Music City Mindfulness Method™
Calm Your Body. Quiet the Noise. Hear Your True Voice.
Joanna Barbera’s signature method blends movement, breath mantra, and sound to settle the nervous system and bring people back to themselves, one-on-one, in groups and on retreats,
When Life Gets Loud
You're doing everything you're supposed to do, yet you feel scattered, overwhelmed or far from yourself. Talking about it helps, but only so much. The body holds what the mind can't sort
out on its own.
Body First. Then Your Inner Guidance.
The MCM Method (Music City Mindfulness) starts with the body, because that's where we hold what the mind can't sort out on its own. Through movement, breath, mantra and sound, your nervous system settles and the noise quiets. Then something important happens: you can finally hear your own inner guidance. From there, Joanna helps you listen to it, trust it, and turn it into a real direction for your life, your work and your vision.
Trauma-informed and developed over 25 years of music, mindfulness and somatic practice, each session weaves together four elements:
Movement to settle the body
Breath to release what's being held
Mantra to steady the mind
Sound to open the heart and bring you home
No experience needed. No right way to do it. Just a willingness to listen to what's inside you.
Ways to Work With the MCM Method
For Retreats, Organizations & Events
Bring the MCM Method to your retreat, wellness center, school or team. Joanna leads workshops, series and retreat experiences that help groups slow down, connect and leave feeling like themselves again.
Private Mentorship
Deep one-on-one work for those ready for real transformation, including practitioners who want to weave the MCM Method into their own work and build a business that feels like them. Joanna takes on a few mentorship clients at a time.
“I’ve had some major breakthroughs on undoing old patterns and feeling so much more in my power! And capable!!! Working with Joanna has helped me so much… trusting the process of the different tools you have shown me, but especially coming back to my spirituality.”
“These practices helped me calm my nervous system, deepen my awareness and achieve clarity. The magic is truly expansive!”
Joanna has guided more than 2,500 people through movement, breath, mantra and sound, from intimate circles to 300 people at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center and at wellness retreats from Tennessee to Costa Rica.
The Real You Is Still In There.
Let's tune back in, together.
DISCLAIMER
You understand that with any physical activity, risk of serious physical injury is possible. Yoga and other activities are no substitute for medical diagnosis and/or treatment. You, the student assume the risk of yoga or other activity and release the teacher, Joanna Barbera from any liability claims.
You are participating in private sessions or workshops with Joanna Barbera and are aware of the physical risks involved with exercise and understand it is Your personal responsibility to consult with Your doctor or other health care provider regarding Your participation.
You have no medical condition that You are aware of, which would prevent You from taking part in classes, events or workshops, and You assume responsibility for any risk or injury You may sustain as a result of Your participation.
The client also agrees to disclose details of the past or present psychological or psychiatric treatment. Coaching and counselling are not the same. Likewise, therapy and other modes of professional or medical psychological examination shall not be considered equivalent to coaching.
I am not a registered psychologist or psychiatrist, nor a licensed therapist. I do not engage in therapy with my coaching clients. In entering into the coaching relationship, and signing the agreement, you are agreeing that if any mental health difficulties arise during the course of the coaching relationship, you will notify me immediately so that I can discuss with you an appropriate referral.
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Any statements related to health, healing, income or earnings potential, regardless of medium, are examples of what may be possible in the future. Joanna Barbera makes no guarantees regarding results, present or future. Joanna Barbera is not responsible for Your earnings, income, sales, or any other business performance as a result of this Agreement.
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All Private Sessions and Consulting were developed strictly for educational purposes.
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Joanna is committed to maintaining respectful relationships with all students. She recognizes that you may engage her support for matters that are personal and considered confidential. Information shared with Joanna during your lessons is considered confidential. Joanna will also maintain your confidentiality in her communication with other students and practitioners in the community.
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