Individual Sessions

Mindfulness Aloud

®

Mindfulness Aloud

®

What's getting in the way of living the life you want?

Are you frustrated with life’s obligations and ongoing demands causing you to feel overwhelmed, as if there's no room left for YOU in your life ... like you've been crowded out or forced to wander away from who you are and what you want?

If you want to live more fully and be more YOU, then you've come to the right place. Perhaps, you’ve worked with healing professionals and tried numerous modalities but you still feel stuck … as if all that was helpful and connected some dots but it didn’t translate into a lasting shift.

Lauren Taub Cohen

Does this sound like you?

You may be wondering, Is there something wrong with me? Will I ever enjoy my life or will it always feel like a chore to complete, an endless stretch of problems to be solved?

You want to stop overriding your wants and needs for the sake of avoiding conflict and preserving connection.

You want to make decisions with greater clarity, confidence and ease.

You want those inner critics to stop weighing you down and holding you back.

You want to actually enjoy your life, not just live it!

You are not alone. The patterns you perceive as "bad," "wrong," or "in the way" are often healthy responses to an unhealthy environment and/ or traumatic experience(s). They're here for a good reason! In other words, anxiety isn't bad or wrong. At one point it was necessary and helpful! Perhaps, as you were growing up, you had to be on alert and quick to ancticipate the moves and needs of others. Or, maybe, pleasing and appeasing was your way of avoiding conflict and trying to get at least some amount of safety, connection and affection. I know how frustrating it feels when the patterns we needed back then are the ones holding us back in the here-and-now. I've been there. And, change is possible!

What People Are Saying

"I have done various kinds of therapy, in addition to a whole range of somatic work. Of course, each approach had its plusses. However, I really had a breakthrough when I worked with Lauren. Her soothing presence and gift of weaving together Inner Relationship Focusing and Somatic Experiencing has had a transformative impact on me."

- Marjaneh Halati, UK

"I reached out to Lauren because I was experiencing so much anxiety from a situation at work. It felt totally out of my control and I was getting scared since I love and value my job tremendously. Throughout the session, I experienced such an opening and transformation. By the end of my time with Lauren, I had a plan, an action step, and felt so much relief."

- Jennifer, New Jersey

"I found traditional therapy harsh and full of judgment. I didn't like how therapists would try to fix me and how they tried to solve an issue they perceived as my problem. I often felt unheard and, at times, was frustrated when my sessions turned in a direction I found unhelpful or off track. I usually left my sessions feeling upset, foggy and wondering if I got anything out of them.

During my first session with Lauren, I felt completely heard and left my session feeling relaxed, energized and dare I say happy! It was as if a burden was lifted off my shoulders, heart and mind. I've continued working with Lauren and am in awe of this process. It's so effective, subtle and gentle! I've gone from feeling paralyzed by overwhelm, anxiety and self-doubt to feeling much more happy and relaxed. I'm now able to move forward and toward my goals."

- Theresa, North Carolina

"I really enjoyed working with Lauren, as she held the space in a very supportive and empathic manner. At the start of my session I was feeling a bit confused and overwhelmed and after my session ended I definitely felt a lot calmer and more open. Lauren has the capacity to be very gentle and unobtrusive, yet fully present whilst facilitating sessions. In fact something in me is in awe of her abilities."

- Adam, London

"When I saw Lauren for the first time I was in a very stressful season of life that involved a lot of change. A move across states, a career transition, and a breakup and I had lost access to many of my sources of grounding. The amount of big changes in quick succession landed me in a state of almost constant fight/flight and nothing seemed to be helping. I have seen Lauren many times since our first session and continue to be surprised by how she guides me to my own internal wisdom. I'm so very grateful for her process and feel it's been much more impactful for me than my decades long work with talk therapy."

- Ashley Paul, New York

“I’m often yearning to go deeper, to get unstuck, and to find my heart, but it’s challenging to connect with my emotions on my own. However, Lauren’s ability to facilitate a deceptively simple process with such warmth and sturdiness has helped me connect with myself and go deeper. Meaningful shifts have arisen - tension has released, expansion has increased, and I am able to take my space.”

- Carol J Turner, Edd Retired Counseling Psychologist, New Jersey

"I sought out Lauren, because I was immersed in an important life transition and I wanted to live more freely and present within it. In an unhurried, respectful and authentic way, Lauren helped me explore, acknowledge and stay with old feelings about a new situation in ways that naturally brought about healing, integration and deep respect for my earlier experience. A younger me felt seen, heard and understood by myself and by Lauren. There is something about this kind of deep listening, witnessing presence which is so transformative, especially in a 50 minute session.

When I am with Lauren, I do not feel like me or my life is a project that needs fixing. I am seen and accompanied as I am and that brings about inner change that lasts."

- Kayley, Canada

“I went through FOUR major life events so far this year, and it’s only September! Overwhelmed and exhausted, Lauren’s steady voice and intuitive process helped me get curious about, rather than judge, those parts of myself I’d rather ignore. I was immediately able to see why I’d been holding on to that which is already gone. Talk about freeing! That realization provided the deepest breath, creating space and such peace. I’m now more understanding and loving towards myself. Energized too. A win/win!”

- Jen, New Jersey

Mindfulness Aloud isn't therapy, nor is it meditation.

It's a body-oriented process of turning towards what's challenging and relating to it in a warm, curious, and welcoming way so that tension eases, wounds heal, vitality returns and a connection to oneself deepens and expands.

Here are some changes you can expect from working together:

You’ll go from second guessing yourself to feeling more confident and clear when making decisions and choosing directions.

You’ll learn how to be with your feelings so they can shift and you can move forward.

You’ll feel more connected to yourself … your wants and needs … so you can find your way forward from within.

You’ll go from feeling anxious and overwhelmed to more steady and resilient.

You’ll be able to resist pushback, so you can remain true to yourself no matter what others are saying or advising.

You’ll feel less inhibited and self-critical, so you can do more of what lights you up and brings you joy.

What do Mindfulness Aloud sessions look like?

I'll offer gentle, unobtrusive support as you turn toward a stressful experience or challenging issue that’s impacting your quality of life. You may be wondering, "Why would I want to turn towards it? I want to get rid of it!" Great question.

Over the years, I’ve discovered this amazing truth and that is, What's in the way that guides the way.

So, instead of getting caught up in the do-I-do-this-or-try-that frenzy, which often causes additional stress, despair and overwhelm, I’ll be inviting you to turn towards that issue because what’s needed next will come from being with what’s there. The experience of having a problem is actually your body’s way of communicating something is missing and something is needed so you can live more fully and be more YOU.

To facilitate this process I’ll offer specific invitations rooted in my training as an Inner Relationship Focusing (IRF) Professional/ Trainer and Somatic Experiencing® (SE) Practitioner. IRF is an experiential, body-oriented process of self-awareness and emotional healing developed by Ann Weiser Cornell and Barbara McGavin. And, Somatic Experiencing® (SE) is a body-oriented approach to healing trauma and stress disorders developed by Peter A. Levine. As a result of working together in this way, there’s no forcing, pushing or white-knuckling your way forward whatsoever.

I know what it’s like to want to change now and yet it’s important we respect your nervous system and its protective care. My motto is nothing too much, too fast, too soon. Why? Because trying to rush the process and do too much will cause what's stuck to become even more ... stuck. And the dynamic is never I lead, you follow. While I’ll be facilitating your session and supporting you throughout your session, anything I offer is always a suggestion. I encourage you to ask questions and/or let me know if something I say doesn’t fit or feel right. Doing so is actually part of the process! It enables you to connect more deeply with yourself and voice what's true for you. Win, win!

Click here to learn more about how Mindfulness Aloud® differs from therapy, guided meditation and life coaching.

Sessions are 50-minutes and conducted over Zoom.

Single Sessions - $150

Since what we practice grows stronger, I also offer packages:

3 Sessions - $375

7 Sessions - $798

*A sliding scale is available. I don't want the cost of sessions to hinder access to the support you seek. So, please reach out and we can discuss options.

If you want to feel differently and live differently, contact me for a free, 20-minute consultation where we can talk more about what you're struggling with to see if we'd be a good fit. You can email me here or directly, lauren@metamindsnyc.com

When people say "This is a safe space," I bristle. I know they mean well, but my body responds with an I'll be the judge of that. I believe we feel safe when we have repeated experiences of feeling safe.

That's why I created the Mindfulness Aloud® Client Bill of Rights. Click here to read it.

* Please note, being guided through a Mindfulness Aloud® session by MetaMinds® is not psychotherapy or a substitute for psychotherapy. MetaMinds® is not diagnosing, prescribing for or treating any physical or mental ailments or conditions.