This course will be a fun and interactive exploration of our personal habits so we can root out the feel-good behaviors that block us from thriving.  Each week, we’ll study meditation and mindful, in-the-moment techniques to help us feel whatever is “bad” without surrendering our values, personal agency or joy.  Through practice, we’ll learn to train our minds to identify and unlearn the habits that direct us towards feeling pleasure (or distraction or numbness) rather than thriving through acceptance of ourselves and others, even in the worst of times.  As a result, we can experience tremendous growth in the ways we handle bodily pain, navigate relationships, adapt to change or refresh our lifestyle.

Your Instructor: Margo Benedetto is a certified mindfulness instructor and veteran classroom teacher in Washington State. She was a leader in bringing mindfulness education to the Centralia School District from 2015-2020 and continues to provide personal and professional development on mindfulness for individuals and groups. She enjoys the variety of classroom settings she finds for her work, including Thurston County Dog 4-H, Olympia Senior Services and North Thurston Public Schools.

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