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Administration for Community Living (ACL) – Wellness and Brain Injury Webinar Series: Part 2- Yoga and Meditation for Brain Injury – July 15

Join the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) for a webinar series about how to address two areas focused on wellness and brain injury. This session will be recorded and made available for replay.

This presentation will describe the evidence-based benefits of yoga and meditation for rehabilitation from brain injury and guide participants through examples of brain injury-friendly yoga and meditation practices, which have been shown to improve physical, cognitive, and psychosocial outcomes. Participants will:

  • Be able to explain evidence-based benefits of yoga and meditation for brain injury rehabilitation;
  • Experience accessible yoga and meditation practices to understand unique benefits for enhancing well-being and community integration post-injury;
  • Understand how key stakeholders in advocacy, health care, research, yoga, and program administration can coordinate efforts to implement this program in communities across the U.S. and Canada; and
  • Be able to explain techniques for adapting yoga and meditation for the people with brain injury.

When: Wednesday, July 15th, 2020 from 12 to 1 PM

For more information and to register, please click HERE