“Mindfulness is a way of paying attention moment-to-moment to what’s happening within and around us without judgment”- Tara Brach

Hello! I am a mindfulness teacher in the PNW that wants to share with you my 20 years of experience of working with mindfulness as my own path of healing and creating wholeness as a human. When I first came to these teachings, I was on a path of discovery that was fueled by suffering, a hope for transformation, curiosity and supported by community. This path never ends for me as I continue to study and learn more daily how mindfulness supports the awakening of my life. Its not always easy yet absolutely worth it. If you are interested in just the first steps into mindfulness, I specialize in beginners! See below for my offerings and thank you!

I am a certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher with the MMTCP Program (Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program) that is led by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield.

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January 2025 Online Mindfulness Series for Beginning the New Year

Wednesday Evenings: 7-8:30pm

January 2025 Dates TBA

Where: On ZOOM!

How much does it cost?: $200-sliding scale spots available

Week One: Find Your Mindfulness Anchor-This weeks we will establish our mindfulness community, learn about the basics of mindfulness and find our mindfulness anchor to work with for the next 5 weeks.

Week Two: Mindfulness of the Body-We are not just a head! Our lives are lived through our bodies. This weeks teachings will introduce the basics to connecting with sensations in the body. All teachings are trauma informed.

Week Three: Mindfulness of Thoughts-How to our thoughts contribute or distract to our being present? This weeks teachings will be on the power of our thoughts and ways to work with them to better support your life daily.

Week Four: Mindfulness of Emotions & Feelings-This is a rich teaching on being a human with feelings and emotions. I will share the practice on non judgmental awareness of emotions and feelings. Also, how we can support our living fully with them, and how to create compassionate boundaries with them during overwhelm.

Week Five: Compassion Practice– This weeks teaching is centered on of self kindness and how to cultivate this foundational practice in our lives. Many of us are good at being compassionate to others, but what about yourself? This practice is the basis for true transformation and healing/”wholeing”.

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Introduction to Mindfulness for the Holidays: (FULL 2024)

Four Week Online Course

Where: On Zoom for four weeks

When: Wednesday Nov. 8th, 15th and after Thanksgiving/Indigenous Day Nov.29th, Dec.6th 7pm-8:30pm

How much does it cost?: $150-sliding scale spots available

~November 8th~Session One: What Is Mindfulness? Learn the basics of mindfulness, why it is a powerful life skill and some common misconceptions about meditation/mindfulness practices and how they can help you through the holidays, grief and the darker days. We will have a short practice and Q&A each class to help deepen your practice.

~November 15th~Session Two: Being Fully Human: Working with Emotions. In this session we will be working with our breathe more and sensations in the body as they relate to emotions. This will be a great foundation for connecting with your emotions safely with more acceptance and compassionate boundaries. We will also common emotions that show up around the holidays and how mindfulness can help!

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~November 29th~Session Three: The Wise Heart During the Holidays: Do ever feel drained and saddened by the holidays? Or something in your personal life around the holidays? We all have experienced suffering in some form. We can also share collective healing by connecting with the wisdom of our hearts. In this session we will be discovering how mindful loving kindness can support us and allow us to increase our resiliency and compassion.

~November 30th~Session Four: Bringing Your Practice into the World During the Holidays. In this final session, we will review mindfulness skills practice from the prior weeks and how to bring your practice into your daily life in many forms; especially compassion, patience and gratitude. We will also touch on how mindfulness practice can support intentionality and wisdom for you and your community during this season.

To Register: Please email me at lindsayhuettman@soulstewardscounseling.com

Agreements for Multicultural Interactions:

These sessions are open to all folks. Through my teacher training we follow these agreements to be in safe respectful community and awareness around diversity, equality, accessibility and inclusion.

(From East Bay Meditation Center and adapted from Visions Inc., “Guidelines for Productive Work Sessions”)
TRY IT ON: Be willing to “try on” new ideas, or ways of doing things
that might not be what you prefer or are familiar with.

PRACTICE SELF FOCUS: Attend to and speak about your own experiences
and responses. Do not speak for a whole group or express assumptions
about the experience of others.

UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INTENT AND IMPACT:
Try to understand and acknowledge impact. Denying the impact of something said
by focusing on intent is often more destructive than the initial interaction.

PRACTICE “BOTH / AND”: When speaking, substitute “and” for “but.”
This practice acknowledges and honors multiple realities.

REFRAIN FROM BLAMING OR SHAMING SELF & OTHERS:
Practice giving skillful feedback.

MOVE UP / MOVE BACK: Encourage full participation by all present.
Take note of who is speaking and who is not. If you tend to speak often,
consider “moving back” and vice versa.

PRACTICE MINDFUL LISTENING: Try to avoid planning what you’ll say
as you listen to others. Be willing to be surprised, to learn something new.
Listen with your whole self.

CONFIDENTIALITY: Take home learnings but don’t identify anyone
other than yourself, now or later. If you want to follow up with anyone regarding
something they said in this session, ask first and respect their wishes.

RIGHT TO PASS: You can say “I pass” if you don’t wish to speak.
http://www.eastbaymeditation.org
http://www.visions-inc.org

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