Mindfulness is present moment non-judgmental awareness. There are multiple systems you can use to practice mindfulness. Preethi Balan teaches the Unified Mindfulness system which is a secular and flexible system to practice mindfulness not just on the cushion but in daily life. Stressed because of your workload, boss, family situation, learning to practice mindfulness can help you experience relief. Mindfulness also enhances the flavor of your existing experiences (like time spent with your toddler, time spent sipping your cup of coffee, just being instead of doing), which we tend to neglect or trivialize in pursuit of happiness at a future time.
Mindfulness coaching works with the client to offer support in building a consistent practice. The coach teaches various techniques and the client brings back reports to discuss based on the practice application. Based on the client feedback the coach journeys with the client to support with the right kind of practice for their lifestyle and life situation.
Building a consistent practice is the key challenge in mindfulness. And this requires techniques or tools that suits a person individually. Coaching helps address both these points as well as responding to specific life challenges.
About Preethi Balan
Unified Mindfulness Teacher
- Bangalore
Preethi holds a Masters in Psychology, a Post graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management and an Engineering Degree. She began her career as an Instrumentation Engineer before switching to HR. Her corporate career spanned 14 years across these roles in Indian companies as well as MNCs. After completing her Masters in Psychology, Preethi worked for 6 years as a clinic and case manager at a child psychiatry centre in Bangalore.
Preethi’s introduction to mindfulness was at a meditation program in 2012. Post this, she dabbled with various systems of practice. However, though each of the practices were enriching, she struggled with developing mindfulness in daily life and maintaining consistency in practice was a challenge. As she explored solutions towards this, Preethi discovered Unified Mindfulness system. The well-structured techniques taught by UM resonated well with Preethi as she was able to realise the benefits of mindfulness in a more reliable and consistent manner. It also set Preethi off on a journey to figure out the best way to teach these practices to adolescents & adults. This culminated in Preethi becoming a Trained mindfulness coach from Unified Mindfulness.
Her goal is to support individuals to develop a consistent mindfulness practice and to apply it across daily situations.
Aside from being an independent Mindfulness Coach, Preethi’s other engagements are as follows:
- Teaching assistant with Unified Mindfulness for their Compass 2 program.
- Learning partner with Har Mandir School in Coorg involved in teacher training program to implement mindfulness and other soft skills.
- Conducts group sessions for parents of children with special needs.
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