For the first ever Physician Mindfulness Retreat, 20 physicians came from across the US to learn during the Martin Luther King holiday in January. There was a wide range of medical specialties represented, from Psychiatry to Family Medicine, Palliative Care to Radiology, General Internal Medicine to Obstetrics. Physicians trudged bravely to Massachusetts in the dead of winter from such points as California, Washington state, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Michigan, North Carolina, and Florida. The commonality was a desire to develop tools to manage the many stressors of practice.
What Physicians Had to Say about the Physician Mindfulness Retreat
The learning was completely experiential from interactive exercises to journaling to yoga. Mornings began with morning meditation and yoga. Dr. Paula Gardiner and I gave talks but there was no boring powerpoint!
Topics included:
- How training sets us up for burnout and doesn’t give us the skills we need to manage it
- Ways to work with your judging mind to decrease suffering
- Building self-compassion as a way to manage self-doubt and the Imposter Syndrome
- Strategies to manage challenging emotions and cultivate positive ones
- Tips for spending more time being and less time doing
From a walking meditation to the ocean, to the hot tub (with suits!), to delicious chef-prepared meals, and time with new colleagues, in addition to all the learning, this physician resilience retreat provided many opportunities to relax and renew.
A Second Physician Mindfulness Retreat is Coming October 2018!
Last year’s feedback was so positive that we’re offering a second retreat October 26-28, 2018. For more information, contact us today.
Mindfulness-based Coaching: Beyond The Physician Retreat
Mindfulness-based Physician Coaching™ is Dr. Gazelle’s unique approach to helping physicians avoid burnout, decreasing reactivity, improving leadership, and developing true presence at work and at home.
Utilizing a wide variety of evidence-based techniques, Mindfulness-based Physician Coaching™ helps physicians improve work satisfaction, create more balance, and lead more fulfilling lives.
“With Gail’s mindfulness coaching, I have more authenticity, ease, and enjoyment both at work and at home. The challenges in professional and family life remain, but I am more efficient and at ease with my clinical work, more comfortable with a wider range of emotions, and am living a much happier and full life.”
For more details on physician mindfulness-based coaching, please via our physician coaching page.