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Business owner uses mindfulness for stress relief, recovery
By PAULETTE LeBLANC - | Jan 13, 2021
Tim Shevlin. FILE PHOTO
After struggling through the pains of drug addiction, Tim Shevlin says mindfulness brought him back from being unfocused and suffering insomnia. In fact, he admits it helped him in his recovery more than anything else ever did.
“Mindfulness is being totally in the present moment,” said Shevlin, mindfulness practitioner, coach and owner of Matlacha Wellness Center.
Acknowledgement and acceptance of everything going on around you without judgment is a crucial part of the process.
After the trials and stresses of the past year, he said, there has never been a better time to go deep within to find some peace. Mindfulness is often confused with meditation, which is more of a focus on something in particular, he said.