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Jennifer Innes
Jennifer Innes
Teacher
Jennifer Innes is the founder of Ottawa Meditation & Wellness which offers introductory mindfulness and meditation programs, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindful Self-compassion, Mindful Eating, Mindfulness Based-Habit Change and mPEAK workshops and classes, day-long retreats, and talks.



She is a skilled, calm and grounded teacher who has experience working in many organizations and mostly with adults, who might experience a range of challenges such as anxiety, depression, chronic pain, trauma, as well as for the many who are looking for new tools to build resilience and meet the stressors inherent in daily life.



Jennifer’s formal education includes a master of science degree from the London School of Economics and two undergraduate degrees, as well as extensive mindfulness and compassion training at the University of Massachusetts and the University of California San Diego Medical Schools. She is a certified mindfulness (MBSR) teacher by Brown University and a certified yoga teacher.



Jennifer teaches from the inside out – from a deep love of these practices and dedication to keeping them alive in her personal life. Her mission is to share these teachings and practices with as many people as possible.
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Ottawa
Canada
English
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Mindfulness Professional
MSc
Founder of Ottawa Meditation & Wellness
5 years
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindful Self Compassion (MSC)

2021

• Mindfulness-Based Behaviour Change Facilitator Training Program (Step Two) with Judson Brewer, December 2021 to present.

• Mindfulness-Based Behaviour Change Facilitator Training Program with Judson Brewer, October 6 to December 1.

• mPeak Coach Practicum with Peter Kirchmer, University of California San Diego. Online, Sept 13 to November 15.

• Self-Compassion Training for Healthcare Communities Teacher Training with Natalie Bell and Dawn MacDonald. Online, July-August.

• mPEAK Coach Training Intensive (CTI) with Peter Kirchmer, University of California San Diego. Online, June 10-13.

• Eight-Week Befriending Your Body (BFYB) Program with Ann Saffi Biasetti. Online, Spring.

2020

• mFLOW” part of the Mindful Performance Enhancement, Awareness & Knowledge (mPEAK) course with Peter Kirchmer, University of California San Diego. Online, September to October.

• International Mindfulness Teachers Association, Certified Mindfulness Teacher, Professional Level (CMT-P). September.

• Brown University Mindfulness Centre, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Certification. A four-year process, completed September.

• MBSR Mentoring with Susan Woods. 14 one-one-one Zoom sessions from July 2019 to February 2022.

• “Teaching Self-Compassion Online” with Natalie Bell, University of California San Diego. Online, September.

• “Deepening Practice: A Mentorship Program” with Joseph Goldstein. Insight Meditation Society Online, July to September.

• “mFLEX” part of the Mindful Performance Enhancement, Awareness & Knowledge (mPEAK) course with Peter Kirchmer, University of California San Diego. Online, August to September.

• “Teaching Online — An MBI-TAC Approach for MBSR Teachers”, Mindfulness Centre at Brown University, Online, April 28 to May 12.

• “Expert Strategies for Working with Traumatic Memory”, National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine, online, winter.

2019

• “Becoming Trauma-Sensitive: The Professionals’ Path to Making Mediation Safe and Effective for Trauma Survivors”, with David Treleaven, PhD, Ottawa, ON, May 27.

• “Inquiry Essentials”, with Patricia Rockman, Centre for Mindfulness Studies, Toronto, ON, April 25-26.

2018

• “Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher Training” with Dr. Christopher Germer, Michelle Becker and Susan Pollak, UC San Diego, School of Medicine, Andover, MA, October 20 to 26.

• Mindful Education Teacher Training with Daniel Rechtschaffen, online, ongoing.

• A 20-day silent retreat (two back-to-back retreats):

o “July Metta” with Sally Armstrong, Tempel Smith, Anushka Fernandopulle, Bonnie Duran, John Martin, Spirit Rock, Woodacre, CA, July 11 to 20.

o “July Insight” with Joseph Goldstein, Kamala Masters, DaRa Williams, Greg Scharf, Spirit Rock, Woodacre, CA, July 20 to 29.

• “Positive Neuroplasticity to Cultivate Resilient Well-Being” with Dr. Rick Hanson, Montreal, QC, April 21 and 22.

• “Metta,” a three-day silent retreat with Pascal Auclair, True North Insight, Arnprior, ON, February 1 to 4.

• “Mindfulness and Self-Compassion: Warming up the Conversation” with Dr. Christopher Germer, Montreal, QC, November 4.

2017

• “Mindful Self-Compassion,” an eight-week course with Dr. Kimberly Sogge, Ottawa, ON, fall.

• Month-long yoga teacher training (RYT® 200), Sivananda Yoga Ashram, Val Morin, QC, July 2 to 30.

• MBSR “Teacher Development Intensive” with Carolyn West and Lynn Koerbel, UMass Centre for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society, Snowmass, CO, May 21 to 29.

• “MBSR in Mind-Body Medicine,” with Saki Santorelli, Florence Meleo-Meyer and Judson Brewer, UMass Centre for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society, San Jose, CA, March 3 to 10.

• MBSR “Fundamentals” with Bob Stahl and Carolyn West, UMass Centre for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society, Norwood, MA, January 7 to 17.

2016

• Buddhist studies with Dr. Steven Hick, included 23 weeks of weekly teachings and practices on the Foundations of Mindfulness or the SATIPATTHANA SUTRA and monthly in-person group sessions from November to April 2016.

• “From Mindfulness of Breath to Radiant Mind,” a seven-day silent retreat with Donald Rothberg, Susie Harrington and Erin Selover, Spirit Rock Insight Meditation Centre, Spirit Rock, CA, November 28 to December 4.

• “Essence of Buddhist Psychology” training for meditators and mental health professionals, with Jack Kornfield, New York, NY, November 12.

• An eight-week MBSR course and four-day teacher training practicum with Steven Hick, MBSR Ottawa, ON, completed November 6.

• Five-day “Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT) for Professionals” with Jean Kristeller and Andrea Lieberstein, Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, Stockbridge, MA, June.

• “MBSR Tools” with Florence Meleo-Meyer and Robert Smith, UMass Centre for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society, Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY, July.

• Eight-week MBSR course with Saki Santorelli and Florence Meleo-Meyer, online, summer.

• “Intimacy with Life,” seven-day silent retreat with Tara Brach, Jonathan Foust et al., Insight Meditation Community of Washington, Washington, DC, May.

• Meditation and mindfulness certification (200-hour program), McLean Meditation Institute, Sedona, AZ, January.

Saki Santorelli, Florence Meleo-Meyer, Robert Smith, Jean Kristeller , Andrea Lieberstein, Steven Hick, Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, Jonathan Foust, Donald Rothberg, Susie Harrington, Erin Selover, Bob Stahl, Carolyn West, Lynn Koerbel, Dr. Kimberly Sogge, Dr. Christopher Germer, Dr. Rick Hanson, Joseph Goldstein, Kamala Masters, DaRa Williams, Greg Scharf, Sally Armstrong, Tempel Smith, Anushka Fernandopulle, Bonnie Duran, John Martin, Daniel Rechtschaffen, Michelle Becker, Susan Pollak, Patricia Rockman, David Treleaven, Peter Kirchmer, Natalie Bell, Dawn MacDonald, Judson Brewer, Robin Boudette.

Stress, Anxiety, Well-being, MBSR, MSC, Performance, Mindful Eating (Habit Change)

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