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Mary Muir,M.Ed.

About Mary

Ms Muir is a long time resident of Wakefield and has extensive professional and personal experience  dealing with others looking to bring  Healing to Mind Body Emotions and Spirit. Ms Muir  works part time  providing wellness and healing arts services to patients, family members and healthcare staff at the Lahey Clinic , Sophia Gordon Cancer Center.

She has a special combination of academic training, professional experience and first hand life experience in working with others.  She has been primary caregiver for a parent with Alzheimers and primary caregiver for her husband---  thankfully now a 11 year Cancer survivor and volunteer at both the Beth Israel Hospital and the Stoneham Senior Center. 

Her Primary Practice:  Women dealing with life change and self growth;early stage Alzheimers patients/ family and professional caregivers.  She has a monthly Dine Out and respite group for daughters of a parent with dementia. 

Ms. Muir is available to groups interested in Life Balance related workshops, wellness weekends for women and simple meditation and spiritual practice groups locally. 

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Leave a note for your neighbor

Mary Muir,M.Ed.

3:08 pm on Thursday, July 7, 2011

Summer should be a time of relaxation and renewal but so many of us are carrying a full backpack of stressful situations and stress triggers.

Relief can be closer than you might think. Recent research supports the fact that many powerful stress reducing strategies can found under one simple heading:
Movement! -- Moving the Body, Moves Emotions, Moves focus on Negative thoughts and Moves us into a more Mindful Spiritual Space.

Rx. Simple Neighborhood Walks, Physical Movement in the garden and/or some enjoyable Exercise routine (even 15 minutes a day) can help reduce depression and long term stress damage.
Simply Put: Daily Exercise and physical movement increase energy and circulation and release positive hormones,
Added advantage-- because of a focus on the present moment, it can become a form of mindfulness meditation and activate the relaxation response.