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I am very glad that you found this site and I hope I can be useful! Maybe it's not even a coincidence :) Hi! I'm Adriana and I call my work "Transformational Mindfulness" because it has a 'secret': I COMBINE Mindfulness&Contemplative Practices WITH the most efficient PSYCHOLOGICAL TOOLS. This MIX can bring deep transformation of our well-being and inner JOY. I am a Psychologist and a fully accredited Transformational Mindfulness Teacher, with formal training at international standards in MBI (Mindfulness-based interventions) and MBSR (Mindfulness based Stress Reduction) - considered the "Golden Standard" in Mindfulness (The first and most studied mindfulness program used as the basis for hundreds of psychological research). For the last 20 years I have invested thousands of hours in my training as a Psychologist, Mindfulness Instructor, Mindful Coach, Mindful Educator, training in CFT (Compassion focused Therapy), trainer in Neuroplasticity Techniques from Rick Hanson and training at the most Successful course initiated in Google, Search Inside Yourself (plus many others). I also have 14 years of experience running my own company, and besides the vast experience in business and management ... I have also personally experienced the stress, worries or fatigue that you can't get out of. But as a Psychologist by profession, I want to bring you recipes for "psychological cocktails": specific tools that help us see more fragrant life. See some of my diplomas and training - below, I became 'passionate' about Mindfulness (if I may say passion) - not because I was 'zen' or because I had this all my life ... but precisely because I NEEDED to learn. |
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Life became to stressful at one point in my life... |
I was an entrepreneur ... with a successful business ... people used to see me happy and full of energy, and that's how I was. Until a moment. While it didn't seem to make any sense, I was already burnout ... But then, my miracle and my mindfulness guru was born: Alexandrina, our wonderful little girl. That's when new things really started to come out ... new suppressed emotions ... new fatigue ... that I didn't really know how to deal with. I couldn't do it anymore. I felt that I had to help myself somehow. I knew I had to do something, and that's because I enrolled in an 8-week Mindfulness course - MBSR (Mindfulness based Stress Reduction) - and not because I believed in Mindfulness - in fact, at the time I was very skeptical and I thought it was just a marketing invention ... But what I've already gained since about week 3 ... it's like in the VISA commercial ... there are things that you can't measure in money ... How Mindfulness helped me I gained the strength to be actually present with my little girl, regardless of the stress or fatigue in me, to enjoy life, to face difficulties in a new way. I actually regained myself - I learned that it's okay to accept myself, that it doesn't always help me to criticize myself, that it's okay to make mistakes and it's okay to listen to my body, heart and intuition. With Mindfulness, I discovered something that doesn't seem intuitive when you hear about this concept: my self-confidence and the comfort of being with myself increased a lot. |
Not to mention that this obviously affected my relationships, both personal and professional, in more depth and connection with others. I began to notice more clearly my reactions, but also the reactions of those around me. I began to understand them, to see that it was a reaction, without going into interpretations and typical guilt ... my mind (like: what did I do?) And so, not entering (so often) in the game of reactivities, remaining present and open - and the others began to respond differently.
I have learned to connect with the peace within me and now I know that it is available at all times and I have the resources and methods to connect with that peace and stability anytime. To feel that, even if a wave shakes me, now I can ground myself back much easier and I can sail with confidence, acceptance, kindness and seafaring in the waves of this ocean, called life.
I felt that I had something special to pass on ...
And since then, I have started my training so that I can pass on, based on the psychology, which I have as a training, and on the detailed research in the field. Because I'm grateful for everything I have now, I am feeling very lucky in every way, perhaps that will influence the lives of others to be more rich - and I'm not necessarily referring to material wealth ... but the others ones ... :)
I have this deep trust that no matter how hard everyone's life has been so far, what history we have, with compassion and gentleness, we can all become full of life and grounded in the present moment.
I have learned to connect with the peace within me and now I know that it is available at all times and I have the resources and methods to connect with that peace and stability anytime. To feel that, even if a wave shakes me, now I can ground myself back much easier and I can sail with confidence, acceptance, kindness and seafaring in the waves of this ocean, called life.
I felt that I had something special to pass on ...
And since then, I have started my training so that I can pass on, based on the psychology, which I have as a training, and on the detailed research in the field. Because I'm grateful for everything I have now, I am feeling very lucky in every way, perhaps that will influence the lives of others to be more rich - and I'm not necessarily referring to material wealth ... but the others ones ... :)
I have this deep trust that no matter how hard everyone's life has been so far, what history we have, with compassion and gentleness, we can all become full of life and grounded in the present moment.
I wish for everybody and also for myself, the whole community and world to have a life full of harmony, of acceptance for each other, for ourselves. May we all have mindful moments, full of gentle awareness that will awake the connection with ourselves and others. Kindness and caring may be vehicles of communication instead of criticism, judgment or avoidance.