Jacqueline is the founder and director of Breathe Mindfulness Centre and has worked as a Clinical Psychologist providing psychological assessment, counselling and other psychological services to the community of HRM for more than 29 years. She is a faculty member of the Atlantic Contemplative Centre and Past-President of the Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia (APNS).

Given the therapeutic benefits of contemplative principles and practices on emotional and mental well-being, she has undergone extensive personal and professional training in the areas of mindfulness, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, mindful eating, and mindful self-compassion resulting in being amongst the very few in the Atlantic provinces to obtain certification in these areas. She is also a RYT 200 Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher.

Jacqueline has had the privilege of being taught by some of the originators of western mindfulness-based therapies including Dr.’s Jon Kabat-Zinn, Zindel Segal and Christopher Germer. Admittedly, however, Jacqueline’s greatest inspiration and learning have come from her own personal practice of mindfulness, meditation and self-compassion – which continues to positively transform her relationships with herself, others and the world and reinforce her intention to offer this extraordinary opportunity to others.

Jacqueline is the founder and director of Breathe Mindfulness Centre and has worked as a Clinical... Read More