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Julia has shared her unique blend of Mindfulness and Resilience Trainings with over 3,500 participants.

A certified nurse practitioner and a passionate advocate for health and wellness, Julia is on a mission to empower others to use mindfulness and resilience skills in their daily lives.

Our Mission

Our mission is for healthcare professionals, corporate teams and community members to learn mindfulness and resilience skills for these uncertain times and beyond to help:

  • Decrease stress and anxiety
  • Build resilience
  • Develop well-being
  • Increase joy and compassion
  • Prevent burnout
  • Apply mindfulness techniques to daily life

The company began with the vision of sharing mindfulness skills that helped us live better and kinder lives. The first 30 minute presentation over 8 years ago led to the development of a business dedicated full-time to improving peoples lives so they could have choices in how they are living day to day. As our world is rapidly changing, so is our business plan to share mindfulness and resilience that is accessible to everyone regardless of location or situation. We are proud to be available for everyone. We believe in meeting people wherever they are on their life journey by offering a variety of trainings from one hour to eight weeks and beyond. We hope you will join us too.

Why Julia Teaches Mindfulness and Resilience:

Experiencing burnout and practicing mindfulness is very personal to me. While working as a palliative care nurse practitioner in an inner-city hospital and caring for patients while dying, I became burnt out. The symptoms of burnout began gradually but eventually slipped into all aspects of my life personally and professionally. I felt exhausted both emotionally and physically, withdrew socially, experienced insomnia and stopped connecting with patients emotionally.

In the early 2000’s, no one spoke of “burnout” or how to cope with it. I left the nursing profession but returned to the same position five years later with a mindfulness practice in place. I use these skills everyday as I teach mindfulness to healthcare professionals, corporate teams, veterans with PTSD and community members.

 
Julia Sarazine, DNP, APN, FNP-BC

Julia Sarazine, DNP, APN, FNP-BC

About Julia Sarazine

Julia Sarazine is a doctoral prepared nurse practitioner and certified mindfulness teacher from the Center for Mindfulness at Brown University. She has shared mindfulness with over 3,500 participants including healthcare professionals, veterans with PTSD, and the community. She has presented mindfulness research, education and trainings at several healthcare conferences.

She has 20 years’ experience in healthcare along with 10 years in the corporate world.

 

Teaching Experience

Mindfulness Conferences and Retreats

  • “Mindfulness Workshops Effects on Nurses’ Burnout and Stress” University of Chicago Medicine Nursing Research Forum, Presentation
  • “Mindfulness Workshops Effects on Nurses’ Burnout and Stress” ANCC National Magnet Conference Concurrent Session, Presentation
  • “Mindfulness and Wellness for Nurses” ACCESS Nurse Symposium, Presentation
  • “Effects of a 4-hour Mindfulness Workshop on Nurses’ Stress, Burnout and Mindfulness Skills” Rush Research Forum, Poster
  • “Mindfulness to Prevent Burnout and Develop Resilience” American Nurses Association Illinois Professional Issues Conference
  • “Mindfulness for Critical Care Providers” Society of Critical Care Medicine Retreat
  • “Mindfulness to Develop Resilience” American Nurse Association Regional Conference

Mindfulness Courses and Presentations

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction 8 week course (9 times)
  • “Mindfulness and Resilience During These Uncertain Times” Jewish Children and Family Services
  • Mindfulness” Rush Construction Team
  • “Mindfulness at Work” Orbit Media Studios
  • Mindfulness 4-week course" Local adult community
  • “Mindfulness for Athletic Performance” Windy City Strength and Conditioning
  • “Mindfulness 101” University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing
  • “Mindfulness and Resilience 5-week course” Local adult community
  • “Mindfulness For Teenagers” Local teen community
  • “Mindfulness: Your Maintenance Tool Box for Life” Journey Care Hospice
  • “Managing Stress with Mindfulness” Local senior community
  • “Managing Holiday Stress with Mindfulness” Namaskar Yoga Studio

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Rush University College of Nursing Mindfulness Education

  • “Mindfulness for Nurses” Gamma-O-Ramma
  • “Mindfulness” Nursing Students Orientation (seven times)
  • “Mindfulness and Mental Health” Nursing Students Mental Health Cours
  • “Mindfulness and Self Care” Faculty
  • “Mindfulness and Nurse Education” Faculty

Healthcare Provider Mindfulness Courses and Presentations

  • “Introduction to Mindfulness” University of Chicago, Cardiology Department
  • “Introduction to Mindfulness” University of Chicago LVAD Nurses Organization
  • "Managing Test Anxiety with Mindfulness" High School Interns, Rush Information Services Workforce Internship Program
  • "Mindfulness for Advanced Practice Providers 4 week course"
  • "Introduction to Mindfulness" Meet the Expert, Rush Office of Philanthropy
  • “Mindfulness and Resilience for Nurses 4 hour Workshop” (8 times)
  • “Building Resilience and Preventing Burnout with Mindfulness” Nursing Leadership (6 times)
  • “Mindful Eating” Nurses (3 times)
  • “Mindfulness in Palliative Medicine” Palliative Care fellows (2 times)
  • “Mindfulness and Resilience” Health care professionals 5-week course
  • “Taking care of Yourself with Mindfulness Skills” Nurses during Nurses week
  • “Mindfulness to Manage Stress” Attending physicians at their annual retreat
  • “Mindfulness in Physical Therapy Patients” Physical therapists
  • “Mindfulness and Nursing” Nursing leadership
  • “Mindfulness in Primary Care” Attending physicians
  • “Mindfulness in End of Life” Illinois Medical District Palliative Care
  • “Mindfulness in Palliative Medicine” Palliative care providers
  • Mindfulness Instructor and Trainer for Veterans with PTSD
  • Trained and mentored four mindfulness instructors
  • "Mindfulness for Clinicians and Staff"
  • “Mindfulness-Based Resiliency Training” (25 times)
  • “Mindfulness for Veterans Families” (4 times)

Education

Mindfulness Education and Trainings

  • Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher from the Brown University and University of Massachusetts
  • Teacher Advancement Intensive Training for MBSR from University of Massachusetts
  • MBSR Foundations Teacher Training from University of Massachusetts
  • Mind-Body Medicine Teacher Training for MBSR with Jon Kabat-Zinn-Zinn
  • MBSR Individual Supervision from University of Massachusetts
  • MBSR Group Supervision from University of Massachusetts
  • Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) eight-week course
  • Illinois Vipassana Meditation Center 10 day silent retreat
  • Spirit Rock Meditation Center 5-day silent retreat with James Bazar, Howard Cohn
  • Spirit Rock Meditation Center 5-day silent retreat with Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman
  • Joshua Tree Retreat Center 5 day silent retreat with Beth Mulligan, Hugh O’Neill, and Cayce Howe
  • Omega Retreat Center “The Way of Awareness” 5 day retreat with Jon Kabat-Zinn and Will Kabat-Zinn
  • Mindfulness Self Compassion 10 week course from The Center for Mindful Self-Compassion
  • Insight Dialogue Training with Phyllis Hicks
  • The Way of Awareness Workshop with Jon Kabat-Zinn-Zinn and Will Kabat-Zinn
  • Mindful Self Compassion Training with Christine Wolfe

Academic Education

  • Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher, Center for Mindfulness at Brown University , Providence, Rhode Island
  • Doctor of Nursing (DNP), College of Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois
  • Bachelor of Arts, Business-Marketing, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
  • Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences, College of Nursing, Shoreline Community College, Seattle, Washington 

Publications
  • "Mindfulness Practices For Stress And Anxiety With COVID-19," By Julia Sarazine. Published by the American Nurses Association in "Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation Blog," August 6, 2020 | Link to Article
  • "Mindfulness Workshops Effects on Nurses’ Burnout, Stress, and Mindfulness Skills," joint publication by Sarazine, Julia DNP, APRN, FNP-BC; Heitschmidt, Mary PhD, APRN; Vondracek, Hugh MSc, ΦBK; Sarris, Samantha MBA; Marcincowski, Natalia RN; Kleinpell, Ruth PhD, RN. Published in Holistic Nursing Practice: April 01, 2020 | Link to Abstract
  • "Practicing Mindfulness in Critical Care," by Julia Sarazine, DNP, APN, FNP-BC. Published in Critical Connections; February/March 2018 | Link to Article
  • "Nurse Burnout: How Mindfulness Training Can Ease the Stress," interview with Julia Sarazine, DNP, APN, FNP-BC; written by Laura Strom. Published in the Chicago Tribune, Sponsored content by Rush University
  • Interview with Julia Sarazine, DNP, APN, FNP-BC, Nursing Stories, written by Marianna Crane