Over 25 years of teaching has informed my belief that nothing is as transformative and powerful as a mindful approach to life. I founded Heart-Based Mindfulness in order to offer mindfulness-based yoga classes, retreats, and travel.
Work with me
Kate Mitcheom’s other offerings include
- Yoga,
- Midwifery,
- Energy work, and
- One-on-one coaching.
About Kate
Bio:
A colleague once said to me: People are entitled to know who is speaking to them so they know if you have been trained and are experienced. It is in service of that intention that I will list for you some information below. But as we all are a composite of our life’s experience, this does not mean we are a list of what we have accomplished. So I will include a bit of the details and then the heart of the matter.
The Facts
- College of St Catherine , St Paul MN, Bachelor’s in Nursing1973
- Yale University School of Nursing MSN in Maternal Newborn Nursing, Nurse-midwfery1981
- UMASS Medical Center Certification in Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction1997
- Registered Yoga Teacher Training 2001
- Certified Energy Medicine Practitioner 2008
- Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Training 2011
- Training in Mindful Self Compassion 2016
- Mindfulness-base Relapse Prevention 2016
- Certification in Yoga for Osteoporosis 2017
- Adjunct faculty Brown University School of Professional Studies Teacher-Trainer MBSR 2016 to present
The bit of the heart of the matter
- Born in CA, grew up in MN and have lived in CT for the last 40 years.
- Parents divorced, lived bicoastal as kid with a grandmother on the farm in MN and another in rural Florida, just off the Alabama boarder .
- One dear sweet older brother
- Raised a Catholic, married a Jew and practice Buddhism (tho not a Buddhist, rather a person who would include all instead of exclude any)
- Mother of two sons an a daughter, grandmother of twin boys and a granddaughter, married 41 years
- A nurse, a midwife, a storyteller, an energy medicine healer, a meditation and yoga teacher a traveler of the world
- A retired Naval officer, a Community Health Center provider of Women’s Health for 36 years, an advocate for peace.
- A dancer (mostly in the kitchen now) a singer (for whomever is willing to listen), mediocure piano player and guitarist, skier, biker and rower.
Kate currently works as a consultant and offers individual Mindfulness and meditation, classes, staff development and training for businesses, hospitals, health centers, schools, and universities throughout New England and Internationally.
Gratitude
I wish to express my gratitude to the following amazing teachers that I have been lucky enough to develop my practice with:
- Anusara Yoga Teacher Training, New York, New York. May 2003
- Yoga Teacher Training, 200 hour basic training with Todd Norian, Phoenix Rising Yoga Center, West Stockbridge, MA, Jan.-May 2002
- Teacher Development Intensive for Advanced Mindfulness Instructors, sponsored by the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society. University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Spring 1997.
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Training for Health Care Professionals, Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Rhinebeck New York. Instructors: Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. and Saki Santorelli, Ed.D. June 1995.
- Internship in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Fair Haven Community Health Center, New Haven, CT. Preceptor: Beth Roth M.S.N. Fall 1995
- Life Death and Transition, 7 day workshop with Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Escondido, CA. Oct. 1983
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
- College of Saint Catherine, St. Paul, Minnesota. B.A. Nursing conferred May 20, 1973
- Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT. M.S.N. , Maternal Newborn Nursing/Nurse-midwifery conferred May 1981.
- Institute of Healing and Sciences, Hartford, CT. Energy Medicine, Sept. 2004-May 2008
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
- Certification Training, Yoga for Osteoporosis with Dr. Loren Fishman and Ellen Saltonstall, Chicago February 2017
- Mindful Self Compassion Training with Kristen Neff and Christopher Germer June 2016
- Mindfulness-based Relapse Prevention with Joel Grow, Omega August 2016
- Integrated Study and Practice Program with Andrew Olendzki and Gloria Ambrosia Barre Center for Buddhist Studies August 2013-May 2014
- Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Training with Susan Woods Center for Mindfulness, University of Massachusetts Medical Center 2012
- Anusara Yoga Teacher Training with John Friend, New York, New York. May 2003
- Yoga Teacher Training, 200 hour basic training with Todd Norian, Phoenix Rising Yoga Center, West Stockbridge, MA, Jan.-May 2002
- Teacher Development Intensive for Advanced Mindfulness Instructors, sponsored by the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society. University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Spring 1997.
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Training for Health Care Professionals, Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Rhinebeck New York. Instructors: Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. and Saki Santorelli, Ed.D. June 1995.
- Internship in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Fair Haven Community Health Center, New Haven, CT. Preceptor: Beth Roth M.S.N. Fall 1995
- Storytelling, Connecticut College, New London, CT. Spring Semester 1996
- Reiki Level One Training, New Haven, CT., Spring 1996 Reiki Level Two Training, Branford, CT., Spring 2004
- Life Death and Transition, 7 day workshop with Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Escondido, CA. Oct. 1983
CLINICAL PRACTICE
- Department Chair, Nurse Midwifery Service, Fair Haven Community Health Center, New Haven, CT July 1995-Present
- Certified Nurse Midwife, Fair Haven Community Health Center, New Haven, CT. July 1981-Present. Full scope midwifery services with deliveries at Yale New Haven Hospital and the Hospital of St. Raphael.
- Senior Midwife and service director July 1986 – Present
- Primary care for adolescents, Wilbur Cross High School, Body Shop (School Based Health Center). New Haven. CT September 1996 – Present
- Head Nurse Critical Care for the National Institutes of Health, Civil Service GS-11. Bethesda, Maryland. January – September 1979
- United States Navy Nurse Corps, Hospital Supervisor for evening and night shifts, Guam Naval Regional Medical Center May 1977-September 1978
- Registered nurse for labor and delivery, postpartum and newborn nursery. Guam Naval Regional Medical Center July 1977-September 1978
- Head Nurse for a 36 bed medical unit, Oakland Naval Regional Medical Center, January 1976 – May 1977
- Registered nurse in critical care, coronary care, and hemodialysis. Oakland Naval Regional Medical Center September 1973- January 1976.
FACULTY AND TEACHING POSITIONS
- Certified Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Teacher; Adjunct faculty at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center 2013- Present
- MBSR for Adolescents, Foreman School, Litchfield, CT 2014
- MBSR at the Copper Beech Institute 2015-2016
- MBI-TAC Prompt Study, Oxford University 2017
- Faculty Mentor, UCSD Center for Mindfulness 2016-Present
- Faculty Mentor, University of Toronto 2016-Present
- MBSR Facilitator for Research Project Yale University Center for Emotional Intelligence 2015-2016
- Clinical Instructor, Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT. 1982 – Present
- Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program, Fair Haven Community Health Center, New Haven, CT. 1997 – Present
- Instructor, Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield, CT. 1997-1998 Lectures to masters level nursing students on the applications of mindfulness- based stress reduction in clinical practice.
- Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction for Teen Mothers, Wilbur Cross High School, School Based Health Center, New Haven, CT. 1996-1998.
- Co-creator and Instructor for Group Prenatal Stress Reduction, Fair Haven Community Health Center, New Haven, CT. 1997 – Present
- Prenatal Yoga, Raven’s Wing Yoga , Branford, CT 2002- Present
- Mom and Baby Yoga, Guilford Women and Family Life Center 2003 The Yoga Studio, Branford CT 2003-2004
- Yoga for Stress Reduction and MBSR, Raven’s Wing Yoga, Branford, CT 2002- Present
- Published contributor to Happify
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
- Minnesota Registered Nurse License inactive
- California Registered Nurse License inactive
- Maryland Registered Nurse License inactive
- Connecticut Registered Nurse License #R-32988
- Connecticut Licensed Midwife License #00021
- Registered Yoga Teacher Registry ID: 186478
UNPUBLISHED WORKS
- Master’s Thesis: Yale School of Nursing. “Parenting Education for Expectant Parents” 1981
- Journal for Mindfulness, “MBSR in the context of Group Prenatal Care” Spring 1998
- Mindfulness-based Yoga for Stress Reduction 2016
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- Mindfulness in the School, Consultant Bridge Academy , Bridgeport CT 2016-2017
- Mindfulness for School Social Work Interns, Wilber Cross High School 2016-2017
- Out of Your Mind? Get into Your Body, A Mindful Society Conference, University of Toronto April 2017
- Mindfulness in the Workplace, Liberty Insurance Company, Boston MA March 2017
- Mindfulness at Work, Organizational Performance Group, New Haven CT October 2016
- Television Talk Show: Better Health, “Working Mothers”, New Haven, CT. Fall 1982
- Head Start Teachers, “Uses for Mindfulness in Working with Children” New Haven, CT. Fall 1997
- Workshop for People and their Families with HIV, Bridgeport Community Health Center, Bridgeport, CT. Spring 1999
- Inservice Training in Mindfulness for Ob/Gyn Staff, New Haven, CT. Fall 1998
- Inservice for Middle School Teacher in Mindfulness, Fair Haven Middle School, New Haven CT. Spring 1999
- Mindfulness in Prison, Manson Correctional Center for Adolescent Males, Cheshire CT. Winter 2000
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction; Life Skills for the Midwife and Her Clients, American College of Nurse Midwives Workshop, Anchorage, AK. May 2000
- MBSR for the Nurse Midwife and Her Clients, Camden ME. July 2000
- Day of Mindfulness, Psychology Networkers Conference, Washington DC, March 2005
- The Use of Storytelling as a Tool for Teaching MBSR, 4th Annual Conference: Integrating Mindfulness-Based Interventions into Medicine, Health Care, and Society for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators. Worcester, MA March 2006
- Yoga for MBSR Teachers 18th, 19th and 20th Annual Conference: Integrating Mindfulness-based Interventions into Medicine, Health Car and Society for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators, Worcester, MA 2011-2014
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
- Chapter Chair, American College of Nurse Midwives, Region 2. 1982 – 1984.
- Member, American College of Nurse Midwives. 1981 – Present