This presentation was part of the 5th Annual MN Mobile Mental Health Crisis Response Summit.
Brief Description:
Learn how to create a sense of safety in the mind and body in response to stress, distress, and trauma. With a focus on brain function and how the vagus nerve promotes feelings of safety, discover how to use simple Breathe Move Rest practices for self-regulation, focus, managing energy levels, and fostering connection.
Three Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate understanding of how mindfulness and movement practices impact us physically, emotionally, and mentally.
- Learn simple mind-body practices that work with the vagus nerve to reduce stress and provide a sense of safety in your nervous system.
- Leave the session fortified with simple Breathe Move Rest practices for YOU and your clients.
Presenter Bio:
Chrissy Mignogna, BA, E-RYT is lead trainer and director of education for movemindfully. She is a frequent presenter (both locally and nationally), training thousands of educators, parents, counselors, and therapists to use movemindfully simple trauma-responsive mind-body practices in educational and therapeutic settings. Chrissy currently teaches in Dakota County Juvenile Services and in early education, elementary, middle, and high schools. She provides trauma-responsive mind-body practices for the child/adolescent, adult, and geriatric mental health units at M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital, United Hospital, St. Paul Children’s Hospital, and Center for Families Outpatient/Prairie Care. In addition to training and teaching, Chrissy leads inclusive community-based yoga classes for adults and seniors.
Kathy Flaminio, is the founder of movemindfully®, a training and consulting company that brings the science of mindfulness, movement, and social-emotional learning into educational, therapeutic, and home environments. She is the creator of movemindfully training, workshops, products, and curricula that teach trauma-responsive, yoga-based sequences for self-regulation, focus, and overall well-being. With a master’s degree in social work, Kathy holds more than 20 years of experience in regular and special education and was adjunct faculty for Saint Mary’s University. Kathy has trained over 50,000 professionals in mindfulness, movement, and social-emotional skills strategies and has partnered with the United Hospital, St. Paul Children’s Hospital, and Center for Families Outpatient/Prairie Care to provide trauma-responsive practices to the child/adolescent and adult mental health units. She is co-author of Moving Mountains: An Integrative Manual to Help Youth with Intensity, Reactivity and Anxiety.