As a mindfulness coach I aim to teach mindfulness by virtue of the way that I live. I work daily to bring my mindfulness training into all aspects of my life.
I chose Unified Mindfulness as my primary system of practice because of how comprehensive and systematic it is. Since I started training with the Unified Mindfulness community, I find myself practicing far more often than I used to in the past. Once I got the hang of how the system works, I discovered to my amazement that there is profound joy to be had even in the most unusual and trying of situations. There are no words that can express how that has changed my life for the better.
I started practicing meditation in 1988 and began studying Zen in 1995, Theravada in 1999 and Dzogchen in 2005. I have completed numerous five, seven and nine day retreats over the years with teachers such as Kamala Masters, Steve Armstrong, Thich Nhat Hanh, Joan Halifax Roshi, Enkyo O’Hara, Lama Surya Das, Lama John Makranksy, Lama Palmo, Shaila Catherine, Adyashanti and Tsoknyi Rinpoche. My primary teachers are: Byron Katie (since 2004) and Shinzen Young (since 2017).
My main goal as a mindfulness trainer and coach is to help you identify with precision what your mindfulness goals are and provide you with the specific tools you will need so that you can work towards meeting those goals efficiently, effortlessly, and with joy. To this effect, I offer daylong, weekend and weeklong workshops and meditation retreats; and one-on-one mindfulness coaching in person, on the phone, and online.
I am also an Economics Professor at Cal Poly, in beautiful San Luis Obispo, California. I teach and do research on Decision Analysis and the Economics of Human Well-Being. I have one daughter and one son. In my free time I love to go rock climbing and partner dancing. I bring my mindfulness practice to all those relationships and activities and, as a result, I am able to enjoy them more fully, and to be of service. This is the greatest happiness.
Julianna received her BA in psychology from Duke University. As founder, president, and head trainer of Unified Mindfulness, she is dedicated to disseminating Shinzen Young’s comprehensive mindfulness meditation system through the creation and presentation of educational programs and teacher-training certification programs.
Dr. Hunter serves as associate professor of practice and is the founding director of the Executive Mind Leadership Institute at the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate University. He also serves as visiting professor at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, where he developed and co-teaches the Leading Mindfully executive education program..
Dr. Eisendrath serves as chief psychologist and president of the Institute for Dialogue Therapy, P.C., where, as a Jungian analyst, she offers psychotherapy with individuals and couples, psychoanalysis, supervision, and training.
Dr. Vago serves as the research director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine and the director of the Contemplative Neuroscience and Integrative Medicine (CNIM) Laboratory at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is an associate professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Department of Psychiatry.
Stella is a psychologist, professor, and Zen practitioner. She became a formal student in 2008 in the Soto Zen tradition. She teaches courses in mindfulness based psychotherapies and the psychology of compassion at the Union Institute & University. She also co-facilitates a family program and young adult program at Shao Shan Temple, in Woodbury Vermont.
Dr. Creswell serves as a tenured associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. He is also the director of the Health & Human Performance Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University.
Dr. McCormick currently serves as director of education at Unified Mindfulness. In 1975, he received a B.A. in psychology from the University of California Santa Cruz, where he was part of Dr. Elliot Aronson’s research team that examined cooperative approaches to reducing interracial conflict and academic performance problems in newly integrated school, and made Honors in Psychology, College Honors, and Thesis Honors.
UnifiedMindfulness.com is the official teacher training platform for Shinzen and the Unified Mindfulness System.
Created over 50 years of research and testing by Shinzen Young, Unified Mindfulness is a system of meditation that’s easily researchable by science, with clear terminology and rigorous precision around concepts and procedures.
The Unified Mindfulness system is a comprehensive, robust and refined support structure that any individual at any stage of meditation practice can rely on to go deeper in their insight and their ability to share it with others. It is also a secular form of meditation, which means it’s not religious in any way so anyone, of any faith, can do it.