As a certified personal trainer and mindfulness, somatic life coach, I bring awareness into how one moves through life. Through bringing our awareness back into our well-being with movement and self-reflection, we learn how we are currently using our bodies and how that is impacting our overall well-being, our life and relationships. The relationship of mind, body and spirit is our primary relationship from which all other relationships flow. Learning to truly care for ourselves, guided by mindfulness and deep listening to our bodies, empowers us to live fully from our own center in deep relationship with life.

I have always been in awe of the human body. I have a B.A. in Biology and have been personal training for 6 years. I have always used mindfulness to bring awareness into the body as one moves. I found I also needed tools and understanding to better address emotions and thoughts as they connect to movement and self-care. Becoming a certified life coach supplied those tools. I use breathing techniques, body scans, visualizations and various forms of movement to identify and understand how my clients currently move through life physically, mentally and emotionally. We create a body map that serves as a guide to get them moving more intentionally and freely. I work with many people who experience chronic pain or have had past injuries or medical conditions that impact their movement and emotional/mental state. These are all addressed with mindfulness and brought into the whole of how one moves through life.

“It’s never too late to be who you might have been.”
Ann-Marie lives and breathes her quote. As a result, she leads a rich and colorful life pursuing her interests and passions in her coaching practice and as Founder and Director of the Mindfulness Coaching School in Santa Fe, New Mexico

In the mid-seventies Ann-Marie traveled nationally with Ken Keyes facilitating consciousness growth workshops called “The Science of Happiness” based on his book Handbook to Higher Consciousness. When not traveling, she lived as a resident trainer in Ken’s educational communities of Berkeley, California and St. Mary, Kentucky. It was at this time that Ann-Marie mindfully began her journey of contributing to the lives of others and to the planet.

Taking a sabbatical from “the real world” in the early 1980’s, Ann-Marie retreated alone to India. There she lived and studied various philosophies and religions – particularly Buddhism, a tradition she has been intimately involved with ever since.

As an international coach and teacher, psychotherapist and Buddhist Chaplain, she is known for her 12-Step Wisdom, Jungian flavor, and Buddhist perspectives. While coaching, Ann-Marie utilizes Positive Psychology and Contemplative NeuroScience applications, cognitive modalities such as EMDR (for peak performance), Nonviolent Communication (for needs assessment and communication), as well as art, humor, nature, and her client’s creative transformative juices.

Ann-Marie is the Founder and Director of Mindfulness Coaching School. She coaches, students, and clinicians worldwide through webinars and individual sessions.