Mindful Social Media – Ananda Leeke

National Day of Unplugging is almost here. It’s a golden opportunity to take a 24-hour break from your digital devices and reconnect to your life and loved ones in real time. What I just wrote may scare you, but if you answer YES to one or more of the questions below, I invite you to join me in UNPLUGGING for 24 hours on National Day of Unplugging. It starts at sundown on Friday, March 9, and ends at sundown on Saturday, March 10.

To get you ready for your 24-hour digital break, I have included six tips for creating mini unplug moments below.

When you wake up in the morning, don’t check your smartphone for texts, email, or social media updates. Instead start your day with a breathing exercise. Place your hand on your heart as you inhale and exhale through your nose seven times.
UNPLUG and eat your breakfast, lunch, or dinner without looking at your digital devices.
While you’re working during the day, UNPLUG from your digital devices and take a one-minute break by inhaling and exhaling through your nose three times.
During your morning and evening commutes, UNPLUG from your digital devices and take FIVE deep breaths (inhale and exhale through your nose) before you turn your car or motorcycle/scooter, start to bike, or when you sit down on public transportation.
Spend one UNPLUGGED evening without your digital devices. That means when you get home, you turn everything off or place the sound on mute until the next day.
UNPLUG before you go to sleep by placing your digital devices on mute in another room.

Listen to my #ThrivingMindfully Podcast playlist featuring nine podcast episodes that offer meditations and mindful tips on how to create a digital wellness plan, practice self-care with a digital detox and unplugging, and have a healthy relationship with email, social media, and technology.

Check out my resources page with three free gifts created especially for you!

Click here to learn more about my mindful technology offerings.

Contact me at ananda@anandaleeke.com to learn how you can work with me as a speaker for your next event, a trainer for your organization, a coach (one-on-one or group sessions) or a commentator for your radio show, podcast, blog, and article.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Don’t keep me a secret. Use the links below and share me with your network!

Looking for a great book to read? Check out my tech memoir, Digital Sisterhood: A Memoir of Fierce Living Online. It includes tips and exercises on how to unplug and use social media and technology mindfully.

Photo Credit: Leigh Mosley

The rapid growth of technology and social media over the past decade has changed the way we live and communicate. Most of us own or have access to at least one digital device. Many of us spend hours being connected to the them without knowing how our digital connection can have a negative impact on our physical and emotional well-being.

According to the American Psychological Association’s (APA) 2017 Stress in America: Coping with Change report, more than four out of five adults in the U.S. (86 percent) constantly or often check their email, texts, and social media accounts. The APA report concluded that Americans’ attachment to their digital devices and constant use of technology are associated with higher stress levels.

Are you overwhelmed by texts, email, and social media at work and home?

Do you spend way too many hours using your smartphone, tablet, laptop, desktop, or other digital device?

Are your eyes tired of looking at screens?

Does your neck, back, or hips hurt while you sit and work online?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, check out my Email, Social Media & Technology playlist. The playlist includes nine podcast episodes that offer meditations and mindful tips on how to create a digital wellness plan, practice self-care with a digital detox and unplugging, and have a healthy relationship with email, social media, and technology.

Need more mindfulness tips and information?

Check out my resources page with three free gifts created especially for you!

Click here to learn more about my mindful technology offerings.

Contact me at ananda@anandaleeke.com to learn how you can work with me as a speaker for your next event, trainer for your organization, or coach (one-on-one or group sessions). I look forward to hearing from you!

Looking for a great book to read? Check out my tech memoir, Digital Sisterhood: A Memoir of Fierce Living Online. It includes tips and exercises on how to unplug and use technology mindfully.

PS: Don’t keep me a secret. Use the links below and share me with your network!