faculty and staff.
After discovering positive psychology and applying the evidence-based interventions in her own life, Danielle knew she had to share this transformational information with the Yale community. One of the programs that has made the biggest impact in her life is Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practice and she now leads MBSP groups at Yale while completing her certification as an instructor through the VIA Institute on Character.
Danielle is also a certified Hatha yoga teacher and Laughter Yoga leader. She offers yoga-based classes and workshops at Yale Health and for other departments by request. Related to this work, she is the Principal Investigator of a research study, under the guidance of Dr. Rajita Sinha, which evaluates employee stress levels before and after participating in Danielle’s Mindful Movement for Stress Management series.
Outside of Yale, Danielle has been invited to offer stress reduction, yoga classes and talks to the public.