Mind Declutter with Athea Davis

Happy Day, Friend! Today on the show I am excited to share my chat with former educator and author of the 8 book character education series, The Adventures of Peacebe and the Heartwatch. You will love Leneen’s book series and her journey into creating and writing her book series for kids, parents, and schools. We talk about the development of the Peacebe series; Leneen’s personal journey into creating the series and how struggle played a role in fueling her passion and purpose; and why you need to stock up on these books for your home, classroom, and school.  For my non-educational leaders out there, I want you to listen to how character development can be linked to ongoing personal and professional development, particularly as it relates to emotional and social intelligence. Leneen also gives us some great guidance to help us all refine and continue to grow in our character development journey. Oh, and after you dive into this episode… Please take a quick few to rate and review the show. I love feedback so I can continue to glow and grow and give you valuable content so you can learn from some amazing thought leaders and do the same.  Happy listening! XO ~ Athea PS. For more information on my live mindfulness trainings, digital courses, and products visit my website at www.solsenseyoga.com. Sign up for my e-mail newsletter and get your free health and wellness guide, 5 Pillars to Peace, today! You can also follow me on IG @atheadavis.  Connect with me on IG, FB, X, and LinkedIn: @atheadavis or www.atheadavis.com

Happy Day, Friend! Today on the show I am thrilled to share my chat with Bishop Andrew Doyle. Bishop Doyle is an expert in all the important ingredients that go into building diverse, positive, and lasting communities. Grab your notepad, especially my leaders, educators, and parents out there! There are tons of golden nuggets of wisdom in this episode to help you build the communities of your dreams - whether you are working with teams, schools, and families. We talk about the differences between culture and community, front door evangelism and how we can apply that in an ecumenical and secular environment, extreme learners and the reemergence of craftsmanship (and why you must know about this and work to cultivate it in those you lead), how we can share our differences for the value of the common good, dissipative moments and self-renewal within our communities (and how we can navigate these tougher moments of relating), and so much more! As Bishop Doyle reminds us, “There is a story. The core of the story is a creation that has humanity in the midst of it as sense making creatures and that sense making is to bind us together in common work for the good of the whole and for relationship with the divine, and to pull us into a deeper relationship with those things that are outside of us.”Oh, and after you dive into this episode… Please take a quick few to rate and review the show. I love feedback so I can continue to glow and grow and give you valuable content so you can learn from some amazing thought leaders and do the same.  Happy listening! XO ~ Athea PS. For more information on my live mindfulness trainings, digital courses, and products visit my website at www.solsenseyoga.com. Sign up for my e-mail newsletter and get your free health and wellness guide, 5 Pillars to Peace, today! You can also follow me on IG @atheadavis.   Connect with me on IG, FB, X, and LinkedIn: @atheadavis or www.atheadavis.com

Happy Day, Friend! I want you to visualize me giving you a virtual high ten! This episode is a celebratory one for sure! I really wanted episode 20 to be a special treat because it’s the big #20 for Mindful Living with Athea Davis and I’m thrilled to continue to share and grow in all things mindful living with you. My guest today is Christina Sell. Christina is an expert in her craft as a yoga teacher and trainer. She’s been practicing and teaching for nearly 30 years! Christina has so much wisdom and practical guidance to share. This episode is all about Wholeness and Freedom and using the path of yoga to get there. There’s something in this episode for everyone – whether you are just getting curious about this yoga stuff or you have been a practitioner for years. Christina and I chat about why she chose yoga as a physical and spiritual practice, body image issues, the insta age of quick fix and look good fast, what motivates us to take the self-discovery path, how we can navigate struggles in a more empowering way, and she also talks about the wise part of us that is whole, complete, and intact and, there’s so much more! Dive into this special episode with my teacher and yogi mentor, Christina Sell, who has taught me, and thousands of others around the world so much about yoga and how it can help us achieve freedom and wholeness in our everyday life. I’m certain you will learn something from her story and take it to make your own. As Christina says, “When we tell the truth about where we are, that’s where shame gets dissolved.” After tuning into this episode I know you will be able to clear some obstacles out of your own life; share them with those you lead, parent, and/or serve; and find joy in connecting to your wise self. You can find Christina Sell at www.livethelightofyoga.comKeep breathing deep and shining bright, Friend!  XO ~ Athea PS. For more information on my live mindfulness trainings, digital courses, and products visit my website at www.solsenseyoga.com. Sign up for my e-mail newsletter and get your free health and wellness guide, 5 Pillars to Peace, today! You can also follow me on IG @atheadavis.   Connect with me on IG, FB, X, and LinkedIn: @atheadavis or www.atheadavis.com

Happy Day, Friend! I'm coming to you solo style today! I want to check in with you and say "Thank you" for supporting this podcast all the way to episode 19. Before I bring you the 20th episode next week (can you believe it?!), I want to take a moment to reflect and share on the purpose of the podcast, and what to expect next. Since the first episode, you will find a mix of solo style topics hosted and taught by me and interview style episodes where I bring you a diverse group of thought leaders that live a Mindful Living life in their own unique way. So, I thought it would be a great idea to give you my version of what it means to live a Mindful Living kind of life. Then, my 9 guiding principles were born. I talk about the 9 guiding principles of living a Mindful Living life and hope you find them practical, useful, and valuable for living your own Mindful Living life. By no means is this an exhaustive guide. The principles I discuss are simply a guide for you to reflect on, practice, and make your own. As I move forward with episode 20 (coming next week!) and beyond, you can continue to expect valuable content with a mix of diverse thought leaders on the show + solo podcasts addressing a variety of mindful living issues to help you live your life with purpose, joy, and focused energy every day. Let me know what you think! XO ~ Athea PS. For more information on my live mindfulness trainings, digital courses, and products visit my website at www.solsenseyoga.com. Sign up for my e-mail newsletter and get your free health and wellness guide, 5 Pillars to Peace, today! You can also follow me on IG @atheadavis.  Connect with me on IG, FB, X, and LinkedIn: @atheadavis or www.atheadavis.com

Happy Day, Friend!This week I had the opportunity to chat with JimmyTay Trinh of Naughty Noah's Vietnamese Pho Noodles, a quick and healthy authentic Vietnamese noodle product for healthy-minded individuals on the go. We talk about Jimmy's journey from engineering to culinary, the founding of his company, Naughty Noah's, and his experience as an immigrant entrepreneur, what he's learned about personal and professional leadership, and so much more! As Jimmy reminds us, "Leadership is about how you help others so that they can grow thereby the reciprocation of that helps you grow."I hope you enjoy this episode and take Jimmy's insights and wisdom to help you grow along your own journey. You can find Jimmy and Naughty Noah's on-line at www.naughtynoahs.com. XO ~ Athea PS. For information on my live mindfulness trainings, digital courses, and products, please visit www.solsenseyoga.com. When you sign up on our e-mail list you get my 5 Pillars to Peace, a free guide to help you become the person everyone loves, including yourself! Connect with me on IG, FB, X, and LinkedIn: @atheadavis or www.atheadavis.com

Happy Day, Friend! I can't wait for you to listen to this episode with Mitzi Henderson. Mitzi is a global yoga teacher, meditation guru, manifestor, and owner of Namitzi Yoga, The Namitzi Yoga Institute of Health and Spirituality, the only African American owned registered yoga school in Houston, and The Mindful Lotus. We talk about her passion for healing, the death of her mom due to cancer and how that tragedy led her to her own healing on the yoga mat, the creation and development of the first woman black owned yoga school in Houston, her experience as a black woman entrepreneur, how she integrates her spirituality with her religion, and so much more! As Mitzi reminds us, "How you start your day, completely influences how you experience your day."You can find Mitzi by visiting www.namitzi.com. You can also follow her on IG and Twitter @namitziyogaHappy listening! XO ~ Athea PS.  For information on my live mindfulness trainings + digital courses for leaders, educators and parents or for information on my mindfulness books and products visit www.solsenseyoga.com. When you sign up for my e-mail list you get my 5 Pillars to Peace, a free guide! Connect with me on IG, FB, X, and LinkedIn: @atheadavis or www.atheadavis.com

Happy Day, Friend! I'm so pumped for you to listen to this powerful episode with Charles Rotramel, CEO of Houston: reVision, a non profit organization that builds a positive peer culture for kids on the edge throughout the Greater Houston area. Charles has over 30 years of experience with disconnected and juvenile justice-involved youth in the Houston area. We talk about his journey into this particular field, why he uses the term "disconnected youth, the school to prison pipeline, why building a positive peer culture for kids on the edge is so important, and so much more! This episode is a must listen to for all my parent, educator, and leader friends out there! You will gain so much insight into why the work of Houston: reVision is so important in the world and why it matters even if you aren't directly involved in this kind of work. To learn more about Houston: reVision visit their website:https://www.houstonrevision.orgKeep breathing deep and shining bright, Friend! XO ~ Athea PS. To learn more about my live mindfulness trainings + digital courses, books, and products visit  www.solsenseyoga.com Connect with me on IG, FB, X, and LinkedIn: @atheadavis or www.atheadavis.com

Happy Day, Friends! On today's episode, I dive into a wee bit of yoga philosophy from the Yoga Sutras, looking at attachment (raga) and non-attachment (vairagya). I've been reflecting a lot about attachment lately because of the tea cup story I share in this episode (and on the episode with Gaelyn Godwin, Abbot of the Houston Zen Center). I thought you may find it valuable to understand that when we are attached to people, experiences, and objects we tend to feel a push-pull cycle of pleasure and pain, happy and unhappy. This cycle is a tough place to be and creates so much craziness in our life! With mindfulness practices we can cultivate the art of freedom from attachment, meaning we are free from ego-driven personal desires for personal gain, which leads us away from  that crazy push-pull cycle of pleasure and pain. Thank goodness! We can also choose to shift that motive of personal desires for personal gain to a motive of personal desires to serve others that's driven by something beyond ourselves. This way of being helps us cultivate and maintain a state of contentment and equanimity. Awe, let's breathe that one in a few times. I give you two tools to use to cultivate non-attachment. Enjoy the freedom and joy they can bring to your day, relationships, and life. Keep breathing deep and shining bright, Friend! XO ~ Athea PS. To learn more about my mindfulness trainings, courses, books, and products go to www.solsenseyoga.com Connect with me on IG, FB, X, and LinkedIn: @atheadavis or www.atheadavis.com

Happy Day, Friend! I know you will enjoy listening to one of my fave master teachers. I had the opportunity to chat with Cat Allen, Forrest Yoga Mentor and Trainer, about her new program Poppy Perinatal Yoga. She is now offering trainings all over the world! Ek... exciting! To my fellas tuning in, don't run off yet, because even if you aren't expecting with your partner or you don't have one yet, you will glean wisdom from Cat's numerous years of experience as a yoga teacher, trainer, and dedicated practitioner. She gives some wise guidance on how to practically apply yoga and mindfulness principles in your own life. Whether you are a seasoned yogi or just curious about learning some de-stress for success tools in your personal and professional life, you will find immense value in her approach to living a mindful life. You can follow Cat on Instagram at @poppyperinatalyoga and @catallenyoga. Keep breathing deep and shining bright, Friend! XO ~ Athea PS. To learn more about my mindfulness trainings, courses, books, and products go to www.solsenseyoga.com Connect with me on IG, FB, X, and LinkedIn: @atheadavis or www.atheadavis.com

Happy Day, Friend! I hope you enjoy this bonus mama bear's day episode with me and my older son, Kane Davis. Several years ago, Kane lost his father, and I lost my ex-husband, to suicide. It was a very painful time in our lives and it still is very painful at times. I know many moms love to make things better for their kiddos. But, there are some things that just don't get better with bandaids. Emotional and spiritual pain is something you must process, not cover up. As we celebrate our moms, and being a mom, this weekend, let's be reminded that though moms help with the literal bumps and bruises of life, they also help with the emotional and spiritual bumps and bruises along the way. May Kane's story help you discover a little more courage that you didn't know you had and may that discovery help you shine a little light in any dark place that you are sifting through in this season of your life. If you find value in this podcast, please subscribe, rate and review, and share! Keep shining bright and breathing deep, Friend! XO ~ Athea PS. For mindfulness trainings, courses, and product information visit www.solsenseyoga.com Connect with me on IG, FB, X, and LinkedIn: @atheadavis or www.atheadavis.com