Mary NurrieStearns, LCSW, RYT, teaches seminars for the sole purpose of helping mindfulness, self-compassion and yoga take root in you and your work, as they have in hers. Truly, these practices bring healing, hope and joy to Mary's clients and students, enrich therapeutic relationships, energize her professional work and continue to profoundly transform her own life. Mary pours her heart, along with years of rigorous study, into teaching. She draws on 37 years as a mental health professional counselor and 26 years of meditation and yoga practice. A seasoned yoga teacher and ordained member of Thich Nhat Hahn's Order of Interbeing, Mary is the author of Meditations for Healing and Happiness, Yoga for Anxiety, Yoga for Emotional Trauma and Yoga Mind, Peaceful Mind and co-editor of Soulful Living. Former editor of Personal Transformation magazine, she has produced DVDs on yoga for emotional trauma and depression. Mary teaches across the United States and co-leads, with her husband, transformational meditation and yoga retreats.