Sasha Loring, M.Ed., LCSW, LLC leads a wide range of retreats and classes nationwide on mindfulness and healing. She has taught Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction courses for UNC and Duke Integrative Medicine programs and is a Stress Management Consultant for the Duke Executive Health Clinic. She spent years in meditation retreat, and is the author of RELIEF: Release Stress and Harmful Habitsand Awaken Your Best Self, and A Mindful and Compassionate Guide to Losing Weight.