{"id":5103,"date":"2022-10-20T07:36:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T07:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogaalliance.org\/?post_type=bricks_event&#038;p=5103"},"modified":"2025-11-05T17:15:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:15:53","slug":"ce-workshop-media-consumption-your-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"bricks_event","link":"https:\/\/yogaalliance.org\/events\/ce-workshop-media-consumption-your-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"CE Workshop | Media Consumption &#038; Your Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2019, the National Institute of Health (NIH) wrote an article, \u201cCan you get PTSD\/Trauma by watching TV?\u201d They concluded that \u201cTV viewing following trauma exposure may be a marker of vulnerability for developing PTSD and also a consequence of having PTSD. High TV viewing levels may be linked with ineffective coping strategies or social isolation, which increase risk of developing PTSD\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6428392\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With information at our fingertips, we can watch what\u2019s going on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our exposure to war is constant, but how does the body handle it? Seeing horrific things on the news can cause significant anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress\u2014which impact us in many different ways. Yoga is one tool available that can help mitigate these symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this workshop you\u2019ll learn the signs of over-exposure and tools to help protect your mental wellness during these challenging times, plus:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understand the history &amp; impact of media on your mental health<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identify symptoms through a simple checklist approach<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn solutions to combat stress using proven tools such as: yoga, meditation, EFT\/Tapping, breathwork, and affirmations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2019, the National Institute of Health (NIH) wrote an article, \u201cCan you get PTSD\/Trauma by watching TV?\u201d They concluded that \u201cTV viewing following trauma exposure may be a marker of vulnerability for developing PTSD and also a consequence of having PTSD. 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She seeks to help her clients to grow through their own experiences and guides them to challenge existing self-limitations by teaching them to make the familiar strange and to question how they have come to know what they believe about what is possible for their own wellbeing.\r\nEach client's experience is tailored to their ability, sprinkled with compassion and a touch of laughter that leaves them feeling confident and more at ease. Cindy\u2019s teachings are informed from her extensive training and life experiences.\r\nCindy spent 18 years in the US Armed Forces and has a special understanding for teaching yoga and mental health practices to veterans, teens, and adults living with anxiety, depression, trauma and stress. She is also a dedicated educator with over 13 years of teaching experience at the university level. She is a skilled spokesperson, corporate liaison, and mediator with extensive experience working on hundreds of private and public sector contracts and is adept at taking projects from concept to completion.\r\nCindy is a member of Yoga Alliance (E-RYT500), ADAA (Anxiety, Depression Association of America) and NAMI (National Association for Mental Illness). Her programs and classes have been endorsed by the American Mental Wellness Association.","subt_text":"The views expressed in this online workshop\/virtual event are those of the participant(s) and do not purport to reflect the policy or position of Yoga Alliance (YA) or the Yoga Alliance Foundation (YAF). 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