Exploring Mindfulness with Christine O'Shaughnessy

Send us a textIn this episode, Jill's guest is Christine O'Shaunessy, Mindfulness Meditation Trainer, and creator of the Mindfulness App, "Present. "  Christine will share her wisdom on the practice of Mindfulness and answer questions such as "What is Mindfulness Meditation, What is the difference between Mindfulness and Meditation, and what is the brain science behind meditation." Stay tuned to the end of the episode when Christine leads us in a "Loving Kindness Meditation."Christine O'Shaughnessy is the founder of Mindful Presence (www.mindfulpresence.net) which offers mindfulness meditation training to corporations, groups or individuals.  Knowing the effects that stress can play in people's health has inspired her to focus on incorporating mindfulness meditation into daily life. It is an integral tool for supporting transitional periods in one's professional life,  and helping with stress management, relaxation response, addiction recovery, anxiety, depression, insomnia, chronic pain and long term illness. Christine has practiced Insight Meditation for 20 years, teaching for 18 years and is RYT200 (registered yoga teacher 200 hours) certified.Christine brings the depth and knowledge of her previous career as a corporate executive into her mindfulness trainings, guiding individuals to become more mindful in the workplace.  She has worked as the Managing Director of a search and consulting firm, Director of Sales for a software company, and as a Vice President and Senior Credit Analyst at Loomis, Sayles & Co., an investment management firm in Boston.  She holds and BA in Finance and an MBA from Babson College. Christine offers Yin Yoga Intensive Teacher Training programs, and is the co-creator of Harvard Pilgrim's online instructional yoga videos.In this episode, Christine discusses Mindfulness benefits including:  reducing stress and anxiety, strengthening the immune system, increasing one's ability to concentrate, yielding improved decision making, throughtful speech, and greater effectiveness of action, and enhancing overall sense of well-being and cultivating resiliency.   Mindfulness will give practitioners: the ability to develop a regular and consistent meditation practice, social and emotional self regulation and control, stress tolerance and impulse control and practical skills to handle stressful situations.Contact Christine O'Shaughnessy at:  www.mindfulpresence.net Contact Jill Jardine at:  www.jilljardineastrology.comSupport the show Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.