Who we are...

Sharon Babineau, CD

Keynote Speaker/Author/Wellness Facilitator & Mindfulness Specialist

Sharon is a past instructor at the University of Toronto – Continuing Education in the Applied Mindfulness Meditation Certification Program. She is the co-founder of Mindful Solutions for Change. Sharon presents workshops and keynotes on wellness, health and safety and work-life balance at conferences and organizations across Canada. She is certified at University of Toronto (Factor-Inwentash) as an Applied Mindfulness Meditation Specialist and facilitator in Transformative Mindfulness Methods and with Mindfulness Without Borders.

Sharon is also an associated facilitator at Mindfulness Everyday. She is a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, visit: CAPS for more information. Sharon has worked with some of Canada’s top 100 companies, government agencies and health care providers.

Sharon is a decorated military soldier (retired). Acquiring mindfulness skills was key to her recovery from the grief of losing both her husband and young daughter. She trained in these meaningful methods so she could provide others with these practical tools and strategies to live a well balanced and optimal life at work and home. Sharon is the founder of Maddie’s Everlasting Wish, a not for profit started in her daughter’s memory. Sharon is the author of the awarding winning book “The Girl Who Gave Her Wish Away” and has presented to over 30,000 students in schools across Canada and USA.  She has been recognized for the work she has done at home and in Africa and is the recipient of many awards including – Heroine in the Home, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and YWCA Women of Distinction 2013. Sharon lives outside the Greater Toronto Area, Canada and travels across Canada.