Meditation

Meditation is one of the key practices of mindfulness and it can be a powerful tool to reduce stress, tap into our creativity, or figure out what we really want in life. It's not only powerful, but it's an accessible tool that puts us in control of our lives. Effectively blowing away the scientific beliefs of decades ago, the recently discovered principle of neuroplasticity means that our brain's potential is not set at birth - we can actually improve and strengthen our brains in ways once believed impossible.  Thousands of clinical studies have now documented the physical and mental health benefits of mindfulness meditation.

In addition to Mindfulness, Stacey integrates guided visualizations, walking meditations, and movement into her events and retreats.

Mindfulness

So, what is mindfulness? It is knowing what you are experiencing while you are experiencing it. Mindfulness teaches us a way of being rather than doing. It allows us to step back from automatic behaviors and habitual thought patterns and to see things more clearly. It is a moment-to-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations and surrounding environment. 

Though it has its roots in Buddhist meditation, a secular practice of mindfulness has entered the global mainstream in recent years, mainly due to the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn and his Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program, which he launched at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1979. Since that time, thousands of studies have documented the physical and mental health benefits of mindfulness, inspiring hospitals, schools, corporations and beyond to adopt the MBSR model with great success.

Stacey often integrates mindfulness into her retreats and events to enhance the experience.