Mindfulness Teacher and Therapist

Cindy Cleary is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who works with individuals, families, and communities to enhance wellbeing. Her services strengthen people’s natural awareness, compassion and wisdom, allowing them to better navigate stress and heal from challenging circumstances. She uses research-based cognitive therapy blended with contemplative, mindfulness practices and other tools for uniting the heart, mind and body.

What is Mindfulness?
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Therapy is a transformative tool for kick-starting or turbo-charging the journey of well-being. It guides the discovery of inner resilience to flourish in the face of difficulties. A therapist provides you with a partner and a process for uncovering your unique strengths, creativity, and tools for a healthier mind, body and spirit. Stress and pain are great catalysts for growth and the right therapy can help to unlock inner resources, instill courage to dive deeply into self awareness and, ultimately, break the cycle of unhelpful patterns in thinking, feeling and behaving.

 

individualized pathways to enhanced health:

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Therapy

services for children, youth and adults

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Mindfulness

mindfulness-based group courses

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Workshops

parents, teachers and organizations

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Mindfulness has become mainstream and yet not everyone understands what it really means. People are desperate for relief from their stress but believe meditation means stopping their thoughts, and after a short try they decide it’s not possible. They either give up the idea entirely or, ironically, put it off until they’re less stressed. Having practiced yoga and meditation avidly for more than 30 years, I know very well that it’s impossible to willfully wrestle incessant thoughts into quiet compliance. “Thinking” is what our minds do. However, there is a way to make our thinking feel less like a runaway train. By creating more space between our thoughts and reactions, our minds become a safer place to explore, discover and grow.

TED talk by Headspace creator Andy Puddicome on the effectiveness of mindfulness. 

Mindfulness is remembering to be present with a sense of curiosity and kindness.

Children's Videos by Cindy - Developing Resiliency Skills
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What People Say

I attended Cindy's 8-week mindfulness practice course for teachers in 2016. Since then, I had the privilege of interacting and ideating together on so many initiatives with Cindy on student wellbeing, justice, inclusion, and educational equity. I have loved the work she has done with young people in elementary grades. Her vision for wellbeing, care for people, grounding her work in day-to-day realities, and still holding onto the hopes for new possibilities is inspiring. Grateful that our paths have crossed in this life.
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R. K.
Cindy exudes an aura of calm and grace, with how she approaches everyone and makes a genuine connection. Her cadence during sessions is patient and allows for concepts to be thoroughly meditated upon and absorbed. Cindy is who I seek out when I need an openminded, nonjudgmental and deeply caring ear, to hear me out and work through something in my heart.
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L. B.