Mindfulness Mode

Using Meditation To Master Yourself; Ashley Williams


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Ashley Williams is the founder and CEO of Clymb, an emotional wellness software for school-aged children. Ashley shares her personal experience of suffering from clinical depression in college and how she was introduced to mindfulness as a proactive approach to manage her emotional experiences. She also talks about how Clymb approaches emotional wellness for young people and how it can help increase social-emotional learning competency over time. Ashley emphasizes the importance of finding and sticking to a mindfulness practice, as it not only uplifts and transforms the individual but also those around them.

Ashley Williams has dedicated her career to helping individuals and organizations increase their overall happiness and satisfaction in life. As an emotional wellness advocate, Ashley has shared her insights and strategies with audiences around the world.
Ashley is the 2022 Culture Builder of the Year for Baltimore, which honors her work to make children’s happiness a policy priority.
Ashley is an avid meditation practitioner who is passionate about sharing the transformative power of mindfulness with others and believes that it has the ability to improve the quality of life for anyone willing to commit to the practice. She is a student of Swami Nithyananda of the Awake Yoga Meditation community.

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  • Website: https://clymbup.io/
  • Related Website: https://awakeyogameditation.org/
  • Most Influential Person
    • Swami Nithyananda has been a powerful mindfulness influence in her life.
    Effect on Emotions
    • [00:25:30] Mindfulness has helped Ashley deal with her emotions by accepting them and self-regulating in a healthy way.
    Thoughts on Breathing
    • [00:26:26] Ashley discusses the importance of breathing and shares her heart-opening exercise, where she imagines breathing in and out of her heart.
    Suggested Resources
    • Book: The Gospel of Ramakrishna by Swami Abhedananda
  • App: Meditation Timer and Log App to track meditations and create a consistent practice.
  • Bullying Story
    • [00:22:22] Ashley talks about how bullying is a result of a lack of emotional intelligence and how mindfulness can help teach these skills to children and society as a whole.
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