Whew y’all. Are you ready to go deep today? Like really deep? Because today, we are jumping into the deep end with Buddhist meditation teacher Andrew Holecek.

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One of the original teachings of mindful living is in regards to the clothes you wear. It isn’t about the type of clothes, the cost or the level of ‘cool’ - it is about how you FEEL.

Lillian, a graduate of my meditation teacher training, talks to us about:

• The energetics of style

• How she weaves mindfulness into her clothes and her relationship with her clients

• Vision boarding

• Prepping for date night

• Why she choose meditation teacher training even though she didn’t plan to teach meditation

Learn more about 2023 Awakened Heart Meditation Teacher Training.

Combining meditation and the work you do with a therapist can significantly improve your mental health. Today, I am sharing a conversation with one of my meditation teacher training graduates, Robyn Minefee, who combines meditation teaching and her work as a licensed counselor.

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I have been leading meditation teacher trainings since 2017, and as I get ready to launch my 2023 training, I am delighted to share a little bit about this training and a behind the scenes chat with a former student, Johanna Olivas.

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I have something a bit different for you today! I was recently interviewed by Sara Rae Hoaglund for her podcast, Spiritually Inspired.

I thought you guys might enjoy hearing a bit about my early experiences with meditation, how I defined meditation, and how to deepen your meditation practice when you are ready for more than just 10-minutes a day!

In today’s episode of The Mindful Minute, we wrap up our ‘Stress Free Summer’ series with an interview with Sarah Ezrin. Sarah has written a new book, “The Yoga of Parenting” and in it Sarah offers 34 practices to find more presence, patience and acceptance - with your child and with yourself.

Together, we share:

• Our experiences of being yogis and meditators before children and after

• What a typical practice looks like during the school year and when the kids are out for summer

• Yoga poses that support our parenting

• Why patience and presence feature so strongly in what we as parents need for ourselves and our kids.

This meditation is both an expression of greeting and of gratitude, and it is a beautiful way to start your day.

When we greet and celebrate the components of the cosmos, we greet and celebrate the components of ourselves.

Yay! It’s summer. No schedule. Going to the pool! Going camping! Fun

And -

Ohhhhhh it’s summer. No schedule. No routine or rhythm to anchor our days. Yikes.

In the next few podcast episodes, I am going to share a few recipes with you - recipes for connecting with nature, with time, and with self. I encourage you to go sit outside if at all possible - on a stoop, porch, park, backyard or even a parking lot staring up at the sky.