Shell Fischer Winchester, VA
 
 

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

A Life-Affirming Course in Conscious Living

Harnessing the Power of Your Mind and Body for Healing


How Can Mindfulness Practice Help?


FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, people have discovered for themselves the numerous and often spectacular and life-changing benefits of mindfulness practice. Today, a flurry of modern scientific studies have not only begun to document the truth of these assertions, but have proven that mindfulness practice can actually change the very structure of our brains.


Among other things, recent studies have shown that mindfulness practice can help you with:


  1. •Stress (health/financial/job/relationships)

  2. •Anxiety/Panic/Depression

  3. •Chronic Pain/Fatigue/Headaches

  4. •Sleep disturbances

  5. •High blood pressure

  6. •Gastrointestinal symptoms/cholesterol levels

  7. •Menopausal symptoms, including hot flashes

  8. •Immune response

  9. •Addiction relapse prevention

  10. •Age-related brain atrophy

  11. •Fibromyalgia/Psoriasis

  12. •Ability to Focus

  13. •Creativity

  14. •Perception and Memory

  15. •Strength of Self-Concept

  16. •Productivity

  17. •Improved Relations

  18. •A host of other things . . .


It does this, in part, by helping you to:


  1. •Deeply calm both your body and mind

  2. •Become aware of your precious aliveness in each and every moment

  3. •Observe, non-judgmentally, all of your thoughts, with kindness

  4. •Recognize your negative habits, patterns, and beliefs

  5. •Learn to react more calmly to life’s little and big events

  6. •Foster a more positive state of mind

  7. •Live more fully in the present, rather than in your past or future

  8. •Cultivate compassion for both yourself and others

  9. •Increase your sense of peace, clarity, and well-being 


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Editing & Writing Coach Services

Novels, Non-Fiction Books, Short Stories, Poetry, Articles, Academic Papers, Dissertations



How Can I Help You?


AS AN EXPERIENCED GUIDE, my intention is to lead you deeper into your writing, encourage you to discover and reveal exactly what you most wish to say, and point you in the right direction. I will walk alongside you on this path, and help you to fine-tune and craft your work so you can present it in its most compelling and powerful form.


During our travels, I will consistently be on the lookout for things that might get lost along the way, and strive to make sure your writing is concise, polished, and error-free, while maintaining the integrity of your personal voice, style, and message.


I bring a uniqueness to this work, I believe, because of my background:


Two decades of experience as an award-winning journalist has given me the ability to closely investigate what might seem like a myriad of puzzle pieces, quickly identify the heart of the matter, and connect the various parts to form a coherent whole - whether it be a novel, non-fiction book, or short article. Also, because I work constantly with word counts, I’m adept at carefully weeding out the extraneous, and trimming each chapter, paragraph and even sentence down to its essence.


In addition, my skills as an award-winning creative writer with a Master’s of Fine Arts degree in Writing and Poetics can be accessed to help shape your work into a well-written narrative that is fluid, accessible, and interesting.


And, while I’m deeply fascinated by the free-flowing creative and intellectual process of writing, I’m also a stickler for detail and crispness.


Many published novelists, journalists, poets, and writers of all sorts have invited me to help them illuminate their way, hone their work, and guide them to their destination. Please let me know if you’d like me to join you on your journey, too.


For more information about my editing services, click here.

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If you are interested, or have any questions at all, please email me at shell.fischer@earthlink.net