Articles:

Jon Kabat-Zinn: Defining Mindfulness

In this article Jon Kabat-Zinn discusses the benefits of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Mindfulness Videos:

The Science Behind Mindfulness

Book Recommendations:

Jon Kabot-Zinn - Full Catastrophe Living

“Awareness is not the same as thinking. It is a complementary form of intelligence, a way of knowing that is at least as wonderful and as powerful, if not more so, than thinking.”

~Jon Kabot-Zinn

Joe Dispenza - You Are the Placebo

“A memory without the emotional charge is called wisdom.” 

~ Joe Dispenza

 Thich Nhat Hanh - No Mud, No Lotus

“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.”

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

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Amy Tarrant:

Amy Tarrant founded Meditate Detroit in 2010 with a mission to coach children, teens, adults, families, educators, and business people on their own mindfulness adventures, resulting in a community of mindful thinkers. ​Meditate Detroit seeks to cultivate a community that is sustainable in happiness, peacefulness, health, and wellness…one breath at a time.​

Training and Experience:

In addition to her personal meditation practice, which began in 2002, Amy has trained under local and national leaders in the field of mindfulness and meditation including​ -

• Curriculum Study Group ~ June 2023
  • Mindfulness Center at Brown University
  • with Erin Woo, MEd, Assistant Director, Mindfulness in Education
• Level 1 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Teacher Training ~ January 2021
  • Brown University
  • with Lynn Koerbel, MPH, Assistant Professor of the Practice Assistant Director, MBSR Teacher Education & Curricula Development Brown University
  • Kate Mitcheom MSN, CNM, RYT, Teacher trainer Brown University
• Wise Speech ~ with Oren Jay Sofer ~ July 2020
• Non Violent Communication ~ with Oren Jay Sofer ~September 2020
• Spirit Rock ~ Silent Retreat with Matthew Brensilver and Phillip Moffitt, ~ October 2020
• Mindfully-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Foundations ~ with Dr. Ruth Lerman, M.D. Medical Director Center for Mindfulness,  ~ 2019
• Yellow Springs Dharma Retreat Center, Seven Day Silent Retreat, with Rebecca Bradshaw ~ May 2019 & May 2020
• Three-day Silent Retreat, with Lucy Sternburgh, PhD, ~ 2017 
• Mindful Self Compassion Course with Lucy Sternburgh, PhD, at Beaumont Hospital, ~ 2017
• Mindfully Based Stress Reduction course, with Linda Oxford, ~ 2016
• Omega Institute, “Sitting Still Like a Frog”  with Eline Snel, ~ 2015
• Mindful Schools, online training, ~ 2011-2013
• Teaching Mediation to Children, with Sarah Wood Vallely, ~ 2010​

     Amy has also led mindfulness training for educators and the community at large including -

• Detroit Institute of Arts, September 2019, 2020, 2021
• Mercy High School, September 2019
• Ann Arbor District Library, monthly ongoing since 2017
• Ferndale Schools students and staff, 2015 - 2021