Dr. Marc Antoine Landry
Dr. Marc Landry is a neonatologist working at a busy neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Edmonton, Canada. He is a certified Unified Mindfulness teacher/trainer and teaches medical students and parents of his newborn patients mindfulness exercises to reduce stress, connect to the present moment and learn valuable insights. He is the instigator of scientific studies studying the effect of mindfulness on medical training and patient care. A father of four children, he uses mindfulness in his personal life to keep balance and to live fully, including savouring his wife's amazing food.
Dr. Landry has been coaching mindfulness to his patients and medical students for a number of years. Here are the benefits that people commonly report:
- Freedom from intrusive or racing thoughts
- A sense of calm that pervades into every aspect of life
- Ease in finding inner relaxation not dependent on external surroundings
- Less difficulty falling asleep and improved sleep
- Reduced stress and anxiety
- The ability to find area in the body where there is no pain, so one can find rest
- Improved well-being
- Enhanced self-care
- An increased ability to be present
- Better self-compassion
- Increased happiness
- Heightened effectiveness throughout the day
- A better understanding of self
- Improved emotional regulation
- The opportunity to grow
- Boosted focus and clarity
- The ability to make better choices in certain situations such as with heightened emotions
- A refined ability in receiving feedback
- Improved interpersonal relationships
And more...