Episode 076 :: Tara Healey :: Mindfulness-Based Learning at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Tara Healey
Tara Healey joins us to speak about developing a world class mindfulness program in the corporate world.
When you attend a mindfulness program on your own, perhaps MBSR or MBCT, you will probably find yourself in a heterogeneous group of fellow participants. Everyone is there from a different background, and for different though sometimes overlapping reasons. When attending a program at work, however, there’s a shared experience of being employees within that environment, and that can change your experience. There are particular cultural norms which may be taken into account, particularly in the corporate world.
Tara Healey, M.Ed in Health Education, is a longtime practitioner of mindfulness meditation with over twenty years experience in organizational development. Tara is the architect of Harvard Pilgrim’s program adapting the principles of mindfulness meditation to a corporate environment. The comprehensive suite of mindfulness courses developed at Harvard Pilgrim have been conducted at corporate worksites including Google, Harvard Medical School, Sun Life Financial, Springfield College, and Smith College. Additionally, Tara has been a featured presenter for the Northeast Human Resources Association, the Center for Mindfulness’ 9th Annual International Scientific Conference, the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies’ Creating a Mindful Society Conference, and several American Heart Association Go Red for Women events. In 2006, Tara was qualified to teach Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction by the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Most recently Tara has expanded Harvard Pilgrim’s mindfulness program to include e-learning resources, and oversees the Mind the Moment website and Facebook page.
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