Renew your mind, body and spirit.
Life Beyond BurnoutÂ
When's the last time you really exhaled? If much of your day is spent caring for others, it can be hard to find breathing room for yourself. The trouble is, when we don't make time for ourselves, we burn out ~ and that's not good for us or the people we care for.
Beyond Burnout is a 4-week live, online workshop designed to help you avoid burnout, and creatively cultivate self-compassion for mind, body and spirit. Self-care is important for everyone. For professional caregivers, it's an ethical imperative. When we incorporate effective self-care strategies in our everyday lives, we reduce the likelihood of professional impairment. And we have energy and space for what matters most to us.Â
In this workshop, you will practice art journaling as you learn core self-compassion principles, the warning signs of burnout, and burnout-avoiding self-care practices. The curriculum incorporates current research on burnout, self-care, creativity, self-compassion, and the body's stress-response cycle.
Through step-by-step guidance and regular art journaling, you will create a personalized self-care plan ~ your Beyond Burnout guide. This valuable tool will help you avoid burnout and respond to difficult moments in your personal and professional life with greater kindness, care and creativity.
This workshop is appropriate for healthcare professionals as well as the general public. Healthcare professionals will be able to incorporate the tools and practices offered in this program in ways beneficial to clients or patients.
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Laurie D.
âAs a therapist, you not only hold space for somebody else going through something really hard, but you also need to be well-resourced for yourself. I was feeling incredibly burnt out when Lea offered her training, and it was really beautiful, helpful and impactful. The burnout training normalized my experience and helped me better understand why I was feeling that way. Lea is very authentic, and I feel her care and warmth. You can tell that she's done the work and also that she's human and she goes through things herself ~ it's not toxic positivity."
Hi, so glad you're here!
I'm Lea Seigen Shinraku ~ artist, self-compassion teacher, licensed therapist and 20+ year Zen practitioner. I've taught self-compassion classes for more than a decade, and I love to help people accept themselves and express themselves creatively. The last few years have been hard on caregivers, and I know the pain of burnout first-hand. I also know that there are fun, effective and science-based practices that can help. If you struggle with burnout and you want more joy, authenticity, and creativity in your life, I hope you'll join me for this practical and uplifting workshop!
Beyond BurnoutÂ
live online art journaling workshop for caregivers, therapists & healthcare professionals
replenish yourself with creativity and play!Â
In this fun & practical workshop you will:
đ¨Â practice self-compassion for mind, body and spirit through art journaling
â¤ď¸Â incorporate fun and effective self-care strategies into your everyday life, so you can rest and have more energy for what matters most to you
đĽľÂ learn how to identify the warning signs of burnout and to implement burnout-avoiding self-care practices
đ create a personalized self-care plan ~ your Beyond Burnout guide ~ a valuable tool that will help you avoid burnout and respond to difficult moments with greater kindness, care and creativity
what to expect in Beyond Burnout
Our live classes will be a mix of reflective and creative; serious and playful. We'll meditate together, check in briefly as a group, and learn about each week's theme through a talk, art journaling practice and group discussion.
You'll also have home practices each week, including meditations, reflections and art journaling.
The program is designed to give you a direct experience of creative self-compassion as an uplifting practice to help you reduce stress and avoid/recover from burnout. The goal is for you to have more fun on your healing journey. Through meditation and art journaling, you will learn practical, playful tools that you can access when facing the challenges of being a caregiver in your professional and personal life.
PRE-PROGRAM
Before our first class, you'll do some guided, reflective art journaling to clarify your intentions and learn about the basics of art journaling. I'll also guide you in how to set up your art journal so it can become a useful reference.
WEEK 1: BURNOUT & SELF-COMPASSION
In our first class, we'll learn about the fundamentals of burnout and self-compassion.
WEEK 2: COMPASSION FOR THE BODY
Next, we focus on stress ~ what it is and which practical and creative skills can help us better cope with it. Having compassion for the body is key!
WEEK 3: COMPASSION FOR THE MIND
Cynical thinking is a symptom of burnout, and this week we'll reframe cynical thinking and learn five ways to relate to our mind with kindness and compassion.
WEEK 4: COMPASSION FOR THE SPIRIT
In our last week, we'll review the program material and also explore how spirit-related practices can help us avoid or recover from burnout. We also look at the range of ways that one can answer the core question: What does my spirit need?
workshop logistics Â
When: This winter there are two cohorts ~
Thursdays, 6pm-8pm PT
January 16, 23, 30 and February 6, 2025
Fridays, 10am-12pm PT
January 17, 24, 31 and February 7, 2025
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Where: on Zoom (classes will be recorded, so if you miss a class you can watch the replay)Â
Cost: $350Â $280 (register by 12/31/2024 and save $70)!
Fee for CE Units: $60 (see below for more information)
Note: You must attend all live classes to earn CE units
Supplies: register by 12/31/2024 and receive a free art journaling kit with everything you need! (kit includes a 60-page spiral-bound mix media pad, watercolor set and black permanent marker ~ plus some fun extras!)Â
4-week live online group program
Thursday evening cohort begins January 16th
Friday morning cohort begins January 17th
8 units of continuing education credit available at checkout
Pam D.
"Lea's teaching is so wonderful! And easy and natural. The pacing is perfect. The content is digestible. Just the right amount of everything. It felt so great to draw and paint ~ itâs been a long time. So glad I signed up!"
did you know?
when we draw, we're twice as likely to retain what we learn
There's power in our creativity ~ it helps us reconnect with our aliveness and humanness. Plus, it's fun! And, research shows that when we incorporate drawing in our learning, we're twice as likely to retain what we learn. It doesn't have to be complicated, either: If you know how to write, you know how to draw. The supplies I recommend are very simple: a spiral-bound watercolor or mix-media pad, and a simple, affordable watercolor set. That's it! â¤ď¸
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Learning objectives for healthcare professionals...Â
At the end of this workshop, participants will be better able to:
- â Describe the three components of self-compassion.
- â Describe three benefits to practicing self-compassion.
- â List the three components of burnout.
- â Apply learning about burnout and self-care as an ethical imperative to reduce the likelihood of professional impairment.
- â Discuss the importance of completing the stress response cycle as a way to avoid burnout.
- â List two current research studies on the effects and effectiveness of creative practice in managing stress.
Information on continuing education for healthcare professionals:Â
- â CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA) which is co-sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Academy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Spiritual Competency Academy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
- â The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
- â LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFTs, and other mental health professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
- â SCA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California. RNs must retain their certificate of attendance for 4 years after the course concludes.
- â For questions about receiving your Certificate of Attendance, contact Lea at [email protected].
- â For questions about CE, contact Spiritual Competency Academy at [email protected].
Beyond Burnout FAQs
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Do I need prior experience with self-compassion or art journaling?
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I like to make thoughtful decisions, too.
I know that these past few years have been hard. Caregivers have given a lot. And youâre probably tired and looking for comfort and relief. You also may have noticed that in hard times, the inner critic tends to get louder. We can feel like relief and comfort aren't allowed.Â
It can seem like we shouldnât have needs or do âfrivolousâ things.
But in tough times we need to find joy and play wherever we can. And for professional caregivers, self-care is an ethical imperative.
We need a space where we can replenish and remember that nothing can take away our power to create, and our capacity to appreciate what we find beautiful.
When I turn to my art journal, itâs not just to take a break from the tough things in life. Itâs also to remind myself that play and beauty co-exist with pain and grief.
Iâd love to be your guide and show you what the combination of self-compassion and creativity can do. In Beyond Burnout, weâll explore this together. Let's practice finding joy and comfort right where we are.Â
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