What is the difference between meditation and mindfulness? Well, there are many! In this episode of Shut Up and Sit, Yedda welcomes back Malikah Karim, a wellness advocate and yoga instructor, to shut up and sit down with her to talk about the differences between mindfulness and meditation, along with the five problems with meditation. Malikah and Yedda share their definitions of mindfulness and the simple, yet powerful ways you can practice mindfulness at any time of the day.

“If you’re gonna be caught up in what everyone else is doing and how they’re doing it, you’re gonna leave less space for what you’re doing and how you’re doing it. It’s a powerful tool, mindfulness, and we really need to cultivate how we use it.” - Malikah

The world needs silence. The world needs stillness. Malikah wants you to walk away from this episode knowing that hope really is the point of upward positive emotion and that it’s something that will keep us all safe if we choose to let it. 

“You start to realize, I get to create the life that I want and we’re not in a world that teaches deliberate creation and empowerment and freedom, especially if you’re a minority… So we’re waking up to a world that says what if we’re all empowered? What if we all have freedom? What would that look like?” - Yedda

Resources:

Learn more about Malikah and Pure Wellness Coaching: www.purewellnesscoaching.com

Follow Malikah on Instagram: www.instagram.com/mkpurewellness 

Heal Grow Love Repeat Retreat: www.healgrowloverepeat.com 

The Hero’s Journey by Joseph Campbell: https://amzn.to/2VkOCFS

Everything is F*cked by Mark Manson: www.markmanson.net/books/everything-is-fucked 

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson: www.markmanson.net/books/subtle-art 

About Yedda:

As a consciousness coach and consultant, Yedda strives to be present with everyone she meets, aspiring to pay total attention without judgement. She is open-minded and lives life with an open heart, offering others a sacred safe space to grow and evolve, free from suffering and shame.

Yedda’s ultimate desire is to live in a world where every person feels awakened and deeply connected to their authentic self—a world centered around lovingkindness and equanimity, where all humans feel safe to communicate soul-to-soul. Dedicated to serving something greater than herself, Yedda defines her life’s work as “walking others home to the truth that we are ALL the highest and grandest expression of Source.”

Yedda offers a unique blend of leadership, mindfulness, and personal development skills to clients, helping them to integrate mind, body, and soul.

Connect with Yedda:

Visit her website: www.yeddastancil.com

Subscribe to her YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQIBSs2arYxgbqkbfOHs9g

Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yeddastancil

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This episode will change your life and the way you think about mindfulness. In this episode of Shut Up and Sit, Yedda welcomes Rachel, Executive Director of The Inner Work Center, to shut up and sit down with her to answer the question: Why mindfulness? Rachel speaks on her journey with mindfulness, what it was like to start working for a mindfulness-based startup, and how she incorporates mindfulness into a non-profit business. 

Together, they shed light on how mindfulness can impact the diversity, equity, and inclusion movement and what makes The Inner Work Center one of the best places in Richmond to practice mindfulness and meditation. 

“It really was such a tremendous difference in the way that I looked at life, the way that I treated myself, the way that I treated others, I was triggered less often and I found forgiveness, which was a huge thing for me.” - Rachel

Mindfulness gives you the gift of being who you are without judgement. Whether you’re a business owner, executive, entrepreneur, or team member, you can be a leader that leads from an overflow of compassion and love. Listen in to learn how you can get involved with the Inner Work community and learn more about the mindfulness programs and classes they offer.

“Mindfulness doesn’t say you’ve got to stop being who you are, it says you get to fully love and embrace who you are and when you do that, you can show up and give permission to other people to be who they are.” - Yedda

Resources:

The Inner Work Center: www.innerworkcenter.org 

Inner Work of Race: www.innerworkcenter.org/innerworkofrace 

About Yedda:

As a consciousness coach and consultant, Yedda strives to be present with everyone she meets, aspiring to pay total attention without judgement. She is open-minded and lives life with an open heart, offering others a sacred safe space to grow and evolve, free from suffering and shame.

Yedda’s ultimate desire is to live in a world where every person feels awakened and deeply connected to their authentic self—a world centered around lovingkindness and equanimity, where all humans feel safe to communicate soul-to-soul. Dedicated to serving something greater than herself, Yedda defines her life’s work as “walking others home to the truth that we are ALL the highest and grandest expression of Source.”

Yedda offers a unique blend of leadership, mindfulness, and personal development skills to clients, helping them to integrate mind, body, and soul.

Connect with Yedda:

Visit her website: www.yeddastancil.com

Subscribe to her YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQIBSs2arYxgbqkbfOHs9g

Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yeddastancil

Connect with her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeddastancil

Connect with her on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/yeddastancil

Follow her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/yeddastancil

Do you have feedback, questions, or comments? Leave a review here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-and-sit/id1561078547

Have you ever felt not enough or unworthy? In this episode of Shut Up and Sit, Yedda welcomes back Philip to shut up and sit down with her to dive into chapter 6 which is all about how to train your mind into believing you are enough. Yedda and Philip break down the five characteristics of enoughness and the science behind why mind training is so powerful, highlighting how mindfulness empowers the brain. 

Philip also shares a personal story that illustrates his experience with imposter syndrome and not feeling enough, as well as his opinion on why we experience imposter syndrome.

“Ultimately, what mindfulness cultivates is it teaches us the skills to believe that we are enough.” - Yedda

The skills needed to believe we are enough and worthy of an abundant, thriving life are not taught in our society. Despite that, you have what it takes to cultivate a mindset of enoughness through mindfulness and training your brain. By cultivating these five characteristics of enoughness, you’re contributing to your ability to thrive as a human being. Sounds wonderful, right?

“Accessing and cultivating these qualities of our enoughness is both our opportunity in life and I also believe it’s our obligation.” - Philip

Resources:

About Yedda:

As a consciousness coach and consultant, Yedda strives to be present with everyone she meets, aspiring to pay total attention without judgement. She is open-minded and lives life with an open heart, offering others a sacred safe space to grow and evolve, free from suffering and shame.

Yedda’s ultimate desire is to live in a world where every person feels awakened and deeply connected to their authentic self—a world centered around lovingkindness and equanimity, where all humans feel safe to communicate soul-to-soul. Dedicated to serving something greater than herself, Yedda defines her life’s work as “walking others home to the truth that we are ALL the highest and grandest expression of Source.”

Yedda offers a unique blend of leadership, mindfulness, and personal development skills to clients, helping them to integrate mind, body, and soul.

Connect with Yedda:

Visit her website: www.yeddastancil.com

Subscribe to her YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQIBSs2arYxgbqkbfOHs9g

Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yeddastancil

Connect with her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeddastancil

Connect with her on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/yeddastancil

Follow her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/yeddastancil

Do you have feedback, questions, or comments? Leave a review here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-and-sit/id1561078547

It’s time for an unfolding; a liberation. Do you resonate? In this episode of Shut Up and Sit, Yedda talks about the four stages of your unfolding, which happens as you begin to shut up and sit, become more aware, and work through your trauma and drama. Yedda speaks on the victim mindset, rewriting your narratives, manifesting, channeling your energy into your potential, and purely being in the present moment.

“When you let go and you step into something larger and bigger-working in you and through you, you channel and come up with ideas, inspirations, solutions, love, resources, unlimited pure potentiality that will blow your mind.” - Yedda

Remember, you only ever have control over three things in your life: the thoughts you think, the images you visualize, and the actions you take. When you decide you’re ready to shut up and sit and work through your challenges or traumas, you will begin to unfold and liberate yourself. However, if you need additional resources, please seek them out! Wherever you are on the spectrums of trauma and drama, know that you are seen, you are loved, and you are not alone.

“The question you do have to ask yourself is: Does this speak to me? Is this something for me? And if it’s not, you have permission to just gently set it down mindfully and take what does speak to you.” - Yedda

Resources:

About Yedda:

As a consciousness coach and consultant, Yedda strives to be present with everyone she meets, aspiring to pay total attention without judgement. She is open-minded and lives life with an open heart, offering others a sacred safe space to grow and evolve, free from suffering and shame.

Yedda’s ultimate desire is to live in a world where every person feels awakened and deeply connected to their authentic self—a world centered around lovingkindness and equanimity, where all humans feel safe to communicate soul-to-soul. Dedicated to serving something greater than herself, Yedda defines her life’s work as “walking others home to the truth that we are ALL the highest and grandest expression of Source.”

Yedda offers a unique blend of leadership, mindfulness, and personal development skills to clients, helping them to integrate mind, body, and soul.

Connect with Yedda:

Visit her website: www.yeddastancil.com

Subscribe to her YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQIBSs2arYxgbqkbfOHs9g

Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yeddastancil

Connect with her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeddastancil

Connect with her on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/yeddastancil

Follow her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/yeddastancil

Do you have feedback, questions, or comments? Leave a review here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-and-sit/id1561078547

What does success mean to you? In this episode of Shut Up and Sit, Yedda talks about the definition of success and shares her thoughts on how you can use mindfulness to create positive, healthy beliefs around success. Plus, she guides you through some questions and prompts to help you figure out what truly brings you joy and feelings of success.

“What if success meant nothing more than your ability to remove all the barriers that prevent you from fully embracing and experiencing the present moment? What if that’s what success was in our society?” - Yedda

We all have different definitions of success and that’s something that makes us unique and powerful. You have the power to use mindfulness as a tool for building a strong belief system that invites unlimited success. 

“The whole secret here is being in the present moment is success.” - Yedda

Resources:

The Little Soul and the Sun by Neale Donald Walsch: www.goodreads.com/book/show/148234.The_Little_Soul_and_the_Sun 

About Yedda:

As a consciousness coach and consultant, Yedda strives to be present with everyone she meets, aspiring to pay total attention without judgement. She is open-minded and lives life with an open heart, offering others a sacred safe space to grow and evolve, free from suffering and shame.

Yedda’s ultimate desire is to live in a world where every person feels awakened and deeply connected to their authentic self—a world centered around lovingkindness and equanimity, where all humans feel safe to communicate soul-to-soul. Dedicated to serving something greater than herself, Yedda defines her life’s work as “walking others home to the truth that we are ALL the highest and grandest expression of Source.”

Yedda offers a unique blend of leadership, mindfulness, and personal development skills to clients, helping them to integrate mind, body, and soul.

Connect with Yedda:

Visit her website: www.yeddastancil.com

Subscribe to her YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQIBSs2arYxgbqkbfOHs9g

Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yeddastancil

Connect with her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeddastancil

Connect with her on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/yeddastancil

Follow her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/yeddastancil

Do you have feedback, questions, or comments? Leave a review here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-and-sit/id1561078547

What happens with you start changing your belief system? In this episode of Shut Up and Sit, Yedda breaks down the 10 energetic shifts you experience when you change a belief. Then she shares a personal story that illustrates these magnificent transformations. 

“Let it all break. Let the cataclysm strip and tear away all the shit that’s holding you back. And I promise you the freedom you find when you can sit in the middle of your suffering is you find out it was all an illusion anyway. It was just all in your mind. It was all thoughts.” - Yedda

These are life-changing shifts in energy that will impact you more deeply than you think! Each step will bring you closer to living your best, most profound life. Your entire reality, your whole outer world, will start to look different and you’ll have a newfound clarity and radiance to share with the world. How incredible does that sound?

Resources:

Learn more about your quantum blueprint: www.evolvingwisdom.com/jh/global/quantumpowers/enroll/e 

Join the SUAS Community; www.suascommunity.com

Buy the ebook: www.suasebook.com

About Yedda:

As a consciousness coach and consultant, Yedda strives to be present with everyone she meets, aspiring to pay total attention without judgement. She is open-minded and lives life with an open heart, offering others a sacred safe space to grow and evolve, free from suffering and shame.

Yedda’s ultimate desire is to live in a world where every person feels awakened and deeply connected to their authentic self—a world centered around lovingkindness and equanimity, where all humans feel safe to communicate soul-to-soul. Dedicated to serving something greater than herself, Yedda defines her life’s work as “walking others home to the truth that we are ALL the highest and grandest expression of Source.”

Yedda offers a unique blend of leadership, mindfulness, and personal development skills to clients, helping them to integrate mind, body, and soul.

Connect with Yedda:

Visit her website: www.yeddastancil.com

Subscribe to her YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQIBSs2arYxgbqkbfOHs9g

Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yeddastancil

Connect with her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeddastancil

Connect with her on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/yeddastancil

Follow her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/yeddastancil

Do you have feedback, questions, or comments? Leave a review here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-and-sit/id1561078547

Do you ever feel like it’s impossible to be present with yourself or with others? In this episode of Shut Up and Sit, Yedda talks about the three major barriers to being in the present moment, along with how to remove those barriers and access your innate state of presence. You’ll learn techniques for avoiding stress and overwhelm, cultivating moments of silence, and using mindfulness to recover from conflicts.

“When you’re not in the moment, you are going to make decisions based on old patterns and beliefs and behaviors, it’s just the way it goes. When you’re awake, aware, and available in this moment, you can access more data, more information, and you can access patterns that you’re working on creating and you can really cultivate different ways of showing up in the world.” - Yedda

Sometimes, accessing a state of presence can feel like homework. Contrastingly, it can also feel like the only thing that will keep us afloat. Mindfulness is a powerful tool that removes the barriers to being present. Mindfulness will make it easier and more impactful to sit in silence and exist in the present moment. Are you willing to try it out for yourself?

Resources:

About Yedda:

As a consciousness coach and consultant, Yedda strives to be present with everyone she meets, aspiring to pay total attention without judgement. She is open-minded and lives life with an open heart, offering others a sacred safe space to grow and evolve, free from suffering and shame.

Yedda’s ultimate desire is to live in a world where every person feels awakened and deeply connected to their authentic self—a world centered around lovingkindness and equanimity, where all humans feel safe to communicate soul-to-soul. Dedicated to serving something greater than herself, Yedda defines her life’s work as “walking others home to the truth that we are ALL the highest and grandest expression of Source.”

Yedda offers a unique blend of leadership, mindfulness, and personal development skills to clients, helping them to integrate mind, body, and soul.

Connect with Yedda:

Visit her website: www.yeddastancil.com

Subscribe to her YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQIBSs2arYxgbqkbfOHs9g

Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yeddastancil

Connect with her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeddastancil

Connect with her on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/yeddastancil

Follow her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/yeddastancil

Do you have feedback, questions, or comments? Leave a review here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-and-sit/id1561078547

Are you cultivating being in this moment? How often do you feel like you’re being present? In this episode of Shut Up and Sit, Yedda talks about the 12 questions to guide you into the present moment. These are you can ask yourself at any time (you can also journal your answers) to come back to yourself and find the power of presence. You’ll also learn the significance of willpower in mindfulness as Yedda shares an eye-opening story from her experience in the military.

It’s difficult, and frankly impossible, to be in the present moment 100% of the time. After all, we’re only human! Though, with these 12 questions, finding moments of presence, peace, and empowerment is much easier.

“This moment is where all the power lies.”- Yedda

Resources:

About Yedda:

As a consciousness coach and consultant, Yedda strives to be present with everyone she meets, aspiring to pay total attention without judgement. She is open-minded and lives life with an open heart, offering others a sacred safe space to grow and evolve, free from suffering and shame.

Yedda’s ultimate desire is to live in a world where every person feels awakened and deeply connected to their authentic self—a world centered around lovingkindness and equanimity, where all humans feel safe to communicate soul-to-soul. Dedicated to serving something greater than herself, Yedda defines her life’s work as “walking others home to the truth that we are ALL the highest and grandest expression of Source.”

Yedda offers a unique blend of leadership, mindfulness, and personal development skills to clients, helping them to integrate mind, body, and soul.

Connect with Yedda:

Visit her website: www.yeddastancil.com

Subscribe to her YouTube channel:www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQIBSs2arYxgbqkbfOHs9g

Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yeddastancil

Connect with her on Facebook:www.facebook.com/yeddastancil

Connect with her on LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/yeddastancil

Follow her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/yeddastancil

Do you have feedback, questions, or comments? Leave a review here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-and-sit/id1561078547

Are you cultivating being in this moment? How often do you feel like you’re being present? In this episode of Shut Up and Sit, Yedda talks about the 12 questions to guide you into the present moment. These are you can ask yourself at any time (you can also journal your answers) to come back to yourself and find the power of presence. You’ll also learn the significance of willpower in mindfulness as Yedda shares an eye-opening story from her experience in the military. 

It’s difficult, and frankly impossible, to be in the present moment 100% of the time. After all, we’re only human! Though, with these 12 questions, finding moments of presence, peace, and empowerment is much easier. 

“This moment is where all the power lies.” - Yedda

Resources:

Ted Talk by Mel Robbins – How to stop screwing yourself over: www.ted.com/talks/mel_robbins_how_to_stop_screwing_yourself_over 

Buy the book: www.yeddastancil.com/buy-the-book

Take the course: www.yeddastancil.com/take-the-course

About Yedda:

As a consciousness coach and consultant, Yedda strives to be present with everyone she meets, aspiring to pay total attention without judgement. She is open-minded and lives life with an open heart, offering others a sacred safe space to grow and evolve, free from suffering and shame.

Yedda’s ultimate desire is to live in a world where every person feels awakened and deeply connected to their authentic self—a world centered around lovingkindness and equanimity, where all humans feel safe to communicate soul-to-soul. Dedicated to serving something greater than herself, Yedda defines her life’s work as “walking others home to the truth that we are ALL the highest and grandest expression of Source.”

Yedda offers a unique blend of leadership, mindfulness, and personal development skills to clients, helping them to integrate mind, body, and soul.

Connect with Yedda:

Visit her website: www.yeddastancil.com

Subscribe to her YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQIBSs2arYxgbqkbfOHs9g

Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yeddastancil

Connect with her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeddastancil

Connect with her on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/yeddastancil

Follow her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/yeddastancil

Do you have feedback, questions, or comments? Leave a review here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-and-sit/id1561078547

Do you truly feel free in life or do you feel like there are shackles of suffering holding you down? In this episode of Shut Up and Sit, Yedda wraps up chapter four by talking about the three steps to finding inner freedom. Yedda loves to talk about freedom, as it’s one of her core needs in life. It drives everything she does! You’ll also gain insight into one of Yedda’s favorite mindfulness practices for expanding your inner freedom, which is the sacred practice of primordial sound meditation.

“Mindfulness says, if you want to get really into inner freedom, step into the present moment, put your boat in the water and actually flow with whatever comes.” - Yedda

This is all about belief systems because you get what you believe. If you believe you can uncover your inner freedom and experience life through the lens of autonomy, you can. It’s simple, yet as human beings, we often make it so complicated. 

“Everything is brought to us at exactly the right time and in exactly the right way and place just as it’s supposed to when we learn mindfully to just shut up and go with the flow.” - Yedda

Are you ready to make your own earthquake, break open your mind and your heart, and find inner freedom? Let’s find your authentic and joyful hell yes!

Resources:

Buy the book: www.yeddastancil.com/buy-the-book

Take the course: www.yeddastancil.com/take-the-course

About Yedda:

As a consciousness coach and consultant, Yedda strives to be present with everyone she meets, aspiring to pay total attention without judgement. She is open-minded and lives life with an open heart, offering others a sacred safe space to grow and evolve, free from suffering and shame.

Yedda’s ultimate desire is to live in a world where every person feels awakened and deeply connected to their authentic self—a world centered around lovingkindness and equanimity, where all humans feel safe to communicate soul-to-soul. Dedicated to serving something greater than herself, Yedda defines her life’s work as “walking others home to the truth that we are ALL the highest and grandest expression of Source.”

Yedda offers a unique blend of leadership, mindfulness, and personal development skills to clients, helping them to integrate mind, body, and soul.

Connect with Yedda:

Visit her website: www.yeddastancil.com

Subscribe to her YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQIBSs2arYxgbqkbfOHs9g

Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yeddastancil

Connect with her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/yeddastancil

Connect with her on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/yeddastancil

Follow her on Twitter: www.twitter.com/yeddastancil

Do you have feedback, questions, or comments? Leave a review here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-and-sit/id1561078547