It feels like summertime! We are sweating through this heat wave and counting down the days until our two-week trip to Italy! In this episode, we're sharing all the ways we're looking to find and add more mindfulness, adventure, and child-like wonder to our summer. Whether you're going on a luxury trip abroad or spending the summer at home, there are so many ways to find adventure wherever you are!

Some key takeaways on getting the most out of this summer:

• Indulge in whatever you want to indulge in while you're on vacation. If you love the process of traveling like us, splurge on your flights and hotel accommodations. If you want to save on those things so you can go all out on excursions, do that! Make your vacation yours!
• If you catch yourself saying "I need to be more mindful," or "I need to be more present," just do it! Don't make mindfulness a project, just stop what you're doing, center your breath, and come into the present right where you are.
• One of the most amazing parts of traveling is to initiate that childlike wonder of experiencing a new culture, new people, and even a new language firsthand. Those adventures are often the least fancy ones. (Though we like the fancy trips, too!)

Be Powerful with Liz & Lee, formerly Hilliard Studio Podcast, is focused on helping you find your inner power and for us to share our thoughts on society, culture, and current events. As the team behind Hilliard Studio Method in Charlotte, North Carolina, we love all things wellness and will also share info on how to live your healthiest life mentally, physically, and emotionally.

Liz Hilliard is an author, motivational speaker, personal & group trainer, podcast co-host and owner & creator of Hilliard Studio Method (HSM) – an internationally-renowned, core-centric, Pilates-based workout that uses the latest techniques to get the heart rate pumping and sweat dripping – uses "Be Powerful" as a daily mantra to empower and encourage women of all generations and fitness levels to accept themselves as they are and keep moving.

Lee Kennelly is the second half of the podcast and the Director of Training at Hilliard Studio Method. She is happy to be living life unabashedly with Liz and adores her teenage children who have probably never listened to the podcast! Lee is passionate about movement and teaching and loves being on the sports fields watching her children, making her line of Love Sauce salads, or going out to dinner for date night with Liz. While behind the mic and on the screen aren't necessarily her comfort zone, she loves podcasting with Liz and has enjoyed the opportunity to share her story with the hope of inspiring others to live more joyfully.

Podcast contact info:

• Liz's Instagram
• Lee's Instagram
• Hilliard Studio Method
• HSM Facebook
• Liz & Lee's YouTube