Paul Nelson, M.Ed.
Mindfulness Coach
As a teenager going through some challenging times, I started wondering about this mysterious thing called the "secret to happiness." This curiosity eventually led me to Zen Buddhism, which teaches the importance of focusing on the present moment instead of the past or future. Before I knew it, I was diving deep into mindfulness meditation—a journey that has since become a lifelong practice.
Here’s what I discovered about the secret to happiness—we don’t need a new job, a perfect relationship, or a fancy yacht to be happy. Joy, love, and contentment are already within us—they’re a natural part of who we are. But, like old friends, we’ve lost touch with them.
To reconnect with this inner capacity, we’ve gotta turn our attention to each moment as if it were a heart-warming gift waiting to be opened. Mindfulness returns us home to find happiness waiting at the door, ready to welcome us back. As the wise Dorothy once said, “If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again, I won’t look any further than my own backyard. Because if it isn’t there, I never really lost it to begin with.”
Paul Nelson, M.Ed. earned a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology at Harvard University. He has over 20 years of experience serving as a mental health practitioner in community mental health settings. Paul also spent six years managing psychiatric studies related to schizophrenia at Dartmouth Medical School and the Boston VA Research Institute. He is a graduate of the Wellcoaches Training Program and served four years as a senior Wellness Coach for HeartCoaches, helping people with cardiovascular disease make critical lifestyle changes. Paul has been a lifelong student of mindfulness meditation and other mind/body practices. He recently completed a two-year intensive study in the Margha Program: Practices of Natural Meditation through the Natural Dharma Fellowship.
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