LUCERNE, Calif. – Local mindfulness teacher and author JoAnn Saccato will present a two-hour workshop based on her eight-week Compassion-based Mindfulness for Stress Reduction, Personal Clarity and Emotional Freedom courses at the Marymount California University, Lakeside Campus, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6.

The campus is located at 3700 Country Club Drive, Lucerne.

The event is free and open to the public.
 
The workshop focuses on engaging the participants with a new or renewed self-dialogue of discovery through journaling; guided mindfulness exercises that deepen awareness of present moment experience; and learning how to set meaningful intentions that are aligned with personal values.

Saccato will also provide the latest information on the stress reducing benefits of a mindfulness practice.
 
Mindfulness is a body-based practice that invites one to pay kind, nonjudgmental attention to direct experience through the senses.

Studies indicate that mindfulness can help reduce stress and stress-related illnesses, increase focus and attention, decrease incidences of and relapses with depression, help reduce anxiety, and aid in sleep and digestive disorders.
 
The event will be held at Marymount California University, Lakeside Campus, an accredited university that offers bachelors of arts in business, liberal arts and psychology; masters of science in community psychology, leadership and global development; and masters of business administration.
 
Michelle Scully, Lakeside Campus' Executive director, was excited to host Saccato as part of her recent efforts to offer more community-based education events to local residents.

“Universities have the unique opportunity to bring great benefit to the communities they serve,” Scully said, “and this is just one event in what I hope to be many that can be of service to Lake County residents.”
 
For more information on Marymount California University, Lakeside Campus, visit http://www.marymountcalifornia.edu/lakeside or call 1-888-991-LAKE.

For more information on Saccato's Compassion-based Mindfulness for Stress Reduction, visit www.companioningthesacredjourney.com or call 707-350-1719.