Course Description
Each of the weekly sessions will incorporate guided practices, a presentation talk based on the theme and its link to the practice of mindfulness. The session will bring together others who have similar interests based on the topic, along with new connections and shared experiences.
Instructors
Ann Friedman, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist, has studied mindfulness intensively with various national teachers since 2007. In 2015, she received a Certification in Mindfulness Facilitation from the Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) of the Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine at UCLA. She has also completed Certification for Cognitive Based Compassion Training through Emory University. Dr. Friedman teaches mindfulness classes for adults, teens, and children, as well as for businesses, schools and nonprofit organizations. She has been sent by UNICEF to Florida and Puerto Rico to train physicians and counselors following treacherous hurricanes, and to Oklahoma by Dr. Oz’s HealthCorps to work with a Middle School.
Ann previously served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston Counseling Psychology Graduate Program for over ten years. She holds both a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Houston. She completed her Internship in Clinical Psychology at U.T. Medical School and her Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology at Baylor College of Medicine.