60 Mindful Minutes

Have you ever been walking home from work and unexpectedly took a different path just to curiously explore your neighborhood? Or have you been on a vacation and walked around a new city with no destination in mind? Then chances are, you’re a flaneur and you didn’t even know it! This week I welcome Erika Owen, the author of The Art of Flaneuring: How to Wander with Intention and Discover a Better Life. For episode homepage, resources, free download and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/2020/08/04/how-to-wander-with-intention-with-erika-owen/   Guest Bio Erika Owen is a Brooklyn-based travel writer, author, and self-proclaimed Iceland Enthusiast. She is the author of "The Art of Flaneuring: How to Wander With Intention and Discover a Better Life," "Lawbreaking Ladies: 50 Tales of Daring, Defiant, and Dangerous Women from History," and was a contributor to "Fodor's Essential Iceland" guidebook. Her work has previously been published in Travel + Leisure, Departures, and Vogue. You can also find her work online at GQ, Martha Stewart Living, Bon Appétit, Epicurious, and more. When she isn't writing or planning her next trip, you can find her wandering Brooklyn and soaking up the scenes.   Mentioned in this Episode   Guest’s website: http://www.erikaraeowen.com/   The Art of Flaneuring: How to Wander with Intention and Discover a Better Life: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Flaneuring-Wander-Intention-Discover/dp/1982133511/   Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenmanieri_/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kristenmanieri/

(Summer Replay) If you want to feel more joy and aliveness in your life, cultivate wonder. Our ability to place our attention on all the beauty and magic around us is directly connected to how joyful, grateful and happy we feel. According to writer and artist Andrea Scher, author of Wonder Seeker: 52 Ways to Wake Up Your Creativity and Find Your Joy, all we need to find wonder and awe is an open heart and a clear intention. When we do, it has the power to renew our spirits and reclaim our inner happiness. https://kristenmanieri.com/episode156/ Description   Guest Bio Andrea Scher is an author, artist, photographer, and life coach. She’s had an award-winning blog called Superhero Journal since 2003 and has hosted the Creative Superheroes Podcast for two years. She’s a Facebook Live host for 1440 Multiversity. Andrea has co-authored a book called Expressive Photography: The Shutter Sister’s Guide to Shooting from the Heart, as well as authoring her own book, Wonder Seeker: 52 Ways to Wake Up Your Creativity and Find Your Joy, published in 2021. Her works centers around helping others create a life full of ease, joy, and deep connection.   Host Bio Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits: Simples Changes with Lifelong Impact (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She’s certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 140 authors and thought-leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.   Mentioned in this Episode   Guest’s book: Wonder Seeker: 52 Ways to Wake Up Your Creativity and Find Your Joy https://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Seeker-Ways-Wake-Creativity/dp/006307382X   Author’s website: https://www.andreascher.com/   Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenmanieri_/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kristenmanieri/    

Each day we make dozens of choices, including how to spend our time, money and energy. In the new book, Handbook for an Integrated Life: A Practical Guide to Aligning Your Everyday Choices with Your Internal Compass, author and philanthropy expert Sharon Schneider explores the ways we can integrate our values and desires to do good in the world with the things we are already doing. From buying habits and ways we celebrate, to how we travel and where we live, all aspects of our lives can come into alignment with our values when we take the time to identify them and bring them into focus.   For episode homepage, resources and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/episode188   Learn more about coaching: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com   Guest Bio Sharon Schneider is an entrepreneur, philanthropy expert, impact investor, and strategist who advises socially conscious founders and family offices. She has overseen more than $1.5 billion in philanthropic capital deployed through grants, impact investments, advocacy efforts and business operations from some of the world’s most prominent families, including members of the Giving Pledge, the Forbes 400 wealthiest individuals, top-10 US private foundations, and others. Learn more about her consulting practice here. Additionally, Sharon was the co-founder and CEO of Moxie Jean, an online marketplace for high-quality, gently used clothes. Moxie Jean was a 2012 portfolio company of renowned tech accelerator Excelerate Labs (now TechStars Chicago). Moxie Jean was acquired by Schoola in 2015.   Host Bio Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She’s a certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 120 authors and thought leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.   Mentioned in this Episode Guest’s book: Handbook for an Integrated Life: A Practical Guide to Aligning Your Everyday Choices with Your Internal Compass https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Integrated-Life-Practical-Aligning/dp/1626349355   Guest’s website: https://www.theintegratedlife.com/   Learn more about coaching: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenmanieri_/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kristenmanieri/  

There’s value in asking the question: is my relationship with alcohol working for me and my life? There’s a myth that we need alcohol to relax and have fun. But run a cost/benefit analysis, and really look at what alcohol may be costing you (and the amount of space it may take up in your head), and it’s possible to discover that maybe alcohol really doesn’t work for you at all. In her book, Soberful: Uncover a Sustainable, Fulfilling Life Free of Alcohol, author and sobriety coach Veronica Valli explores how we can rethink and reframe our relationship with alcohol, and develop the skills for a rich alcohol-free life. For episode homepage, resources and links, visit https://kristenmanieri.com/episode187/    Learn more about coaching: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com Guest Bio Veronica Valli is the author of Soberful:  Uncover a Sustainable, Fulfilling Life Free of Alcohol (Sounds True 2022.). She is a former psychotherapist who now works as a sobriety coach. With almost twenty years of experience, she has helped thousands of people live happy, healthy lives and reach their full potential by being alcohol free. She’s been the keynote speaker at annual conferences such as Women for Sobriety and Soberistas, and she is the cohost of the popular Soberful podcast. Learn more at soberful.com.   Host Bio Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She’s a certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 120 authors and thought leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.   Mentioned in this Episode Guest’s book: American Detox: The Myth of Wellness and How We Can Truly Heal https://www.amazon.com/Soberful-Uncover-Sustainable-Fulfilling-Alcohol/dp/1683648293/     Guest’s website: soberful.com   Learn more about coaching: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenmanieri_/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kristenmanieri/  

From juice bars and meditation retreats to crystals and mindfulness apps, wellness has pervaded almost every aspect of our lives. In our uncertain and chaotic world, it’s easy to imagine how hard we’re all trying to feel well. In fact, there’s a trillion-dollar wellness industry that is capitalizing on, perhaps even exploiting, our deep yearning to feel whole, steady and well. But it begs the question: what do we really need to feel well? And who has access to these things and who does not? These are just a few of the questions author and activist Kerri Kelly unpacks in this week’s interview and in her provocative book, American Detox: The Myth of Wellness and How We Can Truly Heal.    For episode homepage, resources and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/episode186   Learn more about coaching: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com Guest Bio Kerri Kelly is an activist, wellness disruptor and the founder of CTZNWELL, a movement that is democratizing well-being for all. She spent seven years as Executive Director of the non-profit Off the Mat, Into the World and is currently on faculty. She’s been teaching yoga for more than 20 years and is known for making waves in the wellness industry by challenging norms, disrupting systems and mobilizing people to act. A community organizer and wellness activist, Kerri is recognized across communities for her inspired work to bridge transformational practice with social justice. She’s been instrumental in translating the practices of well-being into social and political action, working in collaboration with community organizers, spiritual leaders and policy makers to transform our systems from the inside out. Her leadership has inspired a movement that is actively organizing around issues of racial and economic justice, healthcare as a human right, civic engagement and more. Kerri is a powerful facilitator, TED speaker, and host of the prominent podcast CTZN. You can learn more about her work at https://kerrikelly.co and https://ctznwell.org.   Host Bio Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She’s a certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 120 authors and thought leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.   Mentioned in this Episode Guest’s book: American Detox: The Myth of Wellness and How We Can Truly Heal https://www.amazon.com/American-Detox-Myth-Wellness-Truly/dp/1623177243     Guest’s website: https://kerrikelly.co and https://ctznwell.org   Learn more about coaching: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenmanieri_/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kristenmanieri/  

In the book, Box Lunch Lifestyle: Using Your Lunch Break to Win Back the Life You Deserve, author Cheryl Johnson uses the common, everyday experience of a lunch break as a kind of metaphor for how we live our lives. Are our breaks rushed with almost no time to nourish ourselves, or do we build boundaries so that we make time for what matters for us? Are we constantly flying by the seat of our pants or do we strategically place moments of calm and clarity in our day so we can pause and return to ourselves? As you’ll hear, box lunch lifestyle is a small change that can have a huge ripple effect. For episode homepage, resources and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/episode185   Learn more about coaching: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com   Guest Bio Cheryl was a research director for nearly twenty years until boxing training gave her the courage to leave corporate life for something that felt more like her true self. Box Lunch Lifestyle is how she now helps people realize that richer, more satisfying lives aren’t as distant as they seem. Secretly, Cheryl loves grocery stores: small family-owned ones, national chains, co-ops, and the corner convenience store. Seeing everyday life through the lens of what food is available, and what people actually buy, fascinates her—and reinforces her disdain for weight loss programs and companies that thrive by selling non-nutritious food. When she’s not boxing, reading, or pushing a cart, Cheryl and her husband enjoy documentary films and Indian food. They live near St. Paul, MN, in a town that Cheryl describes as a cross between Lake Wobegon and Twin Peaks. Learn more at cherylkjohnson.com.   Host Bio Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She’s a certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 120 authors and thought leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.   Mentioned in this Episode Guest’s book: Box Lunch Lifestyle: Using Your Lunch Break to Win Back the Life You Deserve: https://www.boxlunchlifestyle.com/the-book   Guest’s website:  http://cherylkjohnson.com    Learn more about coaching: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenmanieri_/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kristenmanieri/  

There are times when life requires us to have grit and to tough things out. But the hammer isn’t the only tool in our toolbox. Steve Magness, author of the book, Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness, offers a new model for how we can respond to our struggles, stressors and discomforts. A performance scientist who coaches Olympic athletes, he challenges us to trade in our broken model of resilience, based on powering through at all cost, for one grounded in the latest science and psychology, and focused on accessing our awareness and discernment. For episode homepage, resources and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/episode184   Learn more about coaching: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com Guest Bio Steve Magness is a world-renowned expert on performance, well-being, and sustainable success. His most recent work is Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness. He is coauthor of the best selling Peak Performance and The Passion Paradox. In his coaching practice, Steve works with executives, entrepreneurs, and athletes on their performance and mental skills. He's served as consultant on mental skills development for professional sports teams, including some of the top teams in professional sports. His writing has appeared in Outside, Runner's World, Forbes, Sports Illustrated, Men's Health, and a variety of other outlets. In addition, Steve's expertise on elite sport and performance has been featured in The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Guardian, Business Insider, and ESPN The Magazine. Steve received his undergraduate degree from the University of Houston and a graduate degree from George Mason University. He currently lives in Houston, Tx with his wife Hillary. Once upon a time, he ran a mile in 4:01 in high school, at the time the 6th fastest high school mile in US history.   Host Bio Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She’s a certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 120 authors and thought leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.   Mentioned in this Episode Guest’s book: Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Things-Resilience-Surprising-Toughness/dp/006309861X   Guest’s website: http://www.stevemagness.com/   Learn more about coaching: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenmanieri_/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kristenmanieri/  

Resilience isn’t something we’re innately born with; it’s something we develop over time. In her new book, Worth the Risk: How to Microdose Bravery to Grow Resilience, Connect More, and Offer Yourself to the World, author and behavioral science researcher Kristen Lee shares how bravery is a process that we can undergo with intention. By engaging in strategic risk-taking and using small, intentional acts of courage, we can build resilience, confidence, and connection. For episode homepage, resources and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/episode183 Guest Bio Kristen Lee, EdD, LICSW, is an award-winning behavioral science and leadership professor, clinician, researcher, activist, comedian, author of Reset and Mentalligence, and host of Crackin’ Up: Where Therapy Meets Comedy. She has over two decades of clinical experience in mental health and thirteen years of teaching and leadership roles in higher education, focusing on underserved populations. She leads the Behavior Science program at Northeastern University.   Host Bio Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She’s a certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 120 authors and thought leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.   Mentioned in this Episode Guest’s book: Worth the Risk: How to Microdose Bravery to Grow Resilience, Connect More, and Offer Yourself to the World https://www.amazon.com/Worth-Risk-Microdose-Resilience-Yourself/dp/1683648501   Guest’s website: https://kristenlee.com/ Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenmanieri_/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kristenmanieri/  

Our ability to be conscious of and to direct our own thoughts and emotions forms the bedrock of our emotional intelligence and self-awareness. As we raise our awareness of our inner workings, we may discover that our mind is made up of mental habits that cause us to interpret the world around us and act accordingly. In her book, Beyond Emotional Intelligence: A Guide to Accessing Your Full Potential, author Michele Nevarez explores the influence these mental habits have over our lives and the ways we can work with them to give us more agency. For episode homepage, resources and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/episode182 Guest Bio Michele Nevarez has been studying Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practicing the wisdom at the core of its contemplative meditation practices for 29 years. She received her B.A. in Religion from Bryn Mawr College and Master of Science degree in Positive Organizational Development and Change from the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. As CEO and Chief Education Officer for Beyond EI’s Coaching and Training programs, Michele’s vision is to democratize Emotional Intelligence as a means of igniting personal and global agency. Michele brings 25+ years of executive leadership experience working for industry leaders in healthcare, investment management, management consulting, and manufacturing.   Host Bio Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She’s a certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 120 authors and thought leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.   Mentioned in this Episode Guest’s book: Beyond Emotional Intelligence: A Guide to Accessing Your Full Potential https://www.amazon.com/Emotionally-Intelligent-Habits-Accessing-Potential-dp-111980020X/dp/111980020X/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=     Guest’s website: https://beyondei.inc/ Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenmanieri_/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kristenmanieri/  

  When we can take a step back from our culture of constant motion and self-improvement, we may start to see the power in slowing down and making room for stillness in our lives. In her new book, Don’t Just Sit There, Do Nothing, author Jessie Asya Kanzer shares her experience of using the Tao Te Ching to ground her life in intuition, and insight. The result is practical actionable insights on incorporating simple wisdom into the everyday living of life. For episode homepage, resources and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/episode181 Guest Bio Jessie Asya Kanzer was born in the Soviet Union. At the age of eight, she emigrated with her family to Brooklyn. She is a writer and former reporter and actress. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, New York Daily News, Wall Street Journal, The Independent, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, Ravishly, and Romper. Jessie lives with her two daughters and husband in Dobbs Ferry, NY.   Host Bio Kristen Manieri is the author of Better Daily Mindfulness Habits (July 2021: Rockridge Press). She’s a certified both as a habits coach and mindfulness teacher. She specializes in: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, focus, habit formation, rest rituals, and prioritizing personal well-being. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 120 authors and thought leaders about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional AND joyful life. Learn more at https://kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me/.   Mentioned in this Episode Guest’s book: Don't Just Sit There, DO NOTHING: Healing, Chilling, and Living with the Tao Te Ching https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Just-Sit-There-NOTHING/dp/1642970352     Guest’s website: https://jessiekanzer.com/ Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenmanieri_/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kristenmanieri/