Life Matters: Mindfully Managing Uncertainty with Stephanie Speer

To be alive, living on this planet, in this body, in this mind, we face many challenges including a life that is filled with uncertainty.  We are often unsure and fearful about what might happen in the future, especially when we wonder or are worried about our health. Our fears are often heightened when we experience a change in our physical or mental abilities. Waiting for test results, receiving an unwanted diagnosis, searching for effective treatment, are some of the life events that many of us find especially challenging. Understandably, we want to be safe and secure, we want predictability and a sense of control. This desire for certainty when faced with the uncertainty of the future often gives rise to fear, frustration, anger, worry, and anxiety. During our time together, we will explore, contemplate and apply mindfulness practices to ease the grip of disruptive thoughts and emotions in order to meet the unknown with inner stability, ease of being, and greater balance, so that we may effectively and lovingly care for ourselves.

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About Stephanie

As a trained instructor of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Stephanie Speer has been teaching mindfulness to individuals and groups for over 30 years.  She received her Masters in Humanistic Education from Goddard College and completed her MBSR training from Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli of the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Her professional work and personal life have been informed by 35 years of meditation preactice and Buddhist studies.

The views expressed in this presentation are those of the presenter. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of Circle of Friends for the Dying.