Lorrie Jones – Creating Hope and Health through Mindful Practices

"Optimal health and happiness is more than a state of the absence of disease or emotional pain. It is a continuous adjustment to the changing demands of life and environment. And it must bring with it a sense of joy and strength – of buoyancy, resilience, beauty and balance."

~Lorrie Jones

 

Lorrie Jones

Our culture has indoctrinated most of us, particularly women, to believe media-defined thinness and beauty will bring happiness, bliss and self-love. Unfortunately, this is not true. Having myself gained and lost over 1,900 pounds during a decade of my life, I know the emotional pain of feeling physically unacceptable and how debilitating it can be.

 

Dedicated to fostering mindfulness, self-discovery and personal transformation in wellness and well being I provide education, consultation and coaching in the most effective principles and practices of what we call a “mind-body” approach to health and wholeness.

 

My passion is partnering with you on your journey, modeling and mentoring elegant and effective skills for embracing change and transformation within oneself, between one another and within our global community. My commitment is to work from my heart and to honor the sacredness of your process.

 

For more than 20 years I have been helping people transform their relationship with food and eating, and reclaim their self worth and self respect. From a foundation of traditional Western medicine, I weave Eastern wisdom, life experience, opportunity
and learning and growth into a unique and innovative approach to living a life of wellness, balance and serenity. Rather than focus on what is ineffective, we embrace what is thriving, what is possible and what enhances the health and well-being of the individual or group. Within any life challenge there is hope for a flourishing and flowering of all that is beautiful in the human soul.

 

Being the only person in Washington State holding professional certification in teaching MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction), I offer state-of-the-art professional programs and mindfulness practices, with a special emphasis in the area of healing from disordered eating. Designed to educate, inspire and motivate, I offer mindfulness based practices and programs, weaving the essential elements of wellness, balance, purpose, and passion into the creation of a life of vibrant and sustainable health and well-being.

 

As a wellness practitioner, educator and coach, I have served individuals, groups, and hospitals with my expertise in health issues, specialty in eating behaviors, advanced professional training in stress reduction, extensive research in mind-body healing and dedication to learning and growth. From this rich soil of commitment, challenge and achievement, the birth and flowering of a sacred niche of professional offering has occurred. I am available for media interviews and speaking to your group.

 

My credentials include and are not limited to: BS Nursing; Certification in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction with Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Center for Mindfulness; Insight Dialogue facilitators’ training with Gregory Kramer; WA State certified counsleor; Beginning, Advanced and Senior Yoga and Mat Pilates.

 

To keep current on the newest information and best practices, I belong to the following associations:

 

  • IDEA: Health and Fitness Association
  • NEDA: National Eating Disorders Association
  • ADDA: Attention Deficit Disorder Association
  • IONS: Institute of Noetic Sciences
  • PEO: National Organization of Philanthropy and Education for Women
  • NSA: National Speaker’s Association

 

Author of the following publications:

 

  • 21 Days to Eating Mindfully ~ Your Guide to a Healthy Relationship with Yourself and Food©
  • Simple Serenity: A Woman’s Guide to Living Mindfully©
  • Fit From Within: The Art & Science of Weight Loss©
  • Mindful Recovery: Healing from an Eating Disorder©