Helping you find realistic ways to manage your stress.
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Learn how Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) can increase your well-being.
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What is MBSR?
MBSR, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, is an evidence-based program developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn to help people manage stress and improve their overall well-being.Â
It uses practices like meditation, body scans, and gentle yoga to teach participants how to be present and non-judgmental, which helps with stress, chronic pain, and other conditions like anxiety and depression.Â
The program is an investiment in your own well-being. It is a time commitment - taking place over 8 weeks, class meets one evening a week for 2.5-hours and there is one all-day retreat with a focus on mindfulness practices.Â
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Curriculum View:
Week 1: As long as you're breathing, there is more right than wrong with you.
Week 2: The Role of Perception
Week 3: The Power of Being Present
Week 4: Learning our Own Patterns of Habitual Stress Reactivity
Week 5: Using Mindfulness to Mediate our Stress Response
Week 6: Mindful Communication
Week 7: Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Week 8: Mindfulness for the Rest of Our Lives
*The all day session usually takes place betwen weeks 4-5
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Improve Your Wellbeing.
Reduce Your Stress.
After spending years mastering mindfulness and neuroscience, what I quickly learned was that managing stress and finding inner peace requires more than surface-level solutions.
Pay attention because this is one of the most important (and foundational things) you'll ever learn for your well-being & if you don't get it right now, it could cost you your long term sense of balance and fulfillment.
Where most people think that taking short breaks or distracting themselves is enough to combat stress, or that stress is an unavoidable part of life—what they're missing is the CRUCIAL step that comes before anything else.
Cultivating mindfulness at its core and understanding how mindfulness impacts both our body and brain.
Without diving deep into the practice of mindfulness and embracing its profound impact, the stress and overwhelm will continue to persist. No matter how many band-aid solutions you try, the underlying issue remains.
So, are you ready to make the shift from temporary relief to lasting transformation? With Mindful Pause, you'll discover the true power of mindfulness and how it can be the key to unlocking your full potential, leading to a life filled with more ease success, and well-being.
Ways to Work with Me
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Private Membership Community
Connect with other like-minded people in this private community focused on personal development, mindfulness & resiliency. Live workshops, weekly live meditations, and personal engagement are offered. Membership is only $15.99/month and there is no annual commitment.
MBSR Classes
Next class begins January 6, 2026
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: The gold standard in evidence-based mindfulness programs. Discover the art of being present with your heart, mind, and body through this live 8-week small group curriculum. Conducted virtually via Zoom.
1x1 Coaching
Sometimes we need extra support and personal guidance as we're figuring out our path. Using intuitive coaching techniques based on ICF-certified methods and self-development, leadership, and resiliency strategies, learn to handle your stress.
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I began my journey about a year ago with her. Even after the first session I felt more confident and in control of things. Now a regular, time with her has changed my life.Ann Marie has taught me how to level set my day, reduce stress and ultimately how to approach my work and my family differently. No longer am I over rotating, speaking before I think and reacting to what's around me. Instead, she taught me how to take a step back, think, and align my thoughts before acting.
Even better she's given me tools to pass this approach on to my teams and others. If you are on the fence about working with her, don't. Jump in!
-RF
The MBSR class offered by Ann Marie deepened and broadened my meditation practice considerably. I appreciated the experiential nature and variety of meditation practices. I also found the ways of noticing my thoughts as well as ways to deal with pain and difficult conversations very helpful. Even though the group was by Zoom, I was surprised by how close we all became and how open participants were about their struggles and triumphs. It’s truly amazing how much growth can happen in 8 weeks!
-Greg S
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