Author: Ananda Leeke

Each month we get to live is filled with New and Full Moon energy we can use to support our mindful self-care.

Click the button below to listen to one of my favorite 2019 episodes of the Thriving Mindfully Podcast for tips on how to incorporate New and Full Moon energy into your mindful self-care.

Take a moment to slow down.

As you enter the stillness, wrap yourself in the energy of the New Moon in Virgo.

Set an intention to open your heart and surrender to the new beginnings.

With each breath you take, welcome the new beginnings with gratitude.

Listen to my spoken word song, “New Moon” for inspiration.

While walking on Monday morning, my soul sistalove Adejoke and I stopped by Brew on U to get a matcha latte and visit my U Street Neighborhood Association’s Temperance Garden. It was such a beautiful and mindful self-care morning filled with sunshine, cool air, and great conversations and exercise.

How’s your September mornings going?

My dad, Dr. John. F. Leeke and I are headed to the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture on September 19th from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. to discuss our book, American Change Agent: A Life & Legacy of Seeking Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion and share our family’s extraordinary story of freedom seekers who used the Underground Railroad to escape slavery in Hagerstown, Maryland, and make a new life in Amherstburg, Canada. REGISTER HERE.

On Septmber 15th, my dad, Dr. John F. Leeke and I will receive a proclamation from the City of Hagertown that pays tribute to the extraordinary faith, trust, vision, courage, fortitude, and organization of our ancestors, Peter and Catherine Leek who along with their 14 children undertook a treacherous 410-mile journey from Hagerstown to Amherstburg, Canada via the Underground Railroad in approximately 1839.

My dad, Dr. John F. Leeke and I will lead the “Footsteps to Freedom” discussion on September 12th from 12 noon to 1 p.m. at the Caroline County Public Library, 100 Market Street, Denton, Maryland.

During the event, we will discuss our book, American Change Agent: A Life & Legacy of Seeking Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion and the Underground Railroad journey our family took to escape slavery in Hagerstown, Maryland, and build a new life as free people in Amherstburg, Canada.

Being in and building community with fellow creative folks really feeds my spirit, heart, mind, body, and practice. That’s why I attend Creative Mornings Baltimore and DC gatherings on a regular basis.

On August 28th, I met up with my soul sistslove Ayesha and attended the Creative Mornings Baltimore gathering at the Maryland Zoo. What fun we had! I even got to meet a penguin named Daphne!