Whether it is time for the WPHP Annual Reunion or next quarter’s Mindfulness for Health Professionals course, we want you to have easy access to all of the wellness resources available to health care professionals.
WPHP’s 2020 Annual Reunion has been cancelled. We look forward to seeing next year on June 4 – 6, 2021.
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Upcoming Events & Series
A Day of Compassion Cultivation Practice
New one-day workshop!
Saturday March 28, 2020 This event has been postponed
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cultivating compassion can be challenging at times. Practicing in a spacious and supportive environment, with others, can be particularly helpful. This Day of Compassion Cultivation will include: didactic information, simple yet powerful embodied compassion practices, guided meditations and exercises that you can weave into your daily life, time for written reflection, partner exercises and sharing through group discussion.
Suitable for those new to compassion meditation, as well as those who have already taken the Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) class series.
This one day workshop is taught by two CCT certified teachers: Diane Hetrick and Magda Szpala at the Center for Child and Family Well-being, in the University District in Seattle.
Online: Mindfulness for Healthcare Professionals
April 7 – 28, 2020
Tuesday’s, 6:00-8:30pm
Join Mindfulness Northwest for an investigation of mindfulness from the inside out. This online module includes 5 sessions based on based on the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program. Students can learn from home while earning up to 14 CME credits.
Compassion Cultivation Training Class Series
April 30 – June 18, 2020
Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Compassion Cultivation Training is an eight-week course designed to develop the qualities of compassion, empathy, and kindness for oneself and others. The course, developed by a team of contemplative scholars, clinical psychologists, and researchers at Stanford University, combines traditional contemplative practices with contemporary psychology and scientific research on compassion and is offered in a secular presentation.
Meets in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Seattle.
Mind-Body Medicine Class Series
July 17-21, 2020
Minneapolis, MN
Mind-Body Medicine is a five-week course that focuses on the interactions between mind and body and the ways in which emotional, mental, social, and spiritual factors can directly affect health.
Based on the eight-week course developed by James Gordon, MD at the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C., MBM introduces the science and skills of meditation, guided imagery, biofeedback, and self-expression in words, drawings, and movement.
WPHP Annual Reunion
June 4 – 6, 2021
Please join us for the wonderful opportunity to support each other on the journey of recovery. Registration and event details below.
Guest Speakers
More information to come.
Registration Fees
More information to come.
Scholarships
Thanks to our generous donors, WPHP has scholarship funds available to assist those experiencing financial hardship who wish to attend the reunion. If you are interested in scholarship support, please apply when registering. You will be asked to provide additional information to determine eligibility. The deadline for scholarship requests is to be determined. Applicants will be notified on to be determined. Scholarship awards may not cover the entire cost of Reunion participation.
The WPHP Reunion is only able to accommodate participants and their spouses/significant others. Please call WPHP directly if you need support with the cost of child care to facilitate your attendance.
Donations
WPHP has three established donation funds designed to assist program participants:
1. Lynn R. Hankes, MD – Reunion Scholarship Fund
2. Daniel O’Neill, MD – Family Fund
3. Thomas Hornbein, MD – Direct Aid to Clients Fund
As is our tradition, last year’s generous donors stepped forward and underwrote scholarships for 24 participants/significant others who otherwise would not have been able to attend the reunion. WPHP expresses heartfelt gratitude for this strong show of generosity. As you register this year, we encourage you to perpetuate this tradition by donating an amount that is meaningful to you. Thank you in advance!
Ambassador Program
Ambassadors offer a warm welcome to new participants and significant others by joining them Friday night for dinner, the Ambassador & Dessert Reception, and helping them meet new people throughout the weekend. While first-time attendees will automatically be matched to an Ambassador, any attendee is welcome to participate. Just indicate your preference during registration.
Cancellation Policy
More information to come.
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