Marian has authored the book Unraveling Fate: 21 Mindfulness Practices for Those Touched by Cancer. As a multiple cancer survivor, she looks to give back and support those who have been touched by cancer through mindfulness, meditation, and yoga. In her book is her story along with lessons learned, a place for self-reflection and mindfulness practices. She offers workshops and is available to speak to support the book’s message. Marian has been practicing Yoga and Mindfulness since 2004. She is a certified Yoga Teacher through the Yoga Alliance and a Y4C Yoga Certified Instructor specializing in supporting cancer patients. She has been a Corporate Coach and Leadership Speaker/Trainer/Facilitator for more than 20 years. Marian has combined her business background, yoga, and her spiritual training to de-mystify mindfulness, introducing it to the workplace and making it more accessible to employees in the corporate setting. Much of her expertise over the years has been in partnering with senior management to develop in-house talent by making learning easy to digest and engaging. Her efforts have helped companies strategically affect corporate culture and improve business results. She has designed and implemented leadership, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, stress management, and operational training along with other topics for major corporations.As a cancer patient, she seeks to help others diagnosed with cancer. She started and led a Cancer Support Group for Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients at Bryn Mawr Hospital and acted as Surgery Sister accompanying and supporting breast cancer patients on the day of surgery. Prior to her last cancer diagnosis, she taught yoga to cancer patients at Penn Medicine and the Cancer Support Community of Greater Philadelphia. She lives with her husband, is an empty nester, and babysits dogs to fill her home with joy and tail wags.