Mindfulness For Seniors

Consultation for Senior Mindfulness Integration

Enhance your practice and empower your clients with effective mindfulness techniques.

We understand the unique challenges faced by doctors, physical therapists, pain specialists, senior care specialists, medical practices, and mental health providers in delivering comprehensive care to seniors.

Mindfulness offers a complementary approach to traditional therapeutic approaches that is well documented in academic circles (see our Professional Resources page outlining relevant mindfulness research and articles).

Mindfulness for Seniors focuses on a senior-specific, flexible, adaptable, and accessible approach that is easy to deliver to the seniors in your care.

Our consultation, once your needs have been established, provides practical guidelines, suggestions, strategies, and guidance on how you can add a supplemental mindfulness approach as part of your clients’ care. We will provide guidance for both clinical or other professional settings, as well as at-home or everyday use strategies for your clients or patients.

The Author’s Personal Mindfulness Journey:

Like many, I’ve faced life’s challenges. A serious motor vehicle accident at 30, a head-on collision with a drunk driver, dramatically reshaped my life. The aftermath was a whirlwind of physical and emotional challenges, including significant injuries and cognitive deficits. This experience became a catalyst for personal growth, forcing me to confront limitations and seek new ways of coping. It was during this time that I renewed and expanded my efforts with mindfulness as a way to help me manage my new life situation. Mindfulness became a way to re-embody myself, find peace amidst chaos, and navigate physical and emotional pain. Now, as a fellow senior, this journey informs my approach to senior mindfulness, offering a unique perspective on resilience, healing, and savoring life.

Whether you’re looking to support seniors with pain management, emotional regulation, or cognitive support, our consultation can help. Together we can discover and tailor solutions to support your vision and the needs of your senior clients through practical, flexible, and accessible life tools.

To support you and your team, we have created a free PDF guide that summarizes key points about seniors and mindfulness may help you when considering integrating this kind of offering to your senior clients.

Senior Mindfulness Summary (PDF) for Professionals

FAQ for Professionals:

Initial Consultation and Logistics

Answer: The initial consultation is a discussion to understand your organization’s needs and explore how senior mindfulness can be integrated into your practice. We’ll discuss potential benefits, address your specific questions, and explore collaboration opportunities. The length of time is dependent on the scope of the conversation. This usually ranges from 30 minutes to an hour in most instances.

Answer: All initial consultations are conducted online via Google Meet or a phone call for convenience. In-person meetings can be arranged for organizations within the greater Reno-Tahoe, Truckee Meadows, and Carson City areas.

Answer: The purpose is to explore how our senior mindfulness resources and expertise can benefit your organization and the seniors you serve and outline any services or support you may be interested in.

Senior Mindfulness Integration

Answer:  We focus on adaptable mindfulness practices, avoiding the rigidity of traditional meditation. Our practices include simple breath awareness, gentle movement, guided visualization, and sensory awareness, tailored to the senior population. These practices are designed to be flexible and accessible, allowing seniors to engage on-demand and as-needed.

Answer: Yes, we specialize in providing practical guidance and strategies for seamlessly integrating adaptable mindfulness practices into your programs, whether through structured sessions, brief daily practices, or as part of existing activities.

Answer: Yes, we can provide a variety of resources and materials, including guides, handouts, and access to our book, to support your staff in implementing adaptable mindfulness practices effectively. Usually, the resources we deliver are digital files for you to print (PDFs), but we can arrange to deliver printed materials if that is easier for you for additional fees to cover the cost of printing.

Collaboration and Opportunities:

Answer: We are open to various collaborations, including book placement in your facilities, patient or caregiver workshops, staff training, and potential partnerships for ongoing programs.

Answer: Absolutely, we specialize in creating customized programs that align with your organization’s goals and the specific needs of your senior clients, focusing on adaptable mindfulness practices.

Answer: During the initial consultation, we can discuss various book placement options, including bulk purchases, in-facility libraries, and patient or caregiver resources.

Mindfulness Resources:

Answer: We offer a variety of resources, including pre-recorded classes, online videos, podcasts, downloadable guides, and optional one-on-one coaching, small group coaching, and in-person workshops (local availability).

Answer: These resources will be available through our online platform, providing convenient access for your staff and senior clients.

Answer: Yes, we provide optional one-on-one and small group coaching sessions, as well as in-person workshops (local availability), to offer personalized support and guidance.

Answer: Absolutely. Our resources are designed to complement and enhance your existing programs, providing flexible and accessible mindfulness practices for seniors.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs):

Answer: We are pursuing approval to offer CEUs for professionals needing to meet their annual requirements. Both local in-person and online options will be available once approval has been obtained.

Answer: We are working towards offering CEUs for a range of professionals, including nurses, therapists, social workers, and activity directors.

Answer: Please contact us directly or subscribe to our newsletter to receive updates on CEU approvals and program offerings.

Addressing Senior-Specific Challenges:

Answer: Seniors may face physical limitations, cognitive decline, logistical issues, motivation challenges, and potential emotional distress. Our program is designed to address these challenges through tailored techniques, adaptable practices, and ongoing support, with minimal to no emphasis on the rigidity of traditional meditation, unless that is deemed appropriate for your clients and patients.

Answer: We offer adaptable mindfulness exercises, such as chair-based breath awareness and gentle movement, focusing on sensory experiences to accommodate mobility issues.

Answer: We use simplified instructions, shorter mindfulness exercises, and sensory-based practices to ensure exercises are accessible and beneficial for seniors with cognitive variations.

Answer: We use positive reinforcement, clear goal setting (if appropriate), and a flexible approach to engagement to maintain motivation, emphasizing an on-demand and as-needed strategy. We emphasize the practical benefits of adaptable mindfulness practices for seniors’ daily lives and encourage personalization of what we teach so it is as relevant and meaningful as possible.

We provide careful guidance and support throughout any mindfulness program or class, fostering a relaxed and enjoyable approach without stringent goals, problem-solving, strict protocols, or high performance standards. And since we believe in the idea that mindfulness for seniors is a complementary approach to wellbeing, we recommend that seniors consult with their healthcare providers if they have any concerns.

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