A publication dedicated to more mindful, focused living for women. This issue focuses on the use on mindfulness meditation as an effective therapy in dealing with anger and with anxiety and stress. Reference is made to the work of Jon Kabat Zinn and Dr. Brantley. Readers are invited to join a women's focused living group, come to a Saturday morning stress management meeting in the park or sign up for a weekend mindfulness mountain retreat scheduled for July, 2010.

Focus of this week's newsletter is compassion meditation. Kathy Dowell, LPC contributes an article on this topic related to nature and to depression; an announcement of a meet-up mindful meditation group that is now meeting in Cartersville; an invitation to register for our April mindfulness weekend retreat and two womens groups now forming.

July newsletter to women interested in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT)approaches to living. Includes information on summer therapy groups being offered by Pamela Barge, LPC, NCC, DCC. Also included is an announcement of our upcoming Autumn Women's Mindfulness Retreat scheduled for October 22-24, 2010 at the beautiful Many Streams Ranch Retreat and Conference Center in Rome, Georgia.

Nov 09 newsletter focuses on the mindfulness tenet of interbeing and connectedness; breaking down barriers between energy fields, blurring boundaries and allowing for creativity to come in and manifest our desires. A link is provided to The Order of Interbeing founded by Thich Nhat Hanh as well as examples of how this principle and the practice of mindful living continue to manifest in ever-widening circles that continue to affect not only ourselves but our clients, our growing practice and our community.

August Newsletter announcing opening of new offices, association with new therapist, Jeri Apple, MSW. Also announced that our Director, Pamela H. Barge has been awarded the DCC (Distance Certified Counselor) credential by the National Board of Certified Counselors. We will soon be offering online (chat and email) as well as telephone counseling/pschotherapy and coaching services for women.

Monthly newsletter sent to those who subscriber through our website at www.womenscoaching.biz. This month's newsletter includes information on the range of services we are currently providing; a description of our Free Mindfulness Training, Discussion and Practice Group and of our Women's Focused Living Group;an article on depression and the theoretical foundation of our treatment methods, MBCT, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, as well as evidence of this method's effectiveness in relapse prevention of depressive episodes. We also have an article on a suggested reading by Albert Ellis, PhD and Robert A. Harper, PhD, the classic "A Guide to Rational Living". Finally we have an article on our progress toward offering Distance Counseling and Coaching Services by email, chat, video conferencing and telephone and an announcement of our upcoming Distance Mindfulness Training Group to be offered by phone.

Mindful Meditation and Mindfulness Resources for Women. Women's classes workshops and retreats on focused, intentional living, value-based and living life as a pilgrimage. Suggested readings, groups and articles related to bereavement, grief and loss counseling, relationship issues, relationship counseling, depression, depression counseling and major life transitions. Resources for Personal Life Coaching and Clinical Supervision for clinicians seeking licensure.

Announcement and invitation to join us for our spring weekend mindfulness retreat April 24-26 at Many Streams Retreat and Conference Center in Rome, Georgia. This issue includes a link to our March 31st issue which included profiles of each of our presenters. Weekend included sunrise and candlelight yoga, choice of either a session with our Reiki master or a full body massage with a licensed massage therapist, all plant based meals, private bedroom and six meditation practice and discussion sessions. Complete cost for entire weekend is $265.00. Next retreat will be in July.

Weekly Women's Mindfulness Focused Living Newsletter's focus is on the tenet of Inter-Being, Connectness and our Illusion of Separateness supported by quotes from Albert Einstein and Thich Nhat Hanh. Announcements of our free weekly mindful meditation practice and discussion as well as our upcoming Weekend Mindfulness Retreat scheduled for Apr 23-25 in Rome, GA and a local free Mindfulness Meet-Up currently meeting at Serenity Place in Cartersville, GA.

This week's Women's Mindful Living Weekly Newsletter's main article is on how attachment to notions is at the core of much of our unhappiness. There is an announcement of our upcoming April Weekend Mindfulness Retreat, free weekly mindfulness practice and meditation, and a couple other Mindfulness related events scheduled for this week in Cartersville. There is also an article about Labyrinths and an invitation to walk the labyrinth at Many Streams Retreat center, the site of our retreats.

This week's Women's Mindful Living newsletter contains the latest details regarding plans for our upcoming mindfulness weekend mountain retreat scheduled for Feb 26-28. It contains the announcement that Dr. Matthew Mumber, a nationally recognized radiation oncologist with the Harbin Clinic in Rome, GA will join our initial discussion on Friday evening to talk about what mindfulness has meant to him personally and in the practice of medicine. This issues also includes announcements regarding a recent and an upcoming local lecture that are open to the public on the Benefits of Mindfulness, one sponsored by The Atlanta Jung Society and the other being presented at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia on Wednesday, January 27th. Finally included are announcements of group opportunities now forming at our practice to support women in their intention to live more focused and mindful lives.

Weekly publication sent to subscribers. Focus is Mindful Living for Women. This newsletter is published by Personal Coaching & Psychotherapy Associates, LLC dba Personal Coaching & Psychotherapy for Women, a mindfulness-based and clinical supervision practice provided both face to face and online services to women, located in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia. This week's issue's focus is on Compassionate Meditation, Equanimity and Interbeing.

This week's newsletter announcing a BeadforLife party to benefit Ugandan women. Also included is an announcement of next week's Free Mindful Meditation Discussion, Training and Practice as well as our Women's Focused Living Group Meeting. Announcements include info on time and place of meetings together with contact phone numbers and links to websites.

The week's Mindful Meditation Newsletter gave announcement of the date and location of our next meeting as well as a recap of this week's discussion. Our discussion this week was around the value of lovingkindness mindfulness in dealing with difficult relationships as well as the negative power of self-deprecating speech and self-talk. The newsletter also included an excerpt from Thich Nhat Hanh's "Peace in Every Step" about the importance of the Buddhist concept of 'Suchness' as it relates to understanding.

This week's newsletter sent to subscribers with announcements pertaining to this week's meeting place; an explanation regarding our focus on mindfulness within our practice and a reminder of our Women's Focused Living Group which immediately follows our Free Mindfulness Training, Discussion and Practice.

Weekly Mindful Living Update Sent to Subscribers. This week's update includes a reminder of this being the last week to sign up for our "Day of Mindfulness and Pilgrimage" Workshop scheduled for Saturday, June 6th; an announcement of a trip being planned to see Thich Nhat Hanh at Magnolia Village this fall; an article on "Why Such a Focus on Mindfulness within our Practice" explaining that the theoretical foundation of our practice is MBCT and finally announcements of this week's FREE mindfulness training, practice and discussion as well as our Women's Focused Living Therapy Group which focuses on relationship issues, depression, grief, loss, bereavement and major life transitions.

Announcement of Today's Walking Meditation Discussion and Practice as well as plans for today's Women's Focused Living Group. Free Weekly Mindful Meditation Discussion and Practice followed by a small therapy group for women. The focus of the group is how we each use mindfulness in dealing with difficult emotions and feelings within relationships; within grief, loss, bereavement and within depression.

June Newsletter to Therapists. Announcing Summer and Winter Weekend Retreats Exclusively for Therapists; contest offering a full scholarship for the winter retreat; pictures, comments and favorite recipe from earlier retreat this past April. Also a request for referrals to a Women's Focused Living Group for women dealing with relationships, childrearing issues, career, grief, loss, bereavement, anger and stress management. The cohesive agent in this group is the utilization of mindfulness and meditation combined with cognitive restructuring; mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT).