My passion is to connect with people exactly where they are, and experience insights, relief and fulfillment together in a shared, friendly space.
I am a certified UM Trainer/Teacher a therapist, a psychodrama facilitator, I have an MA degree in Buddhist Philosophy, and a BA in Waldorf Education. I live near Budapest, Hungary with my husband, where I enjoy being in nature a lot. I have a son who is on his way of becoming a professional dancer.
I am deeply interested in the nature of the human mind, and in relationships between people and all living things. The unfolding mutual interest between science and contemplative practice makes me really hopeful and enthusiastic. In my free time I enjoy painting, dancing, connecting with plants in the garden, spending time in nature and sailing. I enjoy practicing mindfulness in all kinds of situations, it is an ongoing discovery, which I love to share with others through teaching, or coaching. This is one way of experiencing authentic and really meaningful connection.
Finding the UM system enriched my life in so many ways. In my work as a therapist and psychodrama facilitator, I can beautifully use mindfulness skills to address all kinds of issues with an enriched toolset. It is a pleasure to address a problem with such precision in different levels of a person’s inner system.
On my spiritual journey the UM approach finally gifted me with deep and precise understanding of burning and unanswered questions. I have been meditating for 25 years on and off with zen, dzogchen and vipassana traditions before I met UM. I can finally put the different pieces of my knowledge from other contemplative traditions together in a coherent way.
I have had the honor of co-teaching with Shinzen Young on a retreat, and joining in working within this exceptional community is one of my greatest pleasures currently. I strongly believe that sharing this profound and clear knowledge is the most valuable contribution to what the world needs right now.
Let’s connect if you are interested in discovering how mindfulness can bring your experience to the next level!
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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.