"How does it get any better than this?" is the title of a talk to be given June 21 to the Emerald Coast Meditation Society. Speaker will be Saramae Dalferes, a National Certified Counselor, Personal Coach and Mentor.


The meeting will start with a 30-minute meditation at 6:30 p.m. at 480 N. Co. Hwy. 393, Santa Rosa Beach, one-half mile north of Hwy. 98. The ECMS is ecumenical, follows no religion, and does not charge. This will be its final meeting until September.


Dalfereswill discuss how she has learned to live by choice, not chance. “Each and every moment provides each and every one of us an opportunity to choose how we live,” she says. “The good news is that we can never get it all done and we can never get it wrong. We always have the opportunity to choose again.


“As life evolves and changes in one’s career, family, health, and relations, one can bob along like a cork on water or build a treasure chest of tools to help one navigate with focus and intention.”


In addition to her counseling, Dalferes is a reiki practitioner, an angel messenger and an artist. She has a B.A. in elementary education and an M.A. in student personnel services/counseling from The College of New Jersey. Her career in education at the elementary, middle and high school levels spanned over 33 years plus five years as a college consultant to high school students.

Dalferes also has co-led two Girl Scout troops and has held various leadership positions in professional teaching, counseling and volunteer organizations. Saramae and her husband, Bill Dalferes, have two daughters in their thirties. The couple moved from New Orleans to Seacrest, FL, in 2007.


The evening will conclude with a short guided meditation. The ECMS meets on the first and third Thursday of every month except July and August. Anyone who needs meditation instruction should arrive by 6:15 p.m. For information contact Nancy James, nancyjames@embarqmail.com.