Christine Dowding Schmitz is a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher and the Founder of The Mindful Journey. She's a graduate of Villanova University, with degrees in Business and Communication, the Power of Awareness Program, and the 2-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, taught by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach in conjunction with UC Berkeley and Sounds True. For over 25 years, Christine has been serving others as a teacher, trainer, and coach through various human resources roles in the corporate world and as a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher. During her corporate career, she obtained her SPHR and SHRM-SCP, along with many other certifications to help develop employees and strengthen organizations. For almost a decade, Christine has practiced daily research-based mindfulness and meditation techniques that she shares with her adult and adolescent clients to help them manage stress and emotions, improve relationships, increase focus and performance, enhance well-being, reduce pain symptoms, and find happiness and meaning in life.