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Every person has unique gifts, and those gifts give him or her the power and the opportunity to accomplish great things.

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Every program is based on the core elements of Celeste's coaching principles designed to help you attract all you want in life, both personally and professionally. Follow-up private or group phone coaching sessions are recommended to immediately apply and integrate the new insights and information.

PATIENTJust that moment, and just breathe...

“You know, at that moment, no matter how stressful my day was, or how many things I got going on, or how frustrated I was, at that moment I felt at peace.”

PATIENTI can always bring my mind back to the place where I was…

Even though you may be sitting and trying to listen to your breathing and listen to your heartbeat, and there may be lots of things going on around you that may distract you, and your mind is going to wander, but mindfulness has taught me that even though my mind may wander, I can always bring my mind back to the place where I was…

PATIENT"I became more aware of how I was feeling...

and how things that I did affected other people, became more aware of my surroundings and feelings… "

PATIENTMORE helped me be more aware of the thoughts that lead to craving...

… things that I would’ve done that would’ve lead to getting high, drinking, or going to a party. And now, whenever those thought patterns come into play, it’s like, I realize it, you know what I mean, I see it… It helps me realize it more, and when I’m able to realize it more, I’m more able to find something else to do.

PATIENTTaken time to sit down and take fifteen, twenty minutes of mindfulness...

I had every opportunity in the day that I relapsed to just stop and take a moment, but I chose not to, knowing that I would feel convicted. And since then, I’ve had urges and cravings, and of course moments of despair where I was like, well, what’s the difference, I might as well use, but I’ve taken time to think the whole thing through, and actually taken time to sit down and take fifteen, twenty minutes of mindfulness, and just help calm me down, relax me, and make me more focused on not just that moment in time with mindfulness, but also the greater end with my sobriety and recovery.

PATIENT I am able to take control over certain situations

It just helped me learn a little more about myself, that I am able to take control over certain situations, and see if I can think about it, rather than react like I used to do, I was one who always, if something got in my way, would speak my mind, instead of just thinking it out first. And maybe if I sat down and thought about it, the outcome would be a lot different than me just reacting and blowing up on the situation.

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