Martha Rouleau was a committed public-school educator for over 31 years in the role as a science and math teacher, department chair, and as a middle school Assistant Principal and Dean of Students. Trained initially as a marine biologist, Martha’s love of science and neuroscience drew her to explore the field of mindfulness in 2007.

Martha’s on-going keen interest and steady mindfulness practice led her to complete multiple mindfulness trainings for children, teens, adults, and leaders. She earned the credential as a Qualified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction in 2017. Martha also has completed a Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness program with David Treleaven, Mindful Communication with Oren Jay Sofer, and the 200-hour Mindful Grieving Yoga Therapy certification training through the Center for Somatic Grieving. She holds a 200-hour yoga teacher certification with additional training in chair yoga. Martha brings her yoga experience to a local yoga studio and at the College of William & Mary.

Martha has presented at the State of Connecticut’s Annual Mindfulness Conference on two occasions and for the Veterans to Executives transition program at the College of William & Mary. She has offered professional development training for multiple school districts, Athena Healthcare, State of Virginia employees, staff, students, and faculty for the College of Education at W&M and for leadership and organizational staff at different organizations.

Currently, Martha serves as an Adjunct Lecturer for Mindfulness Meditation at the College of William & Mary and serves in the capacity of Mindfulness Wellness Professional, offering collegewide programming and training for faculty, students and staff. Similarly, she works through the Contemplative Sciences Center at the University of Virginia offering mindfulness skill development along with teaching Well-Being through Mindfulness through the Curry School of Education and Human Development. Additionally, Martha currently works as an independent contractor for Third Horizon Strategies as a corporate Well-Being Trainer.

As Martha’s mindfulness training continued to evolve over the past 20 years, she has been drawn to support and facilitate others as they walk their unfolding personal journey of loss and grief. She has experienced on a deeply personal level, the gifts that can be received from dipping in lightly as she turned towards grief with a supportive and loving community that allowed herself to be just as she was without expectations.

Martha’s on-going passion is to support others, through mind/body awareness, as they cultivate skills and tools to live enhanced wellbeing, compassion and connection to self, others, and life.

For further information, please visit Martha’s website: www.mindfulnavigation.com