Private Meetings for Exploring Our Journey *

Sharing Silence

together, we become more aware of our habitual voices and our body's present experience.

Learning Skills for Mindfulness

...to be in a stress-filled environment without becoming stressed.
...to be in the midst of chaos without becoming chaotic.
...to be in the midst of love and remain open to it.

Experiencing Life

without placing blame on self or others, we learn to look deeply at ourselves, and explore a non-judgmental way of being.

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What do you want to change?

• frustrations in relationship
• conflicts at home
• feelings around the loss of a loved one, loss of a job, or divorce
• general stress
• yearning for what's next after therapy
• spiritual confusion

Loving Presence Guidance offers a way to:

• be more compassionate with yourself and others know what's loving and what's not
• foster healthier relationships
• know what's true and what's not
• deal with pain differently
• be with stress in a new way
• learn self-inquiry and meditation
• connect with life's spiritual dimension

Suggested Reading: Padme's book is particularly helpful when you want to understand her perspective about meditation and awareness in more depth. At least one book about awareness and meditation is highly recommended.

Times/Locations: M-F 10- 6 (EST) and other times by request. Padme’s home In Penfield, NY

Telephone meetings are welcome. Contact Padme by email for appointment.

Telephone meetings are paid through Pay Pal, or by money order, or personal check (must be received and check cleared before appointment)

Fees: 50-minute session: $40 - $75 1/2hour session: $20-$40.
Financial circumstances are taken into consideration on request.
- If you cancel an appointment with less than 24-hour notice, you will be charged for the missed session.

*A note from Padme:

Many years ago when I was in therapy, there came a point when I knew enough of my early years to recognize the pain I was experiencing in relationships. There was a deep appreciation for everything I learned about myself in therapy. Yet, I still got angry, was critical of others, and often felt confused. I learned to cope with the history I’d explored in therapy, but that wasn’t enough for me. Coping means recognizing and knowing how to live with suffering. I wanted to be free from suffering. And so I wanted to know what was next. For me, years of meditation and self-inquiry were the lifeline I needed to the freedom I sought.

People often ask how my sessions differ from traditional counseling. Traditional psychotherapy can help us discover our life story. In Loving Presence Guidance, within an atmosphere of open, gentle, self-inquiry, we explore what’s true and what’s not about our life stories. This exploration helps us feel less stressed and more open to life as it is. We become free from our attachment to pain-producing thoughts and beliefs. We become more in touch with the body/mind, and cultivate a new relationship with thought. Each at our own pace, we move beyond coping with life’s challenges to being truly alive with what is.

When my time is requested, I offer my experience with a prayer that my presence and words be of service.