MyCP Webinar: Mindfulness

Cerebral Palsy Research Network and its partner, the National Center for Health, Physical Activity and Disability (@NCHPAD) offered a MyCP webinar on mindfulness. The practice of mindfulness, a type of meditation, is easy to learn and is proven to reduce stress as well as provide other wellbeing benefits such as relaxing the mind and body. NCHPAD healthcare inclusion specialist, Tracy Flemming Tracy, OT, PhD(c), gave an overview of NCHPAD Connect which provides access to a variety of health programs of which the MENTOR wellbeing program (@thementorproject336) is the cornerstone. Mindfulness instructor Emily Hornsby discussed the benefits of mindfulness and lead the participants through a mindfulness practice session during the webinar followed by a question and answer period.