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Happy December: #ThrivingMindfully Self-Care Challenge, Week 1 – Loving Kindness

Posted by Ananda Leekeon December 4, 2017December 29, 2017in #ThrivingMindfully, UncategorizedLeave a comment

AL-MeditatingatEMI Happy December! It’s the last month of 2017. It’s also my birthday month and an opportunity for me to share what I have learned so far in my mindfulness facilitator training program with the Engaged Mindfulness Institute (EMI). The EMI program started with a week-long silent retreat that was held in Deerfield, Massachusetts in September. One of my biggest takeaways from the retreat is the value of practicing loving kindness or metta towards myself each day. It is one of my four self-care vitamins (loving kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity) I use to outsmart stress and thrive+work mindfully.

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Here’s my special gift for you: #ThrivingMindfully Self-Care Challenge, a four-week experience that invites you to practice and reflect on loving kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity.

Each week, I will share a video and invite you to participate in a self-care exercise that includes breathing exercises, reflection questions, and journaling. See the schedule below.

Week 1, December 4-10: Loving Kindness
Week 2, December 11-17: Compassion
Week 3, December 18-24: Joy
Week 4, December 25-31: Equanimity

Week 1 of #ThrivingMindfully Self-Care Challenge: December 4-10

Theme/Video: Loving Kindness

Invitation: Slow down and take three deep breaths. Touch your heart with one or both of your hands as you enter into a moment of stillness.

Take three more deep breaths.

Right where you are repeat this prayer out loud or silently three times: May I embody and express loving kindness.

Take three deep breaths. Thank yourself for showing up in the stillness.

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Reflection Questions and Journaling Exercise: Take some time this week to reflect on and journal about one or more of the questions below.

What does loving kindness mean?
What does loving kindness look like in your life?
What prevents you from embodying and expressing loving kindness for yourself?
What do you want your loving kindness to look like in 2018?
How can you add more moments of loving kindness into your daily, weekly, and monthly routines?

Launch now, improve later: A Mindful Cup of Tea podcast is born!

Posted by Ananda Leekeon October 17, 2016October 18, 2016in Mindful Cup of Tea, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Happy Monday!

How is your week going so far?

I spent the day mindfully taking action on my business to-do list I made and talking to a potential client I met during the Happy Black Woman Location-Independent Business Academy. Here’s what happened with my to-do list:

Answered email
Created a Canva graphic design
Reviewed feedback on my services from my email focus group
Connected with my Facebook group members
Updated my web site, bio, Amazon page, and social media to reflect my new focus on mindful coaching
Recorded and launched A Mindful Cup of Tea podcast on Soundcloud.

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The first episode discusses being in the present moment. Go here to listen. What a productive day!

May you have a great week filled with an abundance of mindful moments!

Coming back to blogging with a “Mindful Cup of Tea”

Posted by Ananda Leekeon October 14, 2016October 15, 2016in Mindfulness, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Happy Fall!

It’s been awhile since I last blogged. Why? I took time off to CHILL and REFLECT on what I want to do next. It’s one of the best things I’ve done all year.

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Today, I explored different ways to redefine and improve the way I package my genius at the Happy Black Woman Location-Independent Business Academy. The word mindful kept coming up. So I decided to create and launch Mindful Cup of Tea on Instagram to inspire and share mindful moments that will help you slow down and come into the present moment. When you breathe intentionally, you come into the present moment. That’s where you will find awareness, balance, and calm.

YOUR SPECIAL INVITATION: Join my free Mindful Cup of Tea Facebook group to get weekly inspiration and tools that will help you create more mindful moments in your life.

Join me for 8/12 #digcit Twitter chat!

Posted by Ananda Leekeon August 10, 2015August 10, 2015in #digcit chat, #socialcivics, Digital Citizenship, Digital Civic EngagementLeave a comment

When’s the last time you unplugged and took a break from your digital life?

Have you ever thought about creating a digital wellness plan?

Join me on August 12 at 7PM ET for the #digcit Twitter chat. The topic is digital wellness and unplugging. Follow @anandaleeke and use the #digcit hashtag to participate in the chat.

Happy Yoga Monday 3/4

Posted by Ananda Leekeon March 4, 2013March 5, 2013in Yoga, yoga for computer users, yoga for social media users, Yoga Mondays2 Comments

Ananda at the London Buddhist Centre, 2007

Happy Yoga Monday!

Yoga is a Sanksrit word that means union or connection to all things. It begins with the breath. When I practice yoga, it helps me slow down. It makes me more mindful and allows me to make better choices. Click here to watch my yoga video that includes breathing exercises. Enjoy!

What does yoga do for you?

OM #YogaMonday OM!

PS: If you would like to read about my yoga journey, check out my memoir That Which Awakens Me on Amazon.com. It is available on Kindle.

My debut novel Love’s Troubadours – Karma: Book One features a main character who works as a yoga teacher in Washington, D.C. Click here to visit the Love’s Troubadours’ Pinterest board which contains some great information about the novel. You can purchase it on Amazon.com.