Mindfulness Midwest

Illinois MBSR Classes in Chicago: Mt. Greenwood, West Beverly, Beverly, Morgan Park, and Evergreen Park

Guided Meditations

Language I use in guidance is something I have pondered, reflected on, and studied.  I continue to ask for and receive feedback from those I lead and guide in mindfulness practices over the many years I have been teaching. Words, language mean a lot to me, as a teacher and facilitator, as well as an everyday person in our world.

Margaret McGann

Reading the book Non-Violent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD, in the 90’s afforded me the opportunity to explore my language in my professional work and personal life, set the stage for perpetual self-study of language.

My teachers are the participants that I have had the opportunity to teach:

  • Folks that took MBSR Courses & the graduates who attend MBSR Group that I have taught in person and virtually
  • Currently, in person, to Veterans from across our nation who attend an Accelerated Treatment Program (ATP) at the RUSH Road Home Program. 
  • Currently teaching virtually for Wounded Warrior Project (Mindfulness Series to Veterans in HI and a Midday Mindfulness offering on Wednesdays to Veterans nationwide)

My language has also been informed by trainings with David Treleaven, author of Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing.   Trainings I have taken with David include:

  • Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Omega Institute June 24-28, 2019
  • Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: The Practitioner’s Guide to Recognizing Trauma, Responding Skillfully, and Preventing Re-traumatization, Presented Online October 2019
  • Advanced Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Widening the Window of Tolerance and Supporting Trauma Recovery Presented Online March 2020

My intention is to continue to add to the Mindfulness Recordings, to be of support, as we navigate the joys and challenges of our lives. 

Mindfulness Traditional Recordings

These recordings are traditional and are part of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course. The recordings provide a foundation of practice for people who are both new to Mindfulness and have been practicing for many years.

In the MBSR Course, participants are assigned and encouraged to engage in daily formal mindfulness practices throughout the 8 weeks of the course. These formal practices are introduced during class sessions.  The recordings are a means to support daily practice.  Listening to the recordings allows one to explore and engage in practice, noticing which practice(s) one feels a connection to during and after the completion of the course. 

Mindfulness Recordings with Choice

Mindfulness Recordings with Choice, recorded at home, while guiding during the pandemic, are currently available.

These recordings incorporate choice around anchor/focus to gather and steady one’s attention (breath, sound, areas of the body), as well was how one chooses to position the body, which are different than traditional mindfulness guidance.