Terry Wilson, M.Ed., RN, CHES, RYT
Founder, True Nature Wellness
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Credentials at a Glance
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I am a Registered Nurse and earned a Master of Education in Health Promotion and Wellness from the University of Missouri. As an RN, I have been in the health and wellness field for over 40 years and early on in my nursing career I became keenly aware of and engaged with human suffering. This in turn motivated me to dedicate my life to identifying more effective ways in guiding others toward deeper and more dynamic paths to self-healing. I am intuitively drawn to a holistic approach to health and believe our spiritual dimension needs to be nurtured to live a quality, peaceful and contented life free of suffering. I am inspired every time I share the practices with others as they rediscover for themselves their innate well-being.
Yoga and meditation experience and training
My yoga teaching and meditation experience expands over 20 years and in 2014 I became trained as a Trauma Center-Trauma Sensitive Yoga facilitator. My foundational yoga training is Integrative Yoga Therapy and I am Yoga Alliance registered. My love of the contemplative practices allowed me to seek specialized training and mentoring to become a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher, certified iRest Yoga Nidra teacher in addition to teaching the Loving-Kindness meditation. I have shared these practices with adults in my community and college students on the University of Missouri campus. I have specialized training in the Warriors at Ease program which uses yoga and meditation for military members and their families to help with stress, resilience and to heal from PTSD.
I have been fortunate to have been in the presence and taught by experienced meditation teachers including Ginny Morgan, founder of ShowMe Dharma; Sharon Salzberg, co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society; Richard Miller, founder of the Integrative Restoration Institute; Florence Meleo-Meyers, Director, Professional Education and Training, Center for Mindfulness; Joseph and Lilian LePage, Founders, Integrative Yoga Therapy; David Emerson, Director of Yoga Services, Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Institute; and Joan Ruvinsky, Founder, Pathless Yoga and author of "The Recognition of Our Own Heart." My greatest teacher, however, is life itself.
End of Life Doula Training
I attended two separate End of Life Doula trainings, Fall of 2019 through the LifeSpan Doula Association and Spring 2020 through the International End of Life Doula Association. An End of Life Doula is a non-medical professional who may offer a wide range of services that may supplement the gaps in support that the hospice model offers. See a more detailed description on "Services" page.
Personal
I retired from the University of Missouri in the Summer of 2016 after 20+ years as a director of health promotion and wellness and continue to share yoga and meditation with individuals and community groups. Our self-constructed passive solar home is nestled on 40 acres surrounded by 2000 acres of National Forest and Wildlife Refuge allowing close daily contact with nature. Aside from my formal academic education and professional training, I am Healing Touch Student practitioner and Level III Reiki Master and enjoy connecting with other energy practitioners in my community. I offer Energy Medicine to friends, family members and pets as a way to help with relaxation and rebalancing. Now that I have more free time I have reconnected with a few of my hobbies including gardening and photography. I live with my husband, 5 horses, 1 dog, 2 cats and enjoy spending time with our neighbors and when my adult children find time to visit and hang out.
Awards and Research
My work gained national recognition for "Best Practices in College Health" by the American College Health Association, Counseling Services, for the development and growth of the Contemplative Practice Center for Stress Management and Well-Being.
School of Medicine Dean’s Award, University of Missouri Health System, Innovation and Improvement Sharing Days Research Poster: “iRest – Integrative Restoration, A Meditative Approach to Healing: Bringing Calm and Ease to Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and/or Stalking”
STAR Award for Excellence in Service, Division of Student Affairs, University of Missouri.
Catalyst Award Recipient in recognition for those who speak up, out and often for the LGBTQ community. Under my leadership, the Health Promotion and Wellness Department also received the Catalyst Award for inclusive programs, policy work and student development opportunities for the LGBTQ Community at the University of Missouri.
My iRest research was published in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Yoga Therapy
Eastman-Mueller, H., Wilson, T., Jung, A. K., Kimura, A., & Tarrant, J. (2013). iRest Yoga-Nidra on the college campus: Changes in stress, depression, worry, and mindfulness. International Journal of Yoga Therapy, 2(2), 15-24. Read Article
MBSR research
I taught the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program to young breast cancer survivors enrolled as the control in a research study at the University of Missouri. A link to the article can be found here: Read Article
Yoga and meditation experience and training
My yoga teaching and meditation experience expands over 20 years and in 2014 I became trained as a Trauma Center-Trauma Sensitive Yoga facilitator. My foundational yoga training is Integrative Yoga Therapy and I am Yoga Alliance registered. My love of the contemplative practices allowed me to seek specialized training and mentoring to become a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher, certified iRest Yoga Nidra teacher in addition to teaching the Loving-Kindness meditation. I have shared these practices with adults in my community and college students on the University of Missouri campus. I have specialized training in the Warriors at Ease program which uses yoga and meditation for military members and their families to help with stress, resilience and to heal from PTSD.
I have been fortunate to have been in the presence and taught by experienced meditation teachers including Ginny Morgan, founder of ShowMe Dharma; Sharon Salzberg, co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society; Richard Miller, founder of the Integrative Restoration Institute; Florence Meleo-Meyers, Director, Professional Education and Training, Center for Mindfulness; Joseph and Lilian LePage, Founders, Integrative Yoga Therapy; David Emerson, Director of Yoga Services, Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Institute; and Joan Ruvinsky, Founder, Pathless Yoga and author of "The Recognition of Our Own Heart." My greatest teacher, however, is life itself.
End of Life Doula Training
I attended two separate End of Life Doula trainings, Fall of 2019 through the LifeSpan Doula Association and Spring 2020 through the International End of Life Doula Association. An End of Life Doula is a non-medical professional who may offer a wide range of services that may supplement the gaps in support that the hospice model offers. See a more detailed description on "Services" page.
Personal
I retired from the University of Missouri in the Summer of 2016 after 20+ years as a director of health promotion and wellness and continue to share yoga and meditation with individuals and community groups. Our self-constructed passive solar home is nestled on 40 acres surrounded by 2000 acres of National Forest and Wildlife Refuge allowing close daily contact with nature. Aside from my formal academic education and professional training, I am Healing Touch Student practitioner and Level III Reiki Master and enjoy connecting with other energy practitioners in my community. I offer Energy Medicine to friends, family members and pets as a way to help with relaxation and rebalancing. Now that I have more free time I have reconnected with a few of my hobbies including gardening and photography. I live with my husband, 5 horses, 1 dog, 2 cats and enjoy spending time with our neighbors and when my adult children find time to visit and hang out.
Awards and Research
My work gained national recognition for "Best Practices in College Health" by the American College Health Association, Counseling Services, for the development and growth of the Contemplative Practice Center for Stress Management and Well-Being.
School of Medicine Dean’s Award, University of Missouri Health System, Innovation and Improvement Sharing Days Research Poster: “iRest – Integrative Restoration, A Meditative Approach to Healing: Bringing Calm and Ease to Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and/or Stalking”
STAR Award for Excellence in Service, Division of Student Affairs, University of Missouri.
Catalyst Award Recipient in recognition for those who speak up, out and often for the LGBTQ community. Under my leadership, the Health Promotion and Wellness Department also received the Catalyst Award for inclusive programs, policy work and student development opportunities for the LGBTQ Community at the University of Missouri.
My iRest research was published in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Yoga Therapy
Eastman-Mueller, H., Wilson, T., Jung, A. K., Kimura, A., & Tarrant, J. (2013). iRest Yoga-Nidra on the college campus: Changes in stress, depression, worry, and mindfulness. International Journal of Yoga Therapy, 2(2), 15-24. Read Article
MBSR research
I taught the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program to young breast cancer survivors enrolled as the control in a research study at the University of Missouri. A link to the article can be found here: Read Article