The Program
A hands-on art and wellness initiative focused on helping the healers.
Calming Totems was developed to promote reduction of physician burnout, compassion fatigue, and many other challenges physicians are facing by incorporating a holistic approach to self-care.
Participants create a personalized totem to help with grounding and mindfulness. The experience is intended to foster strength, compassion, and help individuals build resiliency during their day-to-day lives.
The program is open to all, but especially anyone who desires to incorporate self-care throughout their day.
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Helping Healers Heal
A Creative Solution to a Growing Problem
An interactive art wellness program designed to help physicians and healthcare professionals manage stress, reduce burnout, and build emotional resiliency
Fighting Burnout and Work Stress
Many Medical Associations and Healthcare organizations are recognizing the effects of physician burnout and have been promoting programs for physician well-being.
However, the current literature, articles, websites, videos and podcasts address mainly programmatic changes, like changes with Electronic Medical Records (EMR), or how physicians use dictation or mindfulness apps to ease workload stress.
Low-Tech, Highly Effective Practices
The Calming Totems wellness program employs a sensory-based, holistic approach that can be applied day to day both at work, in high stress, quick-action situations and outside of work.
Using Art for Intentional Mindfulness and Expression
As part of the Program, participants learn basic art skills. Paint and create a personalized “totem” which they can carry and use to reflect and ground themselves throughout their day.
Meditation and focusing on an enjoyable and creative task with meaning
University of Florida Jacksonville OB/GYN Resident
Physical memento (totem) to keep me grounded to my mantra
I enjoyed guided meditation and doing a meaningful creative project with a bunch of people I love deeply.
Thank you Dr. Hernandez❤️
JACKSONVILLE, FL 2023
Get in Touch
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