Catching Z's: The Millennials Guide to Mindfulness

Sounds like a crazy headline but truly the only thing that I can use to describe my recent experience.  Hard to interpret right now, and even saying that sounds crazy but know that y'all will be along for my exploration into this new found way of meditating! 

Richard Miller Episode

Loch Kelly's website

Stephan Bodian's website

Amanda is a dedicated Yogini with over 20 years of practice and fifteen years of teaching. She teaches weekly classes at the studio which she co-founded in 2001 with MC YOGI,  in Point Reyes, California.

Ten Thousand Buddhas by Amanda Giacomini is a worldwide, highly sought after art project, including large scale murals & fine art paintings. Featured on National Geographic Channel, New York Magazine, Yoga Journal, Yoga International, Mantra Magazine, Origin Magazine, Marin Magazine, LA Yoga Mag, and Tricycle Magazine. 

Had an amazing, life-changing chat with Amanda about a lot of things like: 

• experiencing formal meditation when she was 14
• going to asia when she was 19
• how art has played an important role in her life
• how the art in the ajanta caves made a lasting impact on her and was a catalyst for the 10k buddhas adventure.
• feelings when creating art vs. meditating

https://www.10000buddhas.com/

Samuel Johns is an entrepreneur and Ironman triathlete. While working with other ambitious individuals at fast-growing companies, he realized his mission was to coach individuals to identify and connect with their core values, and from there go on to build skills and habits to live with greater clarity, connection, and wellbeing. His background in business, athletics and mindfulness serve as pillars to his work as a coach. 

Samuel and I had an amazing conversation talking about how he got into Mindfulness and how that has allowed him to excel as an Ironman triathlete.  He shares the benefits that he is able to receive through his practice as well as how he got started being a producer for 10% happier.  He is so well spoken and relatable and I know you will find value in what he has to say!

http://www.samueljohns.com/

This was a wonderful and unique experience for me to get to interview my mom for a special mothers day episode.  We get into all of the wonderful things about being a mother of 3 from her perspective as well as her role as a teacher for 23 years and how that has influenced being a mother, and vice versa.  Love you, Mom! 

Thirty Million Words Book

I had the privilege of taking a 5 week Mindset Course through Potential Project and I share my biggest takeaways on this episode! 

Potential Project

10% Happier interview with Potential Project Founder and Director

Larry Payne, Ph.D. is an internationally respected yoga teacher and back specialist. The L.A. Times named Larry “One of America’s most respected Yoga teachers”. He co-authored Yoga Therapy Rx, Yoga for Dummies and The Business of Teaching Yoga. Larry is founding president of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, founder of the Corporate Yoga program at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the first Yoga teacher to offer Yoga classes at the World Economic Forum, co-founder of the yoga curriculum at UCLA’s School of Medicine, and the founding director of the new Yoga therapy certification program at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

In this episode we talk about:

• How him and richard miller met
• How he got into yoga and the people he was fortunate to study with
• How yoga is a stress reducer
• How Krishnamarchya adapted yoga to be about the individual (vini yoga)
• The evolution of today’s yoga
• What Prime of Life yoga is
• How Yoga Therapy started
• How his want for material things has changed over time
• What his purpose in life is

 https://samata.com/

Prime of Life Yoga

International Association of Yoga Therapists

Class on Common Aches + Pains

Hava Rose was truly delightful to talk with.  She talks about her introduction to meditation through the delightful voice of Eckhart Tolle on the audiobook version of The Power of Now.  This led her to seek a deeper calling from within and begin to address what the universe was telling her.  She speaks from a place of extreme awareness and does so in an elegant way.  We got into a really touching conversation about her viewpoint about death and about how this has changed recently due to some events that happened in her life, some profound insight ensued! We then talk about her current company, Namaste Nourish and how food can be used as a wellness tool and a tool for a community to be built around! We also tackle SIYLI's April Dyad by discussing what happiness means to us! Something for everyone in this one. 

Namaste Nourish

Hava Rose Instagram

April 2019 Dyad

I talk about the sources of inspiration for me recently!  These include Dan Harris' 10% Happier podcast, Tanur Badgley's People of Purpose Podcast newsletter, and all the things that are happening in space right now! 

10% Happier Podcast

People of Purpose Newsletter

SpaceX

Virgin Galactic

NASA

Lucia Giovannini is a former Italian supermodel turned best-selling author, spiritual teacher, transformational coach, environmental & animal activist, and author of 13 books. Her best-selling book, “A Whole New Life”, was first published in Italian and is now translated into eight languages, including an English version published by Hay House India.

Lucia provided me with a wonderful conversation about many things including: 

• How she first got into meditation and how that ended up with her going to india for 2 months

• How she got into modeling and why she felt a calling to leave modeling

• Even being successful having thoughts of doubt and how to overcome them

• Her book a whole new life

• What neuro semantics are and how they can help us contribute to transformation

• The importance of spirituality in transformation

• Viewing Change as a process and not a thing

luciagiovannini.com

A whole new life Facebook Group

Lucia's Facebook

I chat with Jacob Aqua about his meditation practice, his super powers, the benefits he receives from meditation, and we tackle a random SIYLI dyad prompt from September 2017! 

BONUS SCAT SINGING in the intro! 

J. Aqua Wellness

J. Aqua Wellness Instagram

J. Aqua Wellness Facebook

September 2017 Dyad