I am a Certified Teacher of Meditation through Warriors At Ease (warriorsatease.org).

WAE was established in 2008 (first as Yoga Corps) by a team that had been involved in applied research to study the effects of mindfulness practices on service members and veterans.

WAE focuses on using trauma-sensitive mind-body practices in meditation and yoga to reduce symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS).

There is a significant and growing body of research supporting the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on trauma symptoms. This has largely emerged over the past several years as a direct result of exploring ways to relieve PTS symptoms for service members serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The concepts of trauma-sensitive meditation are useful in individual, couples and group work.

The idea behind meditation is simply to focus on the present moment. Mindfulness meditation can be useful a few different ways:

~ it can ease your mind and body to gain relief from stress, anxiety and flooded thinking

~ it can calm your mind and body in order to increase your awareness

~ it can promote inward focus in order to effectively process therapeutic material

If you are interested in attending a group, please let me know.

If you would like to discuss the effects and usefulness of meditation in your own therapy, either individually or as a couple, I would love to hear from you.

Telephone: 843-271-4771

Email: jbsayreLMFT@gmail.com