So much is happening in the world. If you are consuming a lot of news online, slow down and take a moment to do a self check-in. Notice how you are feeling in your body.

Meditation is one of the ways you can slow down to do a self check-in. Go here to watch the Digital Wellness Month Meditation & Discussion video from the IG Live I held on May 10th.

SPECIAL INVITATION: Join me for my Digital Wellness Month Meditation IG Live on Tuesday, May 17th and May 24th  at 5:30-5:45 PM ET: www.instagram.com/anandaleeke. 

This week the Thriving Mindfully Academy members are  participating in the Digital Wellness Month Challenge and invited to strengthen themselves with the our 5 mindful self-care vitamins, especially when they do not keep their intentions. Watch the video below to learn more.

If you are struggling in your life, relationships, and career, remember I am here to help you as your Thriving Mindfully Coach. GO HERE to learn how we can work together when you become a Thriving Mindfully Academy member. Email me if you have any questions: ananda@anandaleeke.com.

Over the years, technology has become our BFF and made life and work easier. During the global pandemic, most of us have increased our reliance on and use of technology as we live, study, work, and shop from home.

Many of us (me included) have been glued to our digital devices (smartphones, tablets, laptop and desktop computers, and wearable tech including smart watches, wristbands, pins, rings) for the majority of our day. We’re not aware of how much we are missing out on being present for moments that matter. We’re so plugged in we are suffering from stress, anxiety, and a lack of sleep. Our ability to focus and concentrate for long periods of time has decreased and impacted our productivity. What’s more, we may not even realize our need for digital wellness.

Digital wellness is the use of technology in mindful, intentional, and healthy ways. Go here to learn more about digital wellness and to listen to the Thriving Mindfully Podcast episode.

I launched the Digital Wellness Month through my Thriving Mindfully Academy during the first months of the pandemic in 2020. The purpose of Digital Wellness Month is to encourage and help you practice tech life balance with small steps.

This month Thriving Mindfully Academy members are focused on the theme of “Strengthen Yourself.” They are participating in a self-led Digital Wellness Month challenge to help strengthen their capacity to use technology in a mindful, intentional, and healthy ways. If you’re interested in joining us, click the button below to learn about and invest in your monthly Thriving Mindfully Academy membership.

May the 4th be with you! May the force of mindfulness be with you always! Just in case you need a reminder: Mindfulness is your birthright. It’s your ability to be aware of what’s happening in the present moment. Watch the video above to learn more.

I use my force and birthright of mindfulness to open my heart and be present, well, and the REAL ME in my life, relationships, and career. I call it Thriving Mindfully!

If you’re ready to be present, well, and the REAL YOU with my coaching support in a safe space, click the button below to learn about and invest in becoming a Thriving Mindfully Academy member. Email me if you have questions: ananda@anandaleeke.com.

When I struggle (which happens regularly) with mind drama and stress, I often choose to use one of the 1,440 minutes I get each day to notice my body, MAKE MY BREATH MY BFF, and meditate. Meditation is one of my go-to mindfulness practices I use to strengthen myself.

Check out the Thriving Mindfully Podcast episodes on Mindfulness 101 and Meditation 101 below. They include short guided meditations too.

–Mindfulness 101 Episode

-Meditation 101 Episode

How are you strengthening yourself?

I am here to help you as your Thriving Mindfully Coach.  

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.