Thank you to everyone who has supported and helped me build and sustain the Thriving Mindfully Academy and Community since it began in April 2018!

My heart is filled with deep gratitude as I think back to April 2018 when Thriving Mindfully Meetup Group was launched as a weekly Mindful Monday Meditation class in partnership with my Qi Kratom CBD Tea family — Kai Kai, ee, and Gigi in my U Street neighborhood in DC.

The Thriving Mindfully Meetup Group quickly became a sacred space and community because of the people who showed up, sat in meditation, and shared their vulnerabilities in Mindful discussion.

Leading the weekly classes and retreats, hosting moon circles and workshops, holding space, feeling held by the community, and being supported by guest teachers Angel Dungee and Corey Castle, sound healer Sincere, and community members ee and Vince were gifts from the Creator and you I will always cherish. Many thanks to our resident Martin Parker for blessing us with your amazing baked goods.

When the pandemic began in March 2020, the weekly class became virtual. The Thriving Mindfully Academy was also born to support a wider audience of people who needed my coaching support in navigating the ups and downs of living through a global pandemic.

I am so grateful to everyone who joined the community and participated in the virtual classes and retreats.

Special thanks to guest teachers Ayesha Ali, Juneous Pettijohn, and Maria de Los Angeles for sharing your gifts with the community.

Today, I am proud to say the Thriving Mindfully Academy has expanded into an online learning platform and membership site that inspires and in-powers you to be present, well, and the REAL YOU in your life, relationships, and career.

As we move into May and beyond, I look forward to serving you as your Thriving Mindfully Coach.

Find out how I helped people just like you show up more present, well, and their real selves in their life, relationships, and career.

Learn more about how we can work together when you invest in your Thriving Mindfully Academy membership.

Email me at ananda@anandaleeke.com if you have questions.

Dealing with mind drama ain’t easy, especially when it happens first thing in the morning. My mind drama comes from the pressure I put on myself to overachieve and thoughts and feelings of unworthiness caused by comparison, self-criticism, and self-judgment.

I have learned to embrace mind drama as an invitation to soften my gaze and heart towards myself. I use 5 softeners as my self-care vitamins: loving kindness. compassion, nonjudgment, patience, and forgiveness. They turn the volume down on the mind drama and help me create a safe space in my mind and heart to connect with the TRUTH of who I am. They also help me begin releasing and forgiving the comparison self-criticism, and self -judgment. Watch the video above learn more.

How do you manage your mind drama?

Ready to learn how to manage your mind drama with my coaching support in a safe community?

Ready to be inspired and in-powered to show up as the REAL YOU in your life, relationships, and career?

I’ve been reflecting on the meaning of INNER WEALTH. My INNER WEATH is what makes me the REAL ME. Watch the video above to hear my reflections. The core elements of my INNER WEALTH include:

1) the love and connection I have with Spirit, the ancestors, and myself

2) mindfulness

3) intuition

4) inner-gy

5) creativity

What is your INNER WEALTH?

READY to be present, well, and the REAL YOU?

READY to identify, tap into, and strengthen your INNER WEALTH with the Thriving Mindfully Academy’s 5 Self-Love Languages?

READY to be inspired and in-powered with my coaching support in a safe community?

Sometimes it helps when I have people around me who can see the REAL ME. They are my soul sistalove and brothaloves who see my MAGNIFICENT ENERGY and remind me to love and celebrate myself for who I am in this moment. 

I want you to know I am holding space and seeing the REAL YOU. I celebrate your MAGNIFICENT ENERGY.

Watch the video below for a special message that I hope will inspire and in-power you. 

Also, I thought you might be interested in the Spring Reset sessions this month. Folks have been asking for more sessions. So I am offering two morning and evening sessions. See the dates below. Pick one that works best for you. Replay videos will be provided.

EVENING SESSIONS: April 20th or 24th at 7:30-8:30 PM ET

MORNING SESSIONS: April 21st or 27th at 7:30-8:30 AM ET

During the Spring Reset, you’ll learn how to manage stress and take better care of yourself and your MAGNIFICENT ENERGY with the Thriving Mindfully Academy’s 5 Self-Love Languages.

Click the button below to learn more and register. Your investment is $22.

The Full Moon in Libra happens Saturday, April 16th. It invites us to slow down, release, forgive, and celebrate how far we have come since the Full Moon in Virgo.

How are you planning to honor the Full Moon in Libra?

I am honoring the Full Moon in Libra with my Self-Love Language practice of reclaiming my time with readings from my oracle and tarot cards, mindful journaling with music, art-making, and tea this weekend.

Watch the video below to hear my Full Moon reflections.

I’ll also be leading the Thriving Mindfully Academy’s (TMA) Spring Virtual Retreat for TMA members on Saturday. A part of the retreat will feature an exercise on releasing and forgiving self and others.

Ready to be present, well, and the REAL YOU?

Ready to be inspired and in-powered with my coaching support in a safe community?

Find out how to invest in yourself as a Thriving Mindfully Academy member by clicking the button below.

Email me if you have questions: ananda@anandaleeke.com.

One last thing… May you tap into the Full Moon in Libra energy for wisdom and support in your life, relationships, and career.

Sitting in the sun this morning gave me an opportunity to use my Self-Love Language that helps me celebrate myself just because I am who I am. Watch the video below to hear my reflections.

Celebrating myself is one of my 5 Self-Love Languages I use to take care of myself and manage stress. I also use it in my work with the Thriving Mindfully Academy.

During the Thriving Mindfully Academy’s Spring Reset last night, I helped attendees identify and learn how to use their 5 Self-Love Languages to practice self-care and manage stress. They include:

♡Affirm yourself

♡Honor your body

♡Reclaim your time

♡Serve yourself

♡Celebrate yourself

May you take one of your 1,440 minutes that you get each day to celebrate yourself just because you are who you are today, this month, and during the rest of your lifetime.

Need more support in practicing self-care and managing stress?

I invite you to join me for the Spring Reset on:

*EVENINGS: April 20th OR April 24th at 7:30-8:30 PM ET

*MORNINGS: April 21st OR April 27th at 7:30-8:30 AM ET

Reserve your seat here.

Throughout the pandemic years, I have struggled with stress. Befriending my stress with regular stress managementcheck-ins is one of the ways I have learned to take better care of myself.

My stress management check-in is also one if my Self-Love Language practices I use to serve myself.

Watch the video below to learn how I conduct my stress management check-ins. Try using it.

Also, I thought you might be interested in the Spring Reset I am leading on tonight (April 13th) and April 20th at 7:30-8:30 PM ET.

During the Spring Reset, you’ll learn how to manage stress and take better care of yourself with the Thriving Mindfully Academy’s 5 Self-Love Languages.

Click the buttons below to learn more and reserve your seat. Your investment is $22.

My poetry has always been my soul and heart’s therapy wrapped up in wisdom from Spirit and my ancestors. It represents one of my Self-Love Language practices I use to affirm myself and manage stress. Watch the video below to hear my latest poem about inner beauty. May it inspire you to celebrate your inner beauty.

I thought you might be interested in the Spring Reset Webinar on April 13 at 7:30 PM ET OR April 20 at 7:30 PM ET.  During the Spring Reset, you’ll learn how to manage stress and take better care of yourself with the Thriving Mindfully Academy’s 5 Self-Love Languages. Get more information and REGISTER here. Your investment is $22.

Feeling called to go deeper in your personal growth journey?

Ready to be in-powered and be present, well, and the REAL YOU in your life, relationships, and career?

Ready to receive my coaching support in a safe community that offer group accountability?

Click the button below and watch the video to learn how you can invest in yourself as a Thriving Mindfully Academy member. Email me if you have questions: ananda@anandaleeke.com.

I am celebrating National Poetry Month in a BIG WAY! Today I popped on Instagram today to do a short IG Live about the power of poetry in releasing stress and practicing self-care in my life and work as a Thriving Mindfully Coach.

Watch the video below to hear what I had to say. It includes a reading of my poem, “Poetry” that is published in my mindful creativity memoir, That Which Awakens Me (available on Amazon here).

Also, I thought you might be interested in the Spring Reset I am leading on April 13th OR April 20th at 7:30-8:30 PM ET. During the Spring Reset, you’ll learn how to manage stress and take better care of yourself with the Thriving Mindfully Academy’s 5 Self-Love Languages.

Click the button below to register. Your investment is $22.

Feeling called to go deeper in your personal growth journey?

Ready to be in-powered and be present, well, and the REAL YOU in your life, relationships, and career?

Ready to receive my coaching support in a safe community that offer group accountability?

Click the button below and watch the video to learn how you can invest in yourself as a Thriving Mindfully Academy member. Email me if you have questions: ananda@anandaleeke.com.

I am gonna cut to the chase now that it’s April and Stress Awareness Month. You are entering the fourth month of 2022.

How much STRESS are your dealing with as a tech professional? What does it look and feel like in your spirit, mind, heart, and body?

Need help?

Check out the video below with the Thriving Mindfully Academy’s signature De-Stress Tool. It’s easy to use.

Also, I thought you might be interested in the Spring Reset Webinar on April 3 at 2 PM ET, April 13 at 7:30 PM ET OR April 20 at 7:30 PM ET. Get more information and REGISTER here. Your investment is $22.