Meditations

Vipassana, or Mindfulness, Meditation continues to grow in popularity and the benefits are now being researched. Current findings demonstrate that meditation can help us reduce stress, pain and suffering, and also increase capacity for joy and pleasure.

  Some studies have demonstrated that using Mindfulness Meditation can reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. As a clinician, Melissa often uses Mindfulness Meditation to help clients cope with moment-to-moment feelings that can be overwhelming.
 

If you are seeing me for psychotherapy and it feels relevant to your treatment, we may use meditation during your sessions as well.

Here are some simple, introductory guided meditation practices to help you develop your own daily practice.