Jessica Morey – Healing Attachment

May 6, 2022

In this episode, Wendy speaks with meditation teacher and co-founder of Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme), Jessica Morey. Jessica has been working with the contemplative path through the lens of attachment theory, and shares how she blends these approaches for healing. This conversation covers many topics, including:

• her long roots in the contemplative path;
• meditation retreats for teens through iBme;
• the basics of attachment theory;
• contemplative approaches to healing attachment wounds;
• subtle body and trauma;
• developing embodied safety;
• grounding practices with the earth;
• why it helps to examine your own lineage;
• benefactor practices and imagining perfect parents;
• links between Buddhism and attachment theory;
• and the joys and opportunities of working with teens.

Jessica Morey leads secular and Buddhist meditation retreats across the US and offers one to one meditation coaching. She is a cofounder and lead teacher for Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme), a nonprofit organization that offers in-depth mindfulness training for teens and youth professionals. She began practicing meditation at age 14 on teen retreats offered by Insight Meditation Society (IMS) and graduated from the IMS Teacher Training Program in 2021. She has also practiced and trained in Tibetan meditation traditions for the past 12 years. Before founding iBme, Jessica worked in clean energy and climate policy and finance. She holds a BA in Environmental Engineering and Masters degrees in Sustainable Development and International Affairs.

Resources

Personal website
Inward Bound Mindfulness Education

• Jessica’s mediations on Insight Timer
• Jessica on the 10% Happier Podcast on teaching teens
• Adventures in Meditation podcast – a new project from Jess and her friend Jon Roberts 
• Turning Toward Collaborative Leadership (Mindful Magazine, 2020)
• The Attachment Project – online resources for attachment issues
• Ideal Parent Meditation with Dan Brown
• Reference book by Dan Brown et al: Attachment Disturbances in Adults
• Reference book by Tsoknyi Rinpoche: Open Heart, Open Mind

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