Does Mindfulness Work?

Lecture Overview

Much is said and written about 'living mindfully', but do you really understand what it is and how it works? In this lecture, Geoff Ahern explains why learning to live mindfully really is worth it! Geoff provides seven useful suggestions on how you can live more mindfully. Not to be missed by any healthcare professional.

Educators

Geoffrey Ahern

Geoffrey Ahern is a senior mental health clinician and educator who splits his time between working with people in a mental health crisis in the ED setting and working proactively to educate other health professionals and the community about how to better understand mental health problems, as well as substance use and addiction. Over the years, he has gained extensive experience in emergency and trauma, rural nursing, alcohol and other drug counselling, and psychiatric nursing across both the public and private sectors. He holds a masters of health science (mental health and addiction). Geoff is particularly fascinated by the impact that exercise, nutrition, community, meaning and purpose, and practices like yoga have on a person’s mental health, as well as living a simple life of reflection, contentment and wonderment.