New York – MMI Mindful

Debbie Luna-Cerasaro

Nizam Attari — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 08:36:09 +0000

Over 30 years ago, Debbie Luna-Cerasaro started meditating at the Sivananda Yoga Ranch. After practicing there for 6 years, she has continued her daily practice of mindful meditation. She often attends workshops and retreats at Kripalu, Omega, and Chuang Yen Monastery.

Debbie spent 40 years in the corporate world, the last 16 having been in the pharmaceutical industry. She has seen over the years how stress has effected so many people negatively. My passion is to share meditation techniques with others so they can reduce their stress and anxiety, which can help them live a better life.

Debbie is a Certified Meditation and Mindfulness Instructor (CMMI). She also has advanced training as a MMI Mindful® Trainer. Both were received at the McLean Meditation Institute.

She currently teaches providers, patients, and children in both group and private instruction at Dutchess Wellness, in Wappingers Falls, New York. Her focus has been in the medical community but is open to teaching in all types of businesses. Debbie also holds events and workshops in the Hudson Valley.

Shauna Teelin

Nizam Attari — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 07:52:05 +0000

Shauna Teelin has extensive experience teaching yoga and meditation in both private and community settings. She currently teaches at Metrofit East and the YMCA of Greater Syracuse as well as privately.

She has worked with organizations such as IBM and Rotary International to promote wellness and preventative/restorative health care. Shauna is available to teach individuals, groups, corporations, and retreats.

Shauna works within Fortune 100 companies, including Coca-Cola USA and has expanded into sales, marketing, and leadership roles at Pfizer Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb. As a neuroscience specialist, she helped to launch and train medical staff on the prescription drug, Zoloft at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and other leading medical institutions in the Baltimore-Washington area.

Her specialty in pain and neuroscience and the mind-body connection has served her well as a meditation instructor. This focused interest and a personal physical challenge led her to expand her training through a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) credential and a 200-hour meditation and mindfulness instructor (CMMI) credential through McLean Meditation Institute. Shauna is also certified as an MMI Mindful® Trainer.

Shauna teaches meditation and mindfulness to individuals and organizations in the metropolitan Syracuse area. References available upon request.

Jennifer Shapiro-Lee

Nizam Attari — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 07:29:22 +0000

Jennifer Shapiro-Lee, LCSW-R, is an Ivy League educated Psychotherapist, Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Instructor (CMMI), and MMI Mindful® Trainer with a private psychotherapy practice located in Roslyn, NY. She takes a holistic approach to mental health, integrating traditional therapies with mindfulness, meditation, and self-care to help clients cope with life’s challenges and transitions.

In addition to Jennifer’s therapy practice, she teaches individual and group meditation classes, leads full-day, half-day, and silent therapeutic retreats, teaches mindfulness and meditation in companies and organizations, and is a motivational speaker. Her private therapy office includes a separate meditation room.

In 2019, Jennifer was interviewed on CBS-WLNY’s The Donna Drake Show, featured in Roslyn News and honored by the Long Island Press as a Power Woman in Business and by Long Island Business News as one of the 50 Most Influential Women in Business.

After practicing as a therapist for a number of years, Jennifer went on to obtain her certification in mindfulness and meditation. She has witnessed firsthand just how powerful these practices are in changing lives