Body-to-Mind Resilience with Matthew Sanford
Published April 18, 2024
Matthew Sanford, founder of the nonprofit Mind Body Solutions, has been exploring the intersection between body and mind since becoming paralyzed over 40 years ago. Sanford will visit UB for a week of insightful discussions, sharing his expertise and adaptive yoga practices with students, faculty, staff and the UB community. All are welcome to join, but registration is limited for certain events.
Disability as Diversity Event Highlights
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Harriman Ballroom, South Campus
Join Matthew Sanford to discuss his approaches to teaching yoga and offer simple practices. The deadline to register for this event is April 14. Event is limited to 50 registrants
*Props are available for use. If you have any questions please reach out to Sue Mann Dolce at samann@buffalo.edu
1 -3 p.m.
Harriman Ballroom, South Campus
Explore Yoga “from the inside out” and have some fun! Practice on a yoga mat or in your wheelchair, whatever is best for you (transfer assistance not available).
Register by April 14.
3 - 4:30 p.m.
Harriman Ballroom South Campus
This interactive talk and discussion will look at how our personal mind-body relationship may affect and inform our professional lives.
No registration required, to request accommodations, including ASL Interpreters, contact Sue Mann Dolce by 4/14/24, samann@buffalo.edu
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Body-to-Mind Resilience in Practice at Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
5-7 p.m.
Dozoretz Auditorium, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
*also available remote, zoom link will be live after registration
Matthew Sanford draws upon his 45 years of living with a disability, his 33 years of yoga practice, and his 20 years of training healthcare professionals to share practical insights about the patient-caregiver dynamic.
Questions? Contact Maria Wilson at mlw29@buffalo.edu.
3-4 p.m.
Dozoretz Auditorium, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
*also available remote, zoom link will be live after registration
Learn about the crucial role that the body plays in managing stress, the development of self, and improving the quality of one’s life. Through a lens of perceived disability, this conversation and a shared yoga practice explores the notion of resilience and life-affirming, body-to-mind sensations like grounding, expansion, and balance.
Yoga class to follow, beginning at 5 p.m. Bring your mat!
Questions? Contact Maria Wilson at mlw29@buffalo.edu.
5 p.m.
2nd floor, Atrium South, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Join Matthew Sanford for a Mind and Body Connection yoga class.
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About Matthew Sanford:
Matthew Sanford has been exploring the intersection between body and mind since becoming paralyzed over 40 years ago. He founded the nonprofit Mind Body Solutions, mindbosysolutions.org, and he teaches yoga, specializing in adapting it for disabled people. His 2006 book “Waking” is a powerful account of his experiences until that point. Matthew also works extensively with professionals in all sectors, exploring how to integrate his work into their personal and professional lives.
In Medicine, more than simply treatments and interventions, healing and recovery is both a process and an exchange between patients and caregivers. This human factor is too often underappreciated Matthew Sanford draws upon his 45 years of living with a disability, his 33 years of yoga practice, and his 20 years of training healthcare professionals to share practical insights about the patient-caregiver dynamic. Patient engagement in their own healing process and compassion fatigue for caregivers are crucial hurdles to maximizing outcomes for both groups.
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