Jessie Taylor is Co-Founder and Director of Education at The Mindfulness Center (TMC), a nonprofit online health institute offering charitable, educational and research programs in mind-body practices. As Educational Director, Mrs. Taylor oversees the development, accreditation and implementation of TMC’s SOMA (Science of Mindful Awareness) professional training programs in yoga, meditation and yoga therapy. For nearly 2 decades Mrs. Taylor has studied a number of yoga and meditation traditions including, hatha yoga, therapeutic yoga, mindfulness meditation, gestalt psychotherapy and trauma-informed mind-body practices. Mrs. Taylor is also a renowned wellness speaker and educator and has developed and conducted wellness programs for numerous area corporations, hospitals, schools, government agencies and the military (including MCPS, PGCPS, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Johns Hopkins, MedStar Health, National Institutes of Health, Astra Zeneca, the US Department of Homeland Security, and the US Army National Guard, among others). As a speaker and educator, Mrs. Taylor brings a deep understanding of the current scientific, evidence-basis for mindfulness practices in an easy to follow and fascinating delivery, along with practical and yet profound techniques for improving our own health, wellbeing and work-life balance. Mrs. Taylor recognizes the ability of mindfulness to balance and enhance all aspects of our lives and to cultivate optimal wellbeing.