Chronic pain affects 30 to 40 million US adults, costing an estimated $600 billion a year. But researchers have learned more about the physiology of pain in the past ten years than in the previous thousand. Meditation has been shown to be a key practice for intervening in the chronic pain cycle. Read more . . . 

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The indescribably wonderful Jack Sauer, a mindfulness practitioner and graduate of Integrative Mindfulness, will compete in the upcoming dance television show Senior Prom. He and his dancing partner will be featured in broadcasts to be filmed in Naples and Los Angeles. A superb dancer, Jack is also a life-long learner, eager to try new things, and a practitioner of a variety of mind-body practices. No wonder he's so healthy!  Jack appears on the far right of the front row of the above photo. Read more here . . . 

My friend and colleague, Certified Master Life Coach Mir Lynne Pietryzk of Shift and Wake Up, and I, are teaming up to present a 4 week introductory class combining life coaching and mindfulness training. The first series of four (4) classes will begin in September. Get more info & register. . . 

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Current MBSR students and past graduates are invited to spend the day with us for a silent retreat in the beautiful countryside of Alva, FL. We will spend the day, almost entirely in silence, at the House of Prayer Retreat Center - an ecumenical facility specifically designed for those on retreat.  Get more information & register . . . 

Madeline Ebelini, MATP, RYT

Integrative Mindfulness  

Madeline@IntegrativeMindfulness.net