Modern Mindfulness Podcast

Fresh cover art is [finally] here!  and it’s about so much more than a new look.  In this episode, Rebekka unpacks why she held onto the old podcast art for longer than she should have, and what that delay really represented.  From seven-year cycles to old identities that don’t want to let go, this one is a gentle but powerful invitation to ask yourself: what are you still holding onto that’s blocking the new thing from showing up?

In This Episode:

• Why the podcast cover finally changed and what the fear of changing it revealed
• The “new couch” metaphor: why you have to clear space before something new can arrive
• Seven-year cycles in nature, human biology, and your own life - and how to map yours
• The slow fade of old identities, friendships, and chapters that no longer fit
• Why “begin again” are two of the most powerful words you can say to yourself
• How to tap into the future version of you - even when the current version isn’t ready
• Two practical exercises for embodying your next-level self right now
• Why your body - not your brain - is the real vehicle for knowing when it’s time to change

Two Practices Mentioned:

🕐 The 2-Minute Hold: Set a timer for 2 full minutes and hold the feeling of what you want — channel your highest feeling state and stay there as long as you can.

🌟 Be the Future You for a Day: Pick a day and wake up as the next version of yourself. How would she walk, talk, spend her time, and show up — from the inside out?

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In this solo episode, Rebekka looks at whether she’s been gatekeeping and shares the biggest things she’s learned from 20+ years in yoga, meditation, and somatic work.

In this episode:

• Why she realized her “gatekeeping” was really scarcity, and why she’s choosing to share more freely
• Yoga is more than the postures: breath comes first, and before breath comes connection to Self
• Why meditation works better when you bring your body along, not just your mind
• The “pointing fingers back at you” check: where you’re blaming others, ask where you’re not doing it either
• Why nervous system regulation starts with slowing down and learning to feel what’s in your body
• An October life update and what’s coming next on the show, including new guest interviews

Links and mentions:

• Free Wheel of Life guide :: download here
• The “if you could tell the world one thing” episode 121 :: here
• Portugal retreat next September, 5 spots left!

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This was unplanned and hardly heard of - a live recording on the go, from the car but it had to happen on this special day.

While potentially 'triggering' [navigating loss of a parent], this episode is hopefully far from that, instead being a wake-up pep talk to how you are LIVING [or ALIVE-ING] your . life . now . 

It's so quick and possibly just what you need to hear to remember what being here is actually all about <3

Free pdf & guide to uplift your life :: Wheel of Life guide / audio / coaching

[ related IG post ]

[and other old living or alive-ing defined post here]

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This one's personal.  Rebekka shares that after years of feeling in between, in the messy middle of a deeper soul-level transition, she has finally arrived at an ending AND, how you can, too.  And we're not talking just any ending but even moreso the kind your whole body recognizes before your brain catches up.

She reflects on what it means to be in a cocoon, why you can't force the butterfly, and how loosening your grip - even just a little - is often the only move that matters.  Plus an update on the new podcast cover art and what's coming next {we need solid endings for even better new beginnings!}

In This Episode:

• Why the podcast has a fresh new look -- and why the name Modern Mindfulness is here to stay
• The cocoon metaphor and what it really means to be in a soul-level transition
• Why endings are hard and how to know when you've actually arrived at one
• The difference between your brain trying to keep you safe and your body knowing the truth
• How to loosen the grip on what needs to change, even by just 0.001%
• Becoming friends with your ego instead of trying to transcend it
• What plant medicine, energy healing, and somatic work taught Rebekka about letting go
• Why every new chapter is always taking you a step up, even when it doesn't feel that way
  
  

Quotables:

🦋 "You can't force a butterfly. If you did, it wouldn't be complete."

🤍 "It's not that you're losing anything. You're just letting that energy change form."

✨ "When you know, you know — but first you have to get quiet enough to hear it."

🌸 "We came here to learn AND to enjoy. Don't forget the second part."

Referenced things : 

Ep. 108 : The Need to Know & Letting Go
The End of an Ending - on Substack

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Welcome, September!

This little catch-all update episode is here to also help you recalibrate as the calendar has shifted ... are you feeling some shift in you, too?

All sorts of various inspiring topics are covered including, finding certainty in the uncertainty, an important reframe for this time of year (around scarcity or abundance, and how you always get to choose), what Virgo season is stirring up, getting moved by a movie ('The Odyssey'), and why fall is the season of letting go. 

Along with:

• What to do with the urge to know what's next... all the time
• What "retreat" actually means — and how to create one anywhere, anytime
• You get to want more — permission to admit you're ready for the next thing
• The Odyssey, the hero's journey, and coming home to share what you know
• A short guided meditation to close things out / retreat & release the noise and come back to presence.
  
  

Mentioned in this episode:

• 🍂 Virtual Fall Retreat — 90 minutes, online, early-bird sign-up open now, live October 1st [sign up here]
• 🎙️ Ep. 133 : You Get to Feel Good (and You Get to Want More)
• 🎙 Ep. 120 : Power of Breath with Anthony Abbagnano [Hero's Journey]

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It's true!  You're not.  And while a part of will never change, that incredible essence of your uniqueness plus, you are also meant to evolve, grow, change.

Tune in for a very quick! pep talk episode to give you a little boost of remembering to anchor into who you are and open up to who you are becoming.  Change does just happen, and, we each have full agency to take certain actions & believe certain things to enable that next, intentional & purposeful evolution to happen.

What if it really isn't about who you are but who you're becoming?

What if the thing you've been hoping and looking for is actually in the 'thing' you're not doing?

Deep breaths!  You've got this!

& be sure to check out episode 140 for a helpful check in on your life now and gain clarity on where to point your arrow next ...

referenced episode:
Ep. 106 : What Got You Here Won't Get You There

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First, get your free download here to accompany you with the latter half of this episode / explore on your own!

And next, it's Leo seasonnn!  In this solocast, it's a little variety show of potent 8/8 Lion's Gate inspo, part personal updates, & then part guided practice + tool {and little pep talk} to face your current life so you can shift it into it's next iteration you're feeling but possibly a little stuck on ... it's time!

Including : 

• 🦁 Leaning into the 8/8 Lion's Gate window — a powerful stretch for cleaning up your thoughts, habits, and patterns
• 📝 A simple reset ritual: write down what you're releasing (then tear it up or burn it safely), and write down what you're calling in
• ✈️ Quick life update: birthday travels to Santa Barbara, Solvang, and LA
• 🎡 The Wheel of Life exercise — rate 8 areas of your life (personal growth, health, friends, relationships, fun, spirituality, career, finance) from 1–10, then reflect on highs, lows, and one actionable step forward
• 💛 Free downloadable PDF worksheet linked in show notes to follow along
• ✨ Takeaway: small 1% shifts now can completely change your life's trajectory

Other episodes referenced : 

Ep. 123 : The Process to Change your Life

& 'part 2':
Ep. 130 : Your Personality is your Personal Reality

Ep. 131 : Complain, Change, or Accept

and separately, a little more on the journey and shift of this podcast ...
Ep. 137 : The New Era of Mindfulness

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One last quickie episode for the month!  In this under 20 minute drop-in, connect with some truths to help set you FREE.

As the line goes, 'the mountain is you' - not the challenge you're overcoming, though that, too; when you are able to take responsibility, you begin to see how indeed it all comes back to you.

Tune in to be guided through a gentle journey of reclamation of this, along with the beginning steps to enter a somatic unwinding of the blocks inside you still holding you back.

Jump to minute 13 for a somatic practice / meditation - done relaxed, not driving, please!

NOW ENROLLING - 1:1 ALIVENESS JOURNEY :: START HERE

Ep. 121 : The ONE Thing I'd Share with the World

Ep. 122 : When Talk Therapy Stops Working 

Ep. 61 : Embodiment is In-Body-Ment / the What, Why, How

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Maybe the winning is in the quitting?   In this quick pep talk episode, be reminded of the power in letting go, sometimes disguised as 'quitting'.  And because 'to quit' is usually more frowned upon, this could be THE hang up you're in and the thing that's keeping you in something that is no longer aligned, no longer serving... 

Deep breaths and ... release ... it's time!

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Mind FULL or mindful?  That is the question AND even more of the question in this episode, is how does it all fit together these days?  In an age of SO many mindfulness tools & practices & information available everywhere, what stands out?  What will stick?  What is 'mindfulness' these days, in general and to you?

Enjoy this quick and contemplative episode with Rebekka with plenty of time to not only ponder you own experience but also feel inspired and maybe learn a thing or two :)

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PORTUGAL 2027 :: LET'S GO!

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📝  BekkaBlue is back on SUBSTACK :: read along

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