Mindfulness for Animal Lovers
With Dr. Deidre Galbo and Brandon Nappi
April 22, 2018
IDEAL FOR: All levels including beginners
So many are drawn to sharing their lives with animals because of their innate innocence, openness, and presence. For this reason, it can become so difficult to bear the suffering of our furry, finned or feathered friends. Caregiving demands so much of us and in that generosity of heart we often forget to care for ourselves. Compassion fatigue can lead to a sense of overwhelm and disconnect, driving us away from the very thing that likely brought us to these beautiful creatures.
Mindfulness is an incredibly accessible and applicable natural resource within each of us that can come to our aid when we face the great challenges of animal care It can also help us care for ourselves and harvest resilience rather than burnout.
Join veterinarian and mindfulness practitioner Deidre Galbo and Copper Beech Institute Executive Director Brandon Nappi in an exploration of animal care through the lens of mindfulness practice. We will introduce mindfulness and meditation and offer simple tools to thread these great gifts into your day-to-day lives. This retreat is for all those who heal, rescue and empathize with animals.
Tuition is $125 and includes lunch.
About the Leaders
Dr. Deidre Galbo
Dr. Deidre Galbo is a small animal veterinarian in West Hartford, Connecticut. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine, and also has a B.S. in biology from Stonehill College. Dr. Galbo spent eight years as a senior clinician at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital-Western New England (formerly […]
Learn more about Dr. Deidre GalboBrandon Nappi
Dr. Brandon Nappi, founder and executive director at the Copper Beech Institute and the associate director at Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, is a spiritual teacher, speaker, and writer who passionately believes in the capacity of the human spirit to awaken. Inspired by the common wisdom of the world’s spiritual traditions, he has dedicated his […]
Learn more about Brandon NappiCategories : All Levels, Day Retreat, Main Campus, West Hartford, Mindfulness