Sarah McLean
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Meditation Expert
Sarah McLean Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Meditation Training & Retreats
- Career Focus
- Instructor, Speaker, Author
- Affiliation
- Chopra Center for Well Being, NAWBO
Recently featured in the NY Times and quickly becoming recognized as the face of mainstream meditation, Sarah McLean, director of the Sedona Meditation Training Company, inspires seekers worldwide to "take time out for time in" through meditation.
Phoenix Woman magazine calls Sarah, "an inspirational and dynamic teacher." She is certified and recommended by Dr. Deepak Chopra, and she recently won the 2008National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Entrepreneurial Excellence Award.
Sarah's experience is vast - along with her 18-year meditation practice, she was the founding education director of Deepak Chopra's mind-body health center, directed Byron Katie's School for the Work, and assisted Seat of the Soul author, Gary Zukav. She was even a medic in the US Army who treated soldiers for post-traumatic stress disorder. She was one of the founding directors of Sustainable Arizona, a non profit organization that teaches people how to build green, and is a trustee on the board of Keep Sedona Beautiful.
She has explored world spiritual and cultural traditions: she's been a 2-year resident in a Zen Buddhist monastery, lived in an ashram in India, taught English to Tibetan Buddhist nuns, went to school in Dijon, France, bicycled along the silk route through Pakistan, and trekked the golden triangle in Asia.
Sarah distills her diverse experiences and perspectives and has created self- awareness and meditation programs offered through the Sedona Meditation Training Company to make it easy for anyone to learn and experience the benefits of meditation. Sarah’s expert teaching helps to facilitate 'ah-ha moments' for her students in classes, workshops and retreats throughout Arizona.
Sarah has a regularly featured on television. She has a regular segment on AZ Family’s Your Life A – Z, and is a frequent guest on AZ TV’s AM Arizona. She is a sought-after presenter on the subjects of stress-reduction, meditation, and self-awareness. She can be reached at sedonameditation@gmail.com or 928.204.0067 or visit her web site at www.sedonameditation.com.
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Peace Is the Way
Most people admit that world peace is something they’d like to see in their lifetime. However it’s not usually one of the reasons people give for wanting to learn to meditate. Solutions to the conflict and the disasters facing the world today are on the minds of most of us. Along with hearing ...
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What is Mindfulness Anyway?
What are you doing right now? You are probably sitting and reading this. But what else are you doing? Thinking? Eating? Listening to music? Spending time with your family? “Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: On purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.” I like ...
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How to Open Yourself to Your Life’s Purpose
“Why am I here? What is my purpose in life?” Asking these questions marks the beginning of your search to finding your life’s purpose. Following the path toward a life of meaning and purpose is different for everyone. Here are some steps that have been taken by many who live a fulfilling ...
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Are You Really Sitting Still?
As I write this a woman from Tucson is meditating for the first time in her life. The red rocks now aglow from the light of the sun as it begins to set. What will she see when she opens her eyes? What will she remember when she thinks back to her first meditation? When I think back… I remember ...
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Sarah McLean
"You are what your deepest desire is. As you desire, so is your intention. As your intention, so is your will. As is your will, so is your deed. As is your deed, so is your destiny. " - From the Upanishads "Since everything is but an apparition - Long Chen Pa, 14th century Tibet
Perfect in being what it is
Having nothing to do with good or bad
Acceptance or rejection
One may well
Burst out in laughter"
Contacting Sarah McLean
Contact:
Send an email to Sarah McLean, or call her at (928) 204-0067. Correspondence may also be sent to PO Box 1178, Sedona, Arizona 86339
How to get started
Have you always wanted to learn to meditate but didn't know where to start? We've made it easy for you. Learn to meditate in Sedona or Scottsdale at a time and place that is convenient for you. Join a class in beautiful Sedona, Arizona or in the Phoenix area, or we can come and teach you, your friends, your family, or your organization how to meditate. Discover a meditation that you can do easily without having to listen to tapes, without having to be guided, and without having to join a religious or spiritual group. In the class or private consultation, learn the basics of successful meditation, what meditation is, what it isn’t, and the many benefits that will unfold for you when you learn to meditate. Meditation is recommended by almost every health professional because it provides a proven way to give your mind and body a rest and to reduce stress. It's like taking a time out, but it is really a time in.