With Elyse Fineman: Pandemic Art was born as a creative outlet during my time at home beginning in the spring of 2020. I use a jumble of mixed media (acrylic, paper, gems, costume jewelry) and whatever idea inspires me that day. So far, there are 85 one-of-a-kind pieces and counting. I am happy to work […]
Sunday Sangha led by Meditation Program Director, Nancy Floy 10:00am - 12:00pm (via Zoom until early May 2026) Nancy will lead us in a few simple Buddhist chants and a guided meditation. Following meditation, we will return to our new text, Interbeing: Fourteen Guidelines for Engaged Buddhism by Thich Nhat Hanh. "Socially-engaged Buddhism" has become […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Somatic Awareness as a Path to Liberation Are you ready to get out of your head? Tap into the innate wisdom of your body with simple, down-to-earth practices. Based on The Wakeful Body by Lama Willa Blythe Baker, you will learn a way to meditate that is self-aware, self-compassionate and fully embodied. Meditation as […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Friday Meditation Class, led by Larry Akey and Nancy Floy 5:30pm - 7:00pm (via Zoom until early May 2026) Our text is Flight of the Garuda by Lama Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol, a 19th century wandering yogi from Amdo in the eastern part of Tibet. This beautifully poetic text comprises twenty-three songs that aid our […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Sunday Sangha led by Meditation Program Director, Nancy Floy 10:00am - 12:00pm (via Zoom until early May 2026) Nancy will lead us in a few simple Buddhist chants and a guided meditation. Following meditation, we will return to our new text, Interbeing: Fourteen Guidelines for Engaged Buddhism by Thich Nhat Hanh. "Socially-engaged Buddhism" has become […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Somatic Awareness as a Path to Liberation Are you ready to get out of your head? Tap into the innate wisdom of your body with simple, down-to-earth practices. Based on The Wakeful Body by Lama Willa Blythe Baker, you will learn a way to meditate that is self-aware, self-compassionate and fully embodied. Meditation as […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Friday Meditation Class, led by Larry Akey and Nancy Floy 5:30pm - 7:00pm (via Zoom until early May 2026) Our text is Flight of the Garuda by Lama Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol, a 19th century wandering yogi from Amdo in the eastern part of Tibet. This beautifully poetic text comprises twenty-three songs that aid our […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
March 11 & 12 || A ParaYoga Immersion at the Heartwood Center in Evanston Illinois If we are to be in right relationship with the world and the people in it, we must be in right relationship with ourself. The rewards include greater resilience and less suffering, and the ability to “see” from a larger […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Sunday Sangha led by Meditation Program Director, Nancy Floy 10:00am - 12:00pm (via Zoom until early May 2026) Nancy will lead us in a few simple Buddhist chants and a guided meditation. Following meditation, we will return to our new text, Interbeing: Fourteen Guidelines for Engaged Buddhism by Thich Nhat Hanh. "Socially-engaged Buddhism" has become […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
The presented body of work emerged out of the collective and personal turbulence beginning with year 2019, leading to a search for a spiritual path. The work has been fueled by the meditation practice, being in the moment, as well as the need to find a center. Looking for depictions of compassion and hope, I […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Somatic Awareness as a Path to Liberation Are you ready to get out of your head? Tap into the innate wisdom of your body with simple, down-to-earth practices. Based on The Wakeful Body by Lama Willa Blythe Baker, you will learn a way to meditate that is self-aware, self-compassionate and fully embodied. Meditation as […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Join me in Meditation to Cultivate Compassion for Self, Someone in your Life and Humanity.
Friday Meditation Class, led by Larry Akey and Nancy Floy 5:30pm - 7:00pm (via Zoom until early May 2026) Our text is Flight of the Garuda by Lama Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol, a 19th century wandering yogi from Amdo in the eastern part of Tibet. This beautifully poetic text comprises twenty-three songs that aid our […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Sunday Sangha led by Meditation Program Director, Nancy Floy 10:00am - 12:00pm (via Zoom until early May 2026) Nancy will lead us in a few simple Buddhist chants and a guided meditation. Following meditation, we will return to our new text, Interbeing: Fourteen Guidelines for Engaged Buddhism by Thich Nhat Hanh. "Socially-engaged Buddhism" has become […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Somatic Awareness as a Path to Liberation Are you ready to get out of your head? Tap into the innate wisdom of your body with simple, down-to-earth practices. Based on The Wakeful Body by Lama Willa Blythe Baker, you will learn a way to meditate that is self-aware, self-compassionate and fully embodied. Meditation as […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Join me in Meditation to Cultivate Compassion for Self, Someone in your Life and Humanity.
Friday Meditation Class, led by Larry Akey and Nancy Floy 5:30pm - 7:00pm (via Zoom until early May 2026) Our text is Flight of the Garuda by Lama Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol, a 19th century wandering yogi from Amdo in the eastern part of Tibet. This beautifully poetic text comprises twenty-three songs that aid our […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Sunday Sangha led by Meditation Program Director, Nancy Floy 10:00am - 12:00pm (via Zoom until early May 2026) Nancy will lead us in a few simple Buddhist chants and a guided meditation. Following meditation, we will return to our new text, Interbeing: Fourteen Guidelines for Engaged Buddhism by Thich Nhat Hanh. "Socially-engaged Buddhism" has become […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Somatic Awareness as a Path to Liberation Are you ready to get out of your head? Tap into the innate wisdom of your body with simple, down-to-earth practices. Based on The Wakeful Body by Lama Willa Blythe Baker, you will learn a way to meditate that is self-aware, self-compassionate and fully embodied. Meditation as […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]
Join me in Meditation to Cultivate Compassion for Self, Someone in your Life and Humanity.
Friday Meditation Class, led by Larry Akey and Nancy Floy 5:30pm - 7:00pm (via Zoom until early May 2026) Our text is Flight of the Garuda by Lama Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol, a 19th century wandering yogi from Amdo in the eastern part of Tibet. This beautifully poetic text comprises twenty-three songs that aid our […]
Discover Mindfulness and Focusing resources for self care and emotional well-being. Sunday, Sept. 11, 6 to 7 pm. Fee: $15 RSVP smithhuemer@gmail.com or 847/323-1717 Additional dates: Oct 2 , Nov 6. Marsha Smith, LCSW, is a psychotherapist and certified Focusing and mindfulness trainer who integrates body-mind practices and other practical approaches to help with a […]