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Penn Highlands Healthcare Family Practice - 54321: Training Our Senses to Calm Our Minds Our program, entitled 5-4-3-2-1: Training Our Senses to Calm Our Minds, was a 5-hour event on a Friday afternoon at Quiet Creek Herb Farm and Our day started with an introduction to the Farm and a walk through the herb garden. A whole foods lunch of organic salad dressed with edible flowers and vinaigrette made from farm harvested and dried herbs, duck egg quiche with three types of locally grown/foraged mushrooms, roasted asparagus and Claire's multigrain bread. Our lunch discussion focused on sustainable living, experiencing new tastes and aromas and what expectations we had for the day.
After class, we walked to the YURT, a circular building on the farm built and used for housing, classes and meditation. The lighting in the yurt is supplied by a cut-out in the ceiling and was plentiful, thanks to a perfect sun-filled day. Melora guided us on our walk, pointing out the various sights and sounds of the surrounding nature and asked us to keep some of those visions in the forefront of our minds as she guided us through an hour-long yoga practice. Various aromatherapy scents and calming music was used to enhance the low impact yoga and guided meditation, with modifications made for participants as needed. Following the yoga and guided meditation, we walked back to an outside area to enjoy a fruit smoothie made with farm-grown fruits and reflect on our This was an outstanding experience for our residents, coordinators and program leadership. We would like to thank the POMA Foundation and the Mental Health Task Force for their financial support of this activity. |