“You Are Not Alone” is the title of a talk to be given at the Emerald Coast Meditation Society on Thursday, Feb. 2. The speaker will be Dr. Marinella Monk of Santa Rosa Beach, whose first book bears that name.
The ECMS meets at 6:30 p.m. at 480 N. Co. Hwy. 393, Santa Rosa Beach, one-half mile north of Hwy. 98. The meeting, open to the public without charge, begins with 30 minutes of silent meditation.
“Dealing with life’s difficulties might be your opportunity to change for a better life,” she explains.
Dr. Marinella, who primarily treats patients for pain management, grew up in Paris, daughter of a surgeon who was also an artist and art collector, and a mother who was an artist and musician. She says she lives by their legacy—and she also plays the harp, like her mother. In fact her first career was as a harpist for the Monte Carlo Symphony.
She had to give up the music, however, when she decided to study medicine, after she was married and had a child. Graduating from the University of Medicine in Paris in 1983, she continued with a fellowship in sports medicine/pain management. With a successful medical practice in Paris, she met her second husband, who was from Birmingham, AL, whom she married in 1986.
After they moved to the United States Dr. Monk – who didn’t speak English at the time – quickly learned the language and eventually passed her board exams in physical medicine and rehabilitation. She then served as medical director of the Houston Rehabilitation Institute in Texas for nine years.
In 2002 Dr. Monk and her husband moved to Santa Rosa Beach where she practices medicine in the medical office building of Sacred Heart Hospital. In addition to “You Are Not Alone,” she has written a second book, “Gentle Therapy.”
The ECMS is an ecumenical group that meets on the first and third Thursdays. The evening will end around 8 p.m. with a short guided meditation. Anyone who would like meditation instruction should come at 6:15 p.m. Questions? Contact Nancy James, nancyjames@embarqmail.com.
The ECMS meets at 6:30 p.m. at 480 N. Co. Hwy. 393, Santa Rosa Beach, one-half mile north of Hwy. 98. The meeting, open to the public without charge, begins with 30 minutes of silent meditation.
“Dealing with life’s difficulties might be your opportunity to change for a better life,” she explains.
Dr. Marinella, who primarily treats patients for pain management, grew up in Paris, daughter of a surgeon who was also an artist and art collector, and a mother who was an artist and musician. She says she lives by their legacy—and she also plays the harp, like her mother. In fact her first career was as a harpist for the Monte Carlo Symphony.
She had to give up the music, however, when she decided to study medicine, after she was married and had a child. Graduating from the University of Medicine in Paris in 1983, she continued with a fellowship in sports medicine/pain management. With a successful medical practice in Paris, she met her second husband, who was from Birmingham, AL, whom she married in 1986.
After they moved to the United States Dr. Monk – who didn’t speak English at the time – quickly learned the language and eventually passed her board exams in physical medicine and rehabilitation. She then served as medical director of the Houston Rehabilitation Institute in Texas for nine years.
In 2002 Dr. Monk and her husband moved to Santa Rosa Beach where she practices medicine in the medical office building of Sacred Heart Hospital. In addition to “You Are Not Alone,” she has written a second book, “Gentle Therapy.”
The ECMS is an ecumenical group that meets on the first and third Thursdays. The evening will end around 8 p.m. with a short guided meditation. Anyone who would like meditation instruction should come at 6:15 p.m. Questions? Contact Nancy James, nancyjames@embarqmail.com.