Present-moment awareness is essential to experience and appreciate any work of art—and during this uncertain time, the practice of mindfulness meditation can offer a sense of calm amidst stress and ongoing change. The Frye Art Museum is offering virtual Mindfulness Meditation sessions while we are unable to offer in-person programming.
The Compassion for Others practice is approximately 10 minutes and is available in video and audio-only format.
Kristoffer Rhoads, PhD, is a psychologist at Harborview and a UW associate professor of Neurology. Dr. Rhoads specializes in evaluating and treating dementia and neurodegenerative disorders. His clinical interests include neuropsychological evaluation of neurodegenerative disorders, non-pharmacological treatment of memory and neurological disorders, cognitive rehabilitation, and cross-cultural evaluations and treatment. His research interests include screening and early detection of cognitive impairment, non-medication interventions for memory loss and cross-cultural dementia care.
Read more about Rhoads’s approach to mindfulness in these articles: Mindfulness as Medicine from UW Medicine Memory & Brain Wellness Center, The Science of Meditation from the Alzheimer’s Association of Washington, and How Meditation Affects Your Brain and Boosts Well-Being from UW Medicine.