Health care professionals often work in high-stress environments that require emotional resilience, sustained presence, and the capacity to respond to suffering with compassion. This program introduces the concept and practice of equanimity as a tool for supporting professional well-being and patient-centered care. Participants will learn mindfulness-based strategies to foster emotional balance, decrease reactivity, and manage the impact of uncertainty and distress commonly experienced in caregiving roles. The practices offered may also be shared in appropriate clinical settings to support patients and clients in navigating their own challenges with greater steadiness and clarity.

Teachings are appropriate for health care professionals as well as the general public.

Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-

At the end of the program, you will be better able to:

• Define equanimity and its relevance to the healthcare profession, including its potential benefits for patient care and personal well-being;
• Describe practical techniques and strategies for cultivating equanimity through meditation practice, allowing healthcare providers to enhance their emotional resilience, maintain composure in challenging situations, and provide compassionate care to patients;
• Describe how equanimity can be accessed and applied in daily life, particularly in times of uncertainty, fear, and sadness, in order to support personal well-being, reduce burnout, and foster empathetic connections with patients;
• Apply equanimity practices to patient interactions, enabling healthcare providers to respond with empathy, non-judgment, and calmness in the face of patients’ suffering.

Continuing Education content level: Introductory

*Please note:

• For full Provider information and additional CE information, including attendance requirements, cancellation, and grievance policies, please visit our Continuing Education Credit information page.
• For those with a different license than listed above, or with a license from a different board or association than listed on our CE info page, please contact your licensing board or association directly to request pre-approval/acceptance of CE credits offered at Spirit Rock. Spirit Rock does not confirm the applicability of credit for those with licenses other than those listed.
• Continuing Education is awarded by Mindful CECs. 
• Mindful CECs is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Mindful CECs maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
• Mindful CECs is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17985 for 5 contact hours.
• Potential Conflict of Interest Statement: This instructor may have authored publications relevant to the subjects covered in this course. The instructor might reference these publications during the course, and they may receive financial compensation if these publications are purchased.
• Attendance is demonstrated through a comprehensive assessment at the end of the course, with a passing criterion of at least a 75% percent score. The assessment may be repeated if necessary.