In the last 20+ years Sue has trained in and practiced meditation, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), intrinsic coaching, aromatherapy, Reiki, qigong, yoga, and nature-based therapy. Through guided and silent retreats, along with programs at the Chopra Center of Well-being, Sue has embraced meditation, yoga, and the benefits of cultivating the mind, body, spirit connection.

Sue is a McLean Meditation Institute Certified Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher and MMI Mindful Trainer who brings mindfulness to the workplace. She’s also a certified facilitator of the Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Program which explores how to re-learn to eat intuitively and enhance your healthy relationship with food.

She truly embodies what she teaches and her passion is teaching practical, simple practices and strategies to organizations and individuals through her business, Heartland Wellbeing Institute. She offers workshops and retreats and creates meaningful events where people can explore a healthy work/life balance.

Sue lives in central Iowa and facilitates online and in-person experiences. You can reach Sue at Sue@heartlandwellbeinginstitute.org.

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.  –Etty Hillesum, Dutch author who died in Auschwitz Concentration Camp in 1943.

As a conscientious observer of our educational system over the past years, Jane has seen that more and more of our kids (and their teachers) are under great stress. Pressures from school and learning, high expectations in competitive sports, and family challenges have affected the learning process and the overall “happiness” level of our kids. Teachers are burdened with more responsibilities while being paid less money. Our kids and our teachers are burning out. Jane sees teaching meditation to both groups as a positive way to alleviate stress and transcend the stress found in the classroom. She believes that grounded teachers create a positive environment for our students to excel. Calm, centered kids are happier and learn at a higher level. Both affect the future of our world as they transform our culture and the stresses societal norms have created within it.

Jane Hutchins has been a multimedia graphic designer for 30 years, a mom for 20 years, an organizer of spiritual enrichment classes for 14 years, a school volunteer for 15 years, and a perpetual student all her life. Jane is passionate about sharing her knowledge with children, athletes, teachers, businesses and anyone who is wanting to live a happier more fulfilling life. She teaches mindfulness and meditation at Summit Schools in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and works with sports teams to add mindfulness, meditation, positivity, and yoga to their routines.