About Susie Gray Holden

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Instructor and National Board Certified-Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC)

Susie Gray Holden’s inspiring spirit is grounded in evidenced – based research as a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Instructor and National Board Certified-Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC). She infuses hope and compassion in this uncertain time by teaching mindfulness and well-being tools that support the body in self-regulation and developing resiliency. Susie currently teaches Mindfulness-Based Resiliency Training to veterans suffering from PTSD at the Road Home Program at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. She also teaches MBSR on-line and in person at hospitals and corporations. Her private wellness coaching practice reaches clients across the United States via phone and Zoom.

Susie began her exploration of integrative health and well-being and its role in western medicine more than 25 years ago as she studied Massage Therapy. Her studies continued as a Certified Labor Assistant for Pregnant Woman (doula), and Certified Infant Massage Instructor. Her curiosity further unfolded as a Craniosacral Therapist which led her to develop a mindfulness meditation practice.

Susie lives in southwest Michigan with her husband and enjoys hiking, biking, and cooking for family and friends.

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Education and Certifications

• National Board Certified – Health and Wellness Coach, The National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching, NBHWC, 2020
• Certified Wellness Coach, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 2013-2014
• Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Wellcoaches®, 2013-2014
• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Student (MBSR) Teacher Training 2019.
  Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society, University Massachusetts Medical Center
  • 7- Day Midwest Mindfulness Silent Retreat. Instructors: Beth Mulligan and Jon Aaron, 2018
  • 8-Day MBSR Practice Teaching Intensive, SR-402, 2017
  • 7-Day Silent Retreat – Exploring Awareness, 2015
  • 9-Day Practicum in MBSR, 2015
  • 7-Day Retreat. Convergence: The Meeting of the Insight Meditation Tradition and Contemporary Mindfulness Based Approaches, 2013
  • 8-Week MBSR Course – Rush University Healthcare System, Dr. Patricia Normand, 2013
  • 7-Day Retreat. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Mind-Body Medicine (MBSR), Professional Training, taught by
    Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn & Saki Santorelli, 2012
• Certified CPR/AED and First Aid, American Red Cross 2012
• International School of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, St. Louis, MO, 2003-2006
• Association for Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators, Chicago, IL, 1999
• International Association of Infant Massage Instruction, Chicago, IL, 1999
• Chicago School of Massage Therapy, Chicago, IL, 1996
• Michigan State University; East Lansing, MI: B.A. Advertising, College of Communication, 1989