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<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">What is mindfulness? </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> “Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally”. -Jon Kabat-Zinn</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are many well-documented psychological, physiological, and spiritual benefits of mindfulness. More than 200 major medical centers across the US now implement many mindfulness-based therapies to assist in healing. But how do I </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">practice</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> it, and what does it mean to </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">live mindfully?</span></em></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mindfulness is easy in concept- and challenging in practice simply because of our fast-paced, multi-tasking lives. Learning to be mindful is a powerful skill that can help us navigate the stresses of daily life. It can help us make our minds more user-friendly and our emotions less scary and overwhelming. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This workshop is a deep dive into creating a</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> mindfulness lifestyle</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> where our desire for </span><strong><em>presence, ease, and joy</em></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> influence every decision and every action. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marsha Engle LCSW, M.Ed., RYT300 is a psychotherapist in private practice In Virginia Beach. She works with teens and adults, and conducts individual and couples therapy. Marsha blends traditional “talk therapy” - Brainspotting and EMDR, Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy, Polyvagal Theory - along with “less-traditional” interventions - mindfulness training, meditation instruction, and yoga therapy, for healing of mind-body-spirit.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marsha regularly offers workshops on Mindful Living, and is co-author of a school/agency curriculum for social and emotional learning (SEL),</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Mindfulness and Movement for Children</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Prior to her psychotherapy practice, she was a Special Education Teacher in elementary and secondary schools.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marsha discovered yoga when looking for deeper healing from her own depression and PTSD. Asana became a very important practice for her own well-being, and she wanted to share this with others. After gaining her 200-hour yoga training from Studio Bamboo in 2010, she taught at Bamboo until 2019. She completed the 100-hour Certification in Yoga Therapy for Trauma and PTSD in 2016. </span></p>
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