​WiseMind-WiseBody  is a practice of moment to moment observation of the mind/body process that helps you acknowledge and handle all aspects of life experience - pleasure and pain, fear and joy - with less stress and more balance.

Mindfulness ​Group


A guided practice introducing mindfulness for personal transformation and skilled attunement to our deeper nature. Integrating meditation, self-reflection and inquiry in a small, group format. 

​Option 1:
Every other Monday
9:00 - 10:30 am PST, Online, $55
Facilitated by Starr Kelton-Locke & Carol Normandi
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​Option 2:
Every 1st & 3rd Thursday, 9:30-10:55 am PST
Facilitated by Carol Normandi, LMFT
Program Summary
Each group will provide an integration of guided practice (experiential), group process, and support for outside work.

Groups include:
  • Mindfulness practices as a path for personal transformation and skilled attunement to our deeper nature
  • Meditation, self-reflection and self-inquiry to help each participant deepen his/her own practice and to integrate it into one's everyday life
  • Emphasis on the support and methods of motivation, encouragement and group support to stay on track
  • In-depth training on specific mindfulness practices, including embodied practices
  • Emphasis on a non-judgmental but rigorous and honest appraisal of the roots of one's suffering, how to transform your relationship to suffering, and working with resistance to maintain one's practice

All techniques taught in group are grounded in the teachings, practices and research from the fields of mindfulness meditation, mind/body psychology, and neuroscience.  Groups will be kept small in order to provide ample time for each participant's needs.

Eco Sangha Meditation Group


​Brief instruction, guided meditation, and group sharing that explores our psychological and spiritual relationship to the climate emergency. This eco-sangha is in collaboration with Choosing Earth.

Every 2nd + 4th Thursday
​10:00 -10:55 am PST, Online
Upcoming Dates:
10.14.21, 10.28.21, 11.11.21,
11.25.21 (Thanksgiving) 12.09.21, 12.23.21 

Donations based on sliding scale, $10-25/group
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​Facilitated by Carol Normandi, LMFT, CMMT
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Program Summary
As the climate emergency unfolds, we have an opportunity to bring conscious awareness to our internal and external responses. By practicing mindfulness together in community, we can identify our tendencies to deny the painful reality, hold space to allow feelings of grief, fear and anger to arise, and use the experience of suffering to open our compassionate hearts and inspire right action. Through brief instruction, guided meditation, and group sharing, our intention is to practice together in the face of the climate emergency in order to awaken and meet the experience with present awareness to the best of our ability.

This eco-sangha is in collaboration with Choosing Earth, which  offers a vision for deep personal and social transformation amid the climate crisis, encouraging us to look long into the future ahead, wide across whole system trends, and deep into the psychological, spiritual and cultural resources. This group practice supports the exploration of looking deep into our psychological and spiritual relationship to climate emergency.

For more information on Choosing Earth or to participate in a Choosing Earth study group, please visit https://choosingearth.org.
 
Facilitated by Carol Normandi, LMFT, CMMT

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Achieve greater balance, control and resilience in today’s challenging times through research validated MBSR techniques.

​Date and Times TBD
Facilitated by Starr Kelton-Locke, PhD
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Program Summary
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a research validated program that helps you achieve greater balance, control and resilience in today’s challenging times. Mind and body awareness techniques are used to help with the physical and psychological effects of stress, pain, or illness. MSBR is appropriate for many people, including parents, teenagers, caregivers, therapists, health professionals, executives, college students, people in recovery, and those with chronic illness.

Program includes:
  • Guided mindfulness meditation practices, interactive discussions, group support
  • Gentle yoga and mindful movement practices for body awareness and presence
  • Audio and video recordings to guide home practice
  • Worksheets and Handouts (PDF)

Facilitated by Starr Kelton-Locke, PhD. Clinical Psychologist with 30 years experience in mental health treatment, body/mind psychology, and contemplative practices.

Mindful Eating + Embodiment Group

A 10-week program structured to support mindful eating and mindful awareness in daily life.

​10 Week Program Wednesdays, 7:00 - 8:30 pm PST
 Optional Day-long Retreat, 10 Week Commitment
Facilitated by Starr Kelton-Locke, PhD
Program Summary
This 10-week program will focus on the cultivation of mindful meditation, remediation of habitual patterns of eating, and emotional regulation skills to support mindful eating and mindful awareness in daily life.  Group practice and techniques will facilitate awareness of emotional and physical hunger, satiety cues, emotional balance, and will help untangle the habits that reinforce patterns in one’s relationship with food.  This group is specifically designed to help those who struggle with emotional eating and/or binge eating. 

Facilitated by Starr Kelton-Locke, PhD. Clinical Psychologist with 30 years experience in the field of eating disorders treatment, body/mind psychology, and contemplative practices.

Retreats

Half-Day and Weekend Retreats provide in-depth training on mindfulness practices, with instruction, practice, reflection, and intention setting.
Details
Retreats will incorporate the embodied practices of:
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  • Sitting Meditation
  • Walking Meditation
  • Mindful Eating
  • Restorative Yoga and Mindful Yoga
  • Stress Reduction Techniques