Audra is passionate about health and wellness, psychology, personal growth, self-awareness and conscious living. She has personally experienced the transformational benefits of increased inner peace and calm, improved focus and efficiency, better health, enhanced relationships, a heightened sense of wellbeing, and a more authentic life as a result of practicing meditation, mindfulness and intentional living. Audra loves sharing these benefits as she teaches stress management and meditation and mindfulness by incorporating her multidisciplinary studies and practices.

Audra led “Manage Stress Through Mindfulness” Workshops, 6-week Mindfulness and Meditation Series, meditation at Perryville Women’s Prison, monthly community Meditation and Mindfulness classes, one-on-one Coaching, SEED® Meditation course, and recently Mindfulness and Stress Management in the Workplace online. Audra looks forward to helping more individuals and businesses with her MMI Mindful Training® .

For more information, contact Audra.

Donna is a McLean Meditation Institute certified meditation & mindfulness instructor and coach as well as a certified MMI Mindful Trainer. She is the owner of Mindfulness By Design, an organization that focuses on bringing mindful practices and inspired presence to individuals and organizations through in-person and virtual training and meeting facilitation.

Donna Isaac
1-480-205-9234
donna@mmimindful.com

Inspired by a passion for learning, Cheryl brings 15 years of experience in higher education and her triumph over personal tragedy, to help others in their search for physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental strength. Encouraging people to live their best life one breath at a time through the practice of mediation, she teaches the physical and mental value of disconnecting, slowing down, and becoming more self-aware and mindful of everyday life. Cheryl’s transforming journey of perseverance and patience has led her to find a sense of purpose and to create a healing and thoughtful space that serves as an anchor to others. It is through her story, positive attitude, and mission to spread peace and tranquility as a “soul-preneur,” that Cheryl has established Grit and Grace Meditation. Grit has helped Cheryl to survive her life journey, and her meditation practice has brought her to a place of grace.

Cheryl says her mission is to encourage people to live their best life one breath at a time through the practice of mindfulness/meditation.

Vardhini was born in India and had been exposed to the daily practice of meditation since childhood, but had not realized the depth of its impact until she moved to the United States and began working here. That’s where she noticed the fast-paced lifestyle where we keep on going to keep up with life, never taking time to pause! She realized how important the pause really is to well-being and fulfillment.

Vardhini’s passion is to empower people to learn how to meditate, grab life by the horns, and lead the world with compassion. She says, “P A U S E and P O W E R up !” As a professional meditation teacher and facilitator, and while serving as a MERG Asian Diversity Leader at the Mayo Clinic, she shares meditation and its benefits. She has seen many of her students, including Mayo Clinic employees, mitigate pain, manage stress, reduce medications, embrace life, and create balance with meditation and mindfulness, even while going through various diagnoses including Parkinson’s and cancer.

She also loves to teach mindfulness in the corporate sector, and as an MMI Mindfulness@Work Trainer, delivers programs that give employees ways to recharge during the workday.

As a researcher herself, she dives deep into the myriad of research findings available that proves the benefits of meditation and shares practical applications with her students.

She is a popular public speaker on topics such as Pause 2 Power Up; Demystifying Meditation; What’s your Why?; and Stress Relief Mechanisms of Meditation Practice, and is determined to inspire people everywhere to develop their own mindfulness practice so they can experience the amazing results of meditation and mindfulness at home or at work.

She is grateful and thankful for all her teachers Swami Chidatmananda, Sarah McLean, and many others that guided and inspired her into the Meditation/Mindfulness path. Vardhini also teaches in Bangalore, India.

Pauline Lucas is a doctor of physical therapy, certified yoga therapist, and wellness coach with over 30 years of experience in the wellness and healthcare industry. She currently practices at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona where she integrates yoga and meditation with more conventional physical therapy methods. She is also a faculty member at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine.

Pauline became a dedicated meditator when, shortly after the birth of her second daughter, her marriage broke down and she received a diagnosis of breast cancer. After the initial shock, she decided to take these challenges as an invitation to completely transform her life. She embarked on a year-and-a-half course of holistic self-healing. During this time she connected with an inner wisdom, resolve, and strength she never knew she had. She credits her daily practice of meditation for her ability to stay calm and actually thrive during what could have been a devastating time.

Now, 20 years later, Pauline is healthy and happy, and lives a soul-centered life. She is dedicated to teaching all she has learned and continues to learn from her healing quest. Pauline is a sought-after presenter for local and national medical and physical therapy conferences and facilitates meditation classes at the Mayo Clinic. She teaches yoga and meditation classes to individuals, groups, and businesses in the community, and provides coaching via telephone or Skype. She earned her certification at the McLean Meditation Institute’s Meditation Teacher Academy in Sedona, Arizona. She is the founder of Phoenix Yoga and Meditation.

Nicole began studying yoga philosophy as a teenager and found that yoga helped her battle depression and low self-esteem as a teenager and continues to be an integral part of her life. At 18, she became a certified Yoga Instructor through the Sivananda Yoga Ashram. In 1999, she graduated from the Arizona School of Integrative Studies and then completed their Massage Teacher Training program. While maintaining a private massage practice, Nicole worked with Wells Fargo for 8 years and home-schooled her two boys up to 2nd and 4th grade.

Once Nicole began meditating daily, it became very clear to her that she wanted to share the simple techniques that cultivate inner peace and self-love, so she became certified to teach meditation and mindfulness. “Through meditation and mindfulness we can find self-awareness, and through bodywork and movement, we can support the physical demands of our busy schedules. When we take the time to learn and apply self-care, we can more easily maintain healthy relationships, balanced schedules, and peaceful minds,” Nicole says.

Nicole currently works at the McLean Meditation Institute and is a Certified Meditation and Mindfulness Instructor and MMI Mindful® Trainer who loves to teach anyone to learn to meditate. She is based in Sedona, Arizona.

Lorene studied under Sarah McLean, well-known author and founder of the McLean Meditation Institute. She is a certified Meditation & Mindfulness Instructor and MMI Mindful® Trainer, teaching individuals and businesses how to bring the benefits of meditation and mindfulness into their daily lives and jobs.

Lori became aware of the benefits of meditation after she became the full time caregiver of her parents. She says it was the most stressful time of her life. She found that meditation supported her through the roller coaster ride of caring for a loved one who has dementia. After that chapter of her life ended, she wanted to learn as much as she could about meditation. She became a Certified Meditation & Mindfulness Instructor at the Meditation Teacher Academy. To further her studies she became certified as an MMI Mindful® Trainer.

Lori is also a Tai Chi Easy Practice Leader certified by the Healer Within Foundation. She teaches Tai Chi Easy, a form of mindful movement to seniors at Iora Health Clinics. She teaches meditation there as well.

Lori founded her company, Mindful in this Moment, LLC. She enjoys sharing her knowledge about the benefits and the science behind meditation and mindfulness. Lori teaches meditation and mindfulness to individuals, groups, and organizations.