Meet Dana A. Schneider
Dana founded Contemplative Insights, LLC to share her love of heart-centered practices to people interested in enhancing their wellbeing and integrating a mind, body and spirit approach to living. Dana earned an A.B. from Bowdoin College, an MSW and Ph.D. from Smith College School for Social Work. She has a postgraduate certificate in Contemplative Practice, also from Smith College.
Dana is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coach Federation and trained in Transformative Coaching with the Graduate Institute. She is also a registered yoga teacher (RYT 200) certified in Kripalu yoga. Specializing in mindfulness with under-resourced communities, Dana completed a trauma-informed Mindfulness Teacher Training with the Engaged Mindfulness Institute and is a certified mindfulness teacher (CMT-P) through the International Mindfulness Teachers Association.
Dana's research appears in journals including: Families in Society, Journal of Contemplative Inquiry, Journal of Social Service Research, Psychoanalytic Social Work, The Journal of Perinatal Education, The Journal of Teaching in Social Work, Social Work Education: The International Journal, International Journal of Childbirth Education, and Smith College Studies in Social Work.