Author / Teacher

Elaine Smookler

Elaine Smookler is a Registered Psychotherapist (RP) and teacher. She was a founding faculty member at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies in Toronto, where she taught clinical programs including MBCT and MBSR. She also taught Mindfulness throughout the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine, was a founding member of the Compassionate Care team at Sick Kids hospital, and a longtime faculty member at the University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies, where she taught her own program, “A Mindful Way through the Creative Process” and was part of the certificate program for Mindfulness Informed End-of-Life Care. Elaine has offered mindfulness training to Parole Officers, the Catholic School Board, Employee Assistance programs throughout North America and to a broad corporate audience. She is also part of the Dawn DTx Personalized Cancer Stewardship Program. Elaine is a key-note speaker, columnist, standup comedian, actor and singer. With her clients, she employs a light touch to encourage people to turn towards difficulty, confusion, and challenge as part of the greater technicolour experience of life.

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Articles by Elaine Smookler

Loving-Kindness & Compassion

Make a Friend out of a Foe

Making a habit to be friendly—even toward people we don’t like—can render us happier and healthier. Read More

ELAINE SMOOKLER | SEP 11, 2017

Magazine

The Power of Solitude

Spending time alone with ourselves may not be easy or even desirable. But it’s key to getting to know who we really are. Read More

ELAINE SMOOKLER | JUL 26, 2017

Magazine

Mindfulness: The Antidote to Anti-Aging

Denial—even resistance—to getting older is a natural impulse. But what if we embraced our impermanence? Read More

ELAINE SMOOKLER | MAY 25, 2017

Magazine

Anti-Aging? No Thanks

Denial—even resistance—to getting older is a natural impulse. But what if we embraced our impermanence? Read More

ELAINE SMOOKLER | APR 1, 2017

Mindfulness For

Getting Beyond The Grudge

We all know how to hold a grudge, but few of us know why we hang on to past hurts—or how to let them go. Read More

ELAINE SMOOKLER | DEC 21, 2016

Mindfulness For

The Freedom of Letting Go

Sometimes the only thing keeping us in a bad relationship is our unwillingness to let it go. Read More

ELAINE SMOOKLER | NOV 14, 2016

Gratitude

The Upside of Envy

Depending upon how we use it, envy can either feed dissatisfaction or help us aspire to bring the goodness we desire into our own lives. Read More

ELAINE SMOOKLER | SEP 14, 2016

Magazine

Making This Hectic Season Bright

Mindfulness doesn't solve all my problems—far from it. Why do I bother? Read More

ELAINE SMOOKLER | DEC 16, 2015

Gratitude

Thanksgiving Family Stress: Giving Thanks, Not Giving In

At family dinners, judgement is often on the menu for every course, giving us the opportunity to increase our awareness and notice habitual tendencies to run, attack, or freeze. Read More

ELAINE SMOOKLER | NOV 24, 2015