“Mindfulness, Aging and the Brain.”

This Sunday, August 25 at 9:15, Helene Cohen. a licensed speech pathologist, who for the past twenty six years has held clinical and administrative positions in rehabilitation services serving both pediatrics and adults will discuss “Mindfulness, Aging and the Brain.” 

She will present evidence based risks and protective factors for dementia, provide a brief overview of a brain healthy lifestyle in which spirituality is one component, identify the relationship between attention and memory, propose mindfulness as a method to facilitate attention skills, discuss brain research related to meditation and mindfulness, demonstrate a brief mindful meditation as cited in one of the presented studies, give examples of traditional and nontraditional mindfulness practices for home carryover.