Has your child been diagnosed with a chronic GI condition?

Does your child have Chronic Abdominal Pain, Inflammatory Bowel Disease or Irritable Bowel Syndrome?

Join us for
Resilient Kids: A Mind Body Program

This interactive, engaging, research-validated program gives teens, ages 12-18, the self-care skills they need to reduce physical symptoms and move through life’s physical and emotional challenges with greater resiliency. Your child will learn:
•    How stress affects thoughts and feelings
•    Meditation methods that can reduce symptoms and improve physical health, such as deep breathing, mindfulness and imagery
•    How to foster positive thoughts and attitudes
Enrollment: For more information, or to sign up, please email Rana Chudnofsky at rchudnofsky@partners.org or call 617-643-6068.

Dates, Times and Location:

This eight-session program will begin January 21st 2015. Sessions will be held Wednesdays from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. at the Benson-Henry Institute,
151 Merrimac Street, 4th floor, Boston, MA.
Cost: $300 per participant
Leadership: This program is led by Leslee Kagan, MS, FNP, and Rana Chudnofsky, Director of the BHI Education Initiative.

Parent Group:

Parents have the option to participate in a separate stress-reduction and resiliency building program while their children’s program is in session. Cost: $200 for one or both parents.