Marcia is a registered physiotherapist, mindfulness teacher and founder of Presencia. She lives, works and plays in Vernon, British Columbia within the traditional and unceded territory of the Syilx People of the Okanagan Nation. She graduated from The University of Wales, School of Medicine in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy. She has over 25 years of clinical experience as a phys
iotherapist and has been practicing mindfulness and meditation for over 10 years. With the desire to meet a high level of competency as a mindfulness teacher, she went on to pursue her certification in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and completed Level 1 MBSR qualifications in 2021 with the Centre for Mindfulness Canada, North Vancouver in collaboration with the Mindfulness Center, at Brown University School of Public Health, Providence Rhode Island. Marcia is currently enrolled in Level 2 of the MBSR Teacher Training Pathway with the Mindfulness Center, at Brown University and completing the Trauma Informed Mindfulness Certification with David A.
