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We all will experience challenging people in our lives. Author Mark Westmoquette calls them troublesome Buddhas because we can see them as teachers or opportunities to grow. Using the teachings of mindfulness and Zen, we can begin to see ways to break free from knee-jerk response patterns and see if these people may prove to be useful teachers in life.

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Guest Bio

Mark Westmoquette has a PhD in astrophysics, and is an ordained Zen monk and a yoga and mindfulness teacher. In 2019, he gave up his life of teaching courses and workshops in yoga, mindfulness and Zen to move with his wife to the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic for a two-year adventure that involved writing this book.

Host Bio

Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits: Simples Changes with Lifelong Impact (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She's certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 140 authors and thought-leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.

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Guest's book: Zen and the Art of Dealing with Difficult People: How to Learn from your Troublesome Buddhas https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Art-Dealing-Difficult-People/dp/178678548

Author's website: https://markwestmoquette.co.uk/

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Hustle culture, this idea that we ought to make working, striving and achieving the centerpiece of our lives, might have deep roots these days but so too does the anti-hustle movement, which serves to value balance and rest as part of accomplishment. Author Matthew Turner sees the hustle has being deeply ingrained in modern society, exasperated like never before by technology and social media. But there is something beyond the toxic hustle mindset. The secret is intention.

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Guest Bio

Matthew Turner is a British author who lives in a small town in Yorkshire, England. Having previously published three novels and a non-fiction business book, he wrote Beyond The Pale on the back of interviewing hundreds of successful entrepreneurs, authors, investors, and thought-leaders. Gaining a unique insight into areas such as mindset, flow, and personal development, and a developing a reputation for crafting compelling stories out of other peoples' lives, Matthew builds relatable fables for those looking to live a meaningful and purpose-driven life. As well as writing for himself, Matthew ghostwrites both articles and books for other successful entrepreneurs and thought-leaders, in-between spending time with his two children.

Host Bio

Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits: Simples Changes with Lifelong Impact (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She's certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 140 authors and thought-leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.

Mentioned in this Episode

Guest's book: Beyond the Pale: A Fable about Escaping the Hustle and Finding Yourself https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Pale-Escaping-Finding-Yourself/dp/1631953842

Author's website: https://beyondbook.co/

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Live deliberately. Actively engage in your personal evolution. Bring attention and intention to growing and becoming the best version of yourself. Be on your journey like it matters. This is what thriving looks like. We need thrive tribes so that we're not growing in silos; we're growing together. And that togetherness makes us feel nourished, challenged and, honestly, more alive.

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Host Bio

Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits: Simples Changes with Lifelong Impact (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She's certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 140 authors and thought-leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.

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Thrive 2022 (registration and details) https://kristenmanieri.com/thrive2022/

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Description

When it comes to creating the lives we want, we're often told that we need to focus on things like commitment, willpower, positive thinking or goal-setting. But Adele Spraggon, author of the book, SHIFT: 4 Steps to Personal Empowerment, thinks there's actually somewhere else we should be paying attention, and that's our mental patterns. Current brain research shows that our decisions are the result of decision-making patterns that were created early in life and yet they continue to set the direction of our lives. But these are only patterns and patterns can be changed.

Guest Bio

Adele Spraggon is an award -winning author, a thought leader, an international trainer and speaker. In 2020, she was awarded the Woman of Inspiration: Customer Experience Award, and in 2021, she was recognized as the Top Behavioral Expert of the Year by IAOTP: International Association of Top Professionals. Her book, Shift: 4 Steps to Personal Empowerment, has won three awards for its powerful message of inspiration and hope and is sweeping the globe, transforming how people are setting and achieving their goals.

Host Bio

Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits: Simples Changes with Lifelong Impact (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She's certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 140 authors and thought-leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.

Mentioned in this Episode

Guest's book: SHIFT: 4 Steps to Personal Empowerment:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0825FY149

Author's website: https://www.adelespraggon.com/

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If you want to feel more joy and aliveness in your life, cultivate wonder. Our ability to place our attention on all the beauty and magic around us is directly connected to how joyful, grateful and happy we feel. According to writer and artist Andrea Scher, author of Wonder Seeker: 52 Ways to Wake Up Your Creativity and Find Your Joy, all we need to find wonder and awe is an open heart and a clear intention. When we do, it has the power to renew our spirits and reclaim our inner happiness.

Guest Bio

Andrea Scher is an author, artist, photographer, and life coach. She's had an award-winning blog called Superhero Journal since 2003 and has hosted the Creative Superheroes Podcast for two years. She's a Facebook Live host for 1440 Multiversity. Andrea has co-authored a book called Expressive Photography: The Shutter Sister's Guide to Shooting from the Heart, as well as authoring her own book, Wonder Seeker: 52 Ways to Wake Up Your Creativity and Find Your Joy, published in 2021. Her works centers around helping others create a life full of ease, joy, and deep connection.

Host Bio

Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits: Simples Changes with Lifelong Impact (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She's certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 140 authors and thought-leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.

Mentioned in this Episode

Guest's book: Wonder Seeker: 52 Ways to Wake Up Your Creativity and Find Your Joy https://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Seeker-Ways-Wake-Creativity/dp/006307382X

Author's website: https://www.andreascher.com/

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You are not your thoughts! This is the fundamental insight that weaves its way through Just a Thought: A No-Willpower Approach to Overcome Self-Doubt and Make Peace with Your Mind, a new book by life coach and psychologist Amy Johnson, PhD. Imagine we can learn to transcend unhelpful and noisy thoughts and focus our awareness onto something quieter and deeper. This is true peace of mind and its accessible to everyone.

Guest Bio

Amy Johnson, PhD is a psychologist, coach, author, and speaker who shares a groundbreaking new approach that helps people find lasting freedom from unwanted habits, anxiety, and self-doubt via insight rather than willpower. She is the author of Being Human, The Little Book of Big Change: The No-Willpower Approach to Breaking Any Habit, and Just a Thought: A No-Willpower Approach to End Self-Doubt and Make Peace with your Mind. In 2017 she opened The Little School of Big Change, an online school that has helped thousands of people find freedom from anxiety and habits and live a more peaceful life. Amy also shares the no-willpower approach in her top-rated podcast, Changeable, and she's trained over 70 coaches in her Change Coach Training Program. She has been a regularly featured expert on The Steve Harvey Show and Oprah.com, as well as in The Wall Street Journal and Self magazine.

Host Bio

Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits: Simples Changes with Lifelong Impact (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She's certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 140 authors and thought-leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.

Mentioned in this Episode

Guest's book: Just a Thought: A No-Willpower Approach to Overcome Self-Doubt and Make Peace with Your Mind https://www.amazon.com/Just-Thought-No-Willpower-Approach-Self-Doubt/dp/1684038189

Author's website: https://dramyjohnson.com/

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We carry a lot. Sometimes it's worry or regret. Maybe we have unfinished projects or unresolved conflict weighing us down. Maybe it's just clutter. Regardless, our thoughts take up space, especially when they seem to go unresolved, feel unsettled or cause us to ruminate for long periods of time without any productive action or resolution. This week I offer my thoughts on how to identify what may be taking up (too much) space in your mind, burdening you unnecessarily and robbing you of energy and creativity that would be best served elsewhere. Get clarity, let some things go, decide on a way forward, and get intentional about liberating yourself from whatever is weighing you down. Listen with a journal or piece of paper handy so you can do the work of exploring this topic and how it relates specifically to your life.

Host Bio

Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits: Simples Changes with Lifelong Impact (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She's certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 140 authors and thought-leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.

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We are each born with a sense of agency and the ability to rise up and become a force for good. But unless we're effectively resourced, in part through self-care, we limit what we have to give to the world. In her new book, Sit Down to Rise Up: How Radical Self-Care Can Change the World, Shelly Tygielski sees self-care as truly a selfless act, and a way to expand our view of the "self" to include our family, community, human beings across the globe, and the natural world.

Guest Bio

Shelly Tygielski is the author of Sit Down to Rise Up and founder of the global grassroots mutual aid organization Pandemic of Love. Her work has been featured by over 100 media outlets, including CNN Heroes, The Kelly Clarkson Show, CBS This Morning, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. A trauma-informed mindfulness teacher and a Garrison Institute Fellow, she has been called one of the "12 Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement" by Mindful.org and teaches self-care and resilience at organizations around the world. Visit her online at http://www.shellytygielski.com and http://www.pandemicoflove.com.

Host Bio

Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits: Simples Changes with Lifelong Impact (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She's certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 140 authors and thought-leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.

Mentioned in this Episode

Guest's book: Sit Down to Rise Up: How Radical Self-Care Can Change the World: https://www.amazon.com/Sit-Down-Rise-Up-Self-Care/dp/1608687449

Author's website: https://www.shellytygielski.com/

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Description

Is the life you are living based on logical reason and society's expectations, or are you doing exactly what makes your heart beat a little faster with passion and enthusiasm? If you listened more intently to what your heart wants, what would you be doing? What are your dreams, and why aren't you living them at the moment? These are the questions that author Kori Hahn explores in her new book, Rituals of the Soul: Using the 8 Ancient Principles of Yoga to Create a Modern & Meaningful Life. When we listen to the soul, and enable our bravest and best selves, we start to move to where we most want to be.

Guest Bio

Kori Hahn is the author of Rituals of the Soul and founder of a community gathering place called the Santosha Society, which is dedicated to travel, surfing, and the soulful. She hosts numerous trips around the world for hundreds of women who study Ayurveda, yoga, meditation, and all things related to soul growth, knowledge, and fulfillment. When she isn't traveling, she divides her time between Sri Lanka and Southern California. Visit her online at www.SantoshaSociety.com.

Host Bio

Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits: Simples Changes with Lifelong Impact (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She's certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 140 authors and thought-leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.

Mentioned in this Episode

Guest's book: Rituals of the Soul: Using the 8 Ancient Principles of Yoga to Create a Modern & Meaningful Life https://www.amazon.com/Rituals-Soul-Ancient-Principles-Meaningful/dp/160868752X

Author's website: www.SantoshaSociety.com

Kori explains her life philosophy that is at the heart of her book: https://youtu.be/BB2Y0_gTljw

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Description

There is an inner wisdom in each of us when we take the time to look inside. Not only do we have the capacity to know and understand ourselves, but we can also steer ourselves, evolve, grow and change. This process all happens through self-awareness, which is a consciousness of self: our feelings, motives, desires, beliefs, tendencies, and thoughts, and all the ways we engage with the world around us.

Guest Bio

Beth Gibbs is a speaker, workshop leader, and certified yoga therapist with over twenty years-experience teaching and mentoring hundreds of yoga students, teachers and therapists from all over the world to implement the five-layer model of self-awareness in their professional work and personal practice. She created, developed, and implemented a curriculum for introducing the five-layer model of self-awareness to children in after school and summer camp programs. She is the author of Enlighten Up! Finding Clarity, Contentment and Resilience in a Complicated World.

Host Bio

Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits: Simples Changes with Lifelong Impact (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She's certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 140 authors and thought-leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.

Mentioned in this Episode

Guest's book: Enlighten Up! Finding Clarity, Contentment and Resilience in a Complicated World https://www.amazon.com/Enlighten-Up-Contentment-Resilience-Complicated/dp/1945847344

Author's website: https://www.bethgibbs.com/enlightenupbook.html

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