We are proud to announce the revamp of the Sersano website! After eight years in business, we thought it was time for a little “spring cleaning” to refresh our look. We think the new website is easier to navigate, more visually appealing, and will ultimately have more resources. Another exciting addition is this blog. Our goal is to become a resource for all things related to mindfulness.
Along with updating our website, we’ve enhanced our service offerings. After many hours of research and conversations with a wide variety of people, we’ve gained an even better understanding of the challenges people face in managing stress and living in the present moment. A key issue is finding enough hours in the day to balance work, family, personal interests, health, and relaxation. This reality inspired us to develop shorter practices and exercises that fit more easily into people’s busy lives. While the greatest rewards of mindfulness come from dedicating consistent hours to the practice, people can start to feel the benefits of mindfulness almost immediately. By taking a a few deep breaths and making an effort to keep the mind from wandering, a feeling of calmness can instantly set in. We’ve developed a handful of exercises that provide instant mindfulness gratification, while helping people build the skills needed to enhance their practice. We’re looking forward to recording some of these so they are available to people whenever and wherever they need them. And of course we will continue to offer longer format mindfulness programs, including workshops, consulting, keynotes, and meeting support, all following our Breathe, Move, Pause philosophy.
A Little About Us
Jenny and I are lifelong learners. We spend time each and every day trying to grow both personally and professionally. Additionally, we are passionate about uncovering new ways to help our clients. Retooling mindfulness practices that are 2,000 years old, to reach today’s audience, is something we enjoy immensely.
Jenny recently completed her doctorate in education with an emphasis on Organizational Change and Stress Management. Now, her focus is centered on weaving neuroplasticity into mindfulness training and how our brains can impact the quality of our life.
In between corporate engagements teaching individuals how to manage their stress, I find myself gravitating towards the 10 or so classes of yoga I teach at Equinox and The East Bank Club, here in Chicago. Generally speaking, I have three generations in any class and have taught a class with a grandmother, mother, daughter, and child in the room. I see a desire for balance and a healthy lifestyle that transcends age. This only makes me even more driven to develop mindfulness tools for a wide range of individuals.
Jenny and I are also continuing to advance our practice. We recently completed the eight-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) class in Chicago offered by The Insight Center. It was an authentic facilitation by Dr. Christopher Chroniak based on the original techniques developed at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. We learned some helpful strategies and techniques for further developing our mindfulness practice, and we are excited to share what we’ve learned with our clients.
Later this year, we plan to offer a Mindfulness Teacher Training in Chicago with Carin Winter of Mission Be. It will be for K-5 administrators, teachers, school counselors, social workers, psychologists, meditation and yoga instructors, and others working with youth.
We hope Sersano’s new programs and tools inspire more people and organizations to focus on mindfulness. We truly believe the world would be a better place if everyone stopped to Breathe, Move, Pause.
