Jean Vitrano integrates her 25+ years of training in mindfulness practices, meditation, movement, and body therapies to assist individuals in living with greater awareness, ease, and joy. With an emphasis on discovering your own insight, Jean invites curiosity, kindness, and compassion in everyone who seeks to live a mindful life. Understanding that we all discover our inner wisdom, in our own time, she creates safe communities for people to explore, listen, and share. Through meditation and reflective questions and exercises, Jean invites you to pause, sense, and observe your thought and feeling patterns.
Jean studied with the late Buddhist Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and has been influenced by the teachings of Tara Brach, Sharon Salzberg, Pema Chodron, and the work of Eugene Gendlin (Focusing). Most recently, she has studied mindful communication and Nonviolent Communication with Oren Jay Sofer. Jean holds a BA from NYU and has had careers as a professional contemporary dancer and as a Licensed Massage Therapist. Jean is also a graduate of the Feldenkrais Method Training Program.
Jean lives in New Jersey with her husband and teenage children. She facilitates weekly online and in-person meditation and mindfulness groups and classes at her Mindful Life Studio in Maplewood, NJ.
Events with Jean Vitrano
Strengthening Self-Kindness Mindfulness RetreatMay 10 - 12, 2024
RETREAT BY INVITED PRESENTER Research shows that self-compassion is a key ingredient to our wellbeing. Yet, we are often our own worst critics. Thankfully, this is something we have control over. We can relearn how to treat ourselves and re-pattern the habitual behaviors that drag us down. When we start to respond to our self-critic with kindness, we set up a whole new way of being. Join Jean to explore the ways you can be a friend to yourself. STAY SAFE DURING COVID-19: We are committed to your health and safety. Please read our COVID-19 Precautions & Preparations to understand…
