Mindful Meditation

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Name and Address of Visited Agency
The community group that I attended on Saturday, November 5, 2016 was called Mindful Meditation Discussion and Practice with Dr. Pamela H. Barge. The group met at the Bartow County Library on 429 West Main Street in Nathan Dean Community Room B in Cartersville, GA 30120.
Mission of the Agency The mission of the community group was not on the website; however, I believe that the mission of this group is to help people become aware and mindful of self (thoughts) and their body through meditation. I believe that Mindful Meditation does uphold to the mission statement due to everyone 's personal testimony they have experienced since starting Mindful Meditation with Dr. Barge.
Key Client Group Dr. Barge’s Mindful Meditation community group focuses on individuals with anxiety and depression. Within the session I noticed that there were many people who had stress within their lives which triggered the anxiety and depression. Dr. Barge assisted each of the individuals’ needs with meditation, reasurring them
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Barge’s Mindful Meditation group meets every Saturday from 10:30a.m. to 12p.m. This group focuses on becoming aware of your thoughts and feelings through meditation. This group allows the individual to become content with current situations in their lives where they are not able to control. Dr. Barge teaches each individual that you may not be able to control everything in your life, but you are able to control your feelings and emotions towards those happenings.
Purpose of the Group The purpose of this group is to assist individuals in anxiety and depression and to create a positive outlook through mindful meditation. This group aims to allow individuals to tap deep within their soul and being cautious of what and how they are thinking. Mindful meditation allows each person to convert any negative energy within themselves to positive energy that will help them to display that in their everyday living.
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