60 Mindful Minutes

Guest Bio Originally from the flat lands of the Midwest, Emily has journeyed far from home connecting with cultures and perspectives around the world. As National Geographic Travel contributor, Emily views photography as an opportunity to explore how we experience our world and what connects us. Emily splits her time between Nepal and the western U.S. collaborating with like-minded companies while working on personal projects. Learn more at https://www.emilypolar.com/. Description Imagine living a “bouncy” life, one that had you being untethered from location or financial obligations, leaving you free to roam where you liked and pursue what you love. Over the past decade, that’s the life this week’s guest has designed. Her story inspires us to begin to ask some questions about what our best life looks like, what our true definition of success is, and what we would create if doubt never stood in our way.   Mentioned in this Episode https://www.instagram.com/emilypolar/ https://www.emilypolar.com/     Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com  Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: @kristenmanieri_ 

Shannon Ables is the founder and editor of the internationally recognized lifestyle blog, The Simply Luxurious Life (est. 2009) which inspired her first book Choosing The Simply Luxurious Life: A Modern Woman's Guide, and her second, Living The Simply Luxurious Life: Making Your Everydays Extraordinary and Discovering Your Best Self (2018). Her complementary weekly podcast, The Simple Sophisticate, was established in 2014, ranking #5 on iTunes New & Noteworthy on its debut, and her vodcast, The Simply Luxurious Kitchen, provides the inspiration for elevating everyday meals using seasonal fare. She has been living in Bend, Oregon, since 2015 with her two spaniels, Oscar and Norman.   Description “Living simply luxuriously is a choice, a decision to find what fascinates and delights you…” says author and blogger Shannon Ables. Join us for a discussion about what it means to cultivate the art of living well, design a life filled with everyday delight and how to orient yourself toward feeling good.   Mentioned in this Episode https://www.thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/     Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com  Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: @kristenmanieri_   

Guest Bio Alyson Long is the owner of the World Travel Family travel blog, a website she created while traveling full time to some extraordinary destinations with her husband and two children. A nomadic lifestyle was a dream come true for this family and these days, after six years of travel, they have no plans to retire from the adventure travel sector. The family is a mixture of Welsh, English and Australian heritage and has lived in all of those places as well as in Vietnam and Romania.   Description Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a nomad? Imagine packing up your life, getting rid of everything, getting on a plane and never looking back. Whether that sounds like a daydream or a nightmare, it’s fascinating to know that there are people out there in the world, people with kids no less, who have chosen to orient their entire lifestyle around travel.   Mentioned in this Episode https://worldtravelfamily.com/     Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com  Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: @kristenmanieri_ 

Guest Bio Melissa Wadsworth is a new-community visionary, certified dream coach, change catalyst, creative intuitive, and author. The author of Collective Manifestation: Heart-Centered Blueprints for Creating Intentional Community, her vision and leadership integrate her own life-lessons, inspirational optimism, and her commitment to bringing healing change energy to the world.   Description We are all participating—in our life, our family, our culture—but the question is, how intentional are we being about our participation? Your life is meaningful. It has purpose. This week’s guest invites us to wake up to what we are creating and could be creating with intentional communing.   Mentioned in this Episode   http://www.collectivemanifestation.com/ https://www.facebook.com/collectivemanifestationbook/    Bliss More: How to Succeed in Meditation Without Really by Light Watkins https://www.amazon.com/Bliss-More-Succeed-Meditation-Without/dp/0399180354     Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com  Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: @kristenmanieri_ 

Guest Bio Andrew Parker is the Founder & CEO of Papa, a company that connects college students to older adults for companionship, assistance and transportation. He started the company in 2017 to support his own grandfather, and Papa has grown to 15 full time employees and over 1,500 students on the platform. Andrew received his Bachelor’s in Finance from Florida State University and his Certified Employee Benefit Specialist certification from the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Miami with his wife and dog, Chewie.   Description My guest today is Andrew Parker, Founder & CEO of Papa, a technology platform that connects college students to older adults for companionship, assistance and transportation. Basically, as Andrew defines it, it’s a grandkid on demand, and it has the potential to not only address practical needs for older adults, but it also faces the loneliness crisis head on.     Mentioned in this Episode Papa https://www.joinpapa.com/   Good News Network https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/app-hires-college-age-grandkids-on-demand-for-loneliness-and-chores/     Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com  Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: @kristenmanieri_ 

Guest Bio Alicia Braccia is a Florida Licensed School Psychologist who received her Masters Degree and Certificate of Advanced Study in School Psychology at Fairfield University, in Connecticut. She has a Diplomate in School Neuropsychology from Texas Women’s University. Prior to moving to Florida and forming the Center for Health, Learning and Achievement’s multi-disciplinary team, she was a Teacher, Peer Supervisor and School Psychologist in the New York Public School System. Learn more at http://www.learningandachievement.com/AliciaBraccia.shtml   Description It doesn’t matter if you’re a parent or a CEO, a surgeon or a hockey coach, the principles of brain function and neuropsychology are universal. When we can understand what’s happening inside the brain when people we love get upset or frustrated, as well as feel joyful and safe, we can create better connections and relationships with those around us. By the end of this episode you’ll have a new skill that can exponentially make your family and work life better.    Mentioned in this Episode  Becky Bailey – Conscious Discipline https://consciousdiscipline.com/about/becky-bailey/     Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com  Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: @kristenmanieri_ 

Guest Bio Chris Smith helps entrepreneurs, corporate leaders and teams discover a powerful new relationship to who they are and what they do through his proprietary methodology called The Campfire Effect. Learn more at https://christophercsmith.com/   Description Researchers have found that having a sense of our purpose positively impacts our health and longevity. But what if you don’t know your purpose? What if you feel like you just can’t figure it out or maybe, secretly worry that you’re the one lone human that didn’t get one? Today’s guest has spent much of the past decade building a life and a business that helps people discover and articulate their calling.   Mentioned in this Podcast https://christophercsmith.com/   Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322   Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com  Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: @kristenmanieri_ 

Guest Bio Scott Byrd is an entrepreneur and founder of a coaching company who has recently co-written the book, "A Cloudless Mind," which marries the latest insights from neuroscience with practical ancient wisdom to offer simple truths about the human mind to fundamentally change everything about the way you see yourself and the decisions you make. Learn more at https://www.cloudlessmind.com/   Description Most of us have heard the research that says the average mind thinks between 60,000 – 80,000 thoughts a day. But have you ever really contemplated what these thoughts are exactly, and even more out there, who’s thinking them? For those of us in pursuit of a more peaceful inner world and a more harmonious outer world, the idea of having a cloudless mind is worth considering.   Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com  Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: @kristenmanieri_ 

Charles Vogl is an award-winning author of The Art of Community: Seven Principles for Belonging. He’s an executive consultant who works with leaders in tech, finance, media, government and social change organizations. He lectures and leads workshops across the country, and is a regular guest lecturer at the Yale School of Management and Yale Leadership Institute. As a speaker and writer, he draws on his experience in international human rights advocacy and social change, exploring the principles of community as they apply to both secular and spiritual leadership. http://www.charlesvogl.com   Description Cultures of belonging aren’t just happy accidents. They’re often designed and cultivated with purpose and intention. Today’s guest has identified seven time-tested principles for growing enduring, effective and connected communities. These communities could be small, like your immediate family, or they can be larger, like a thriving yoga studio or a church with a congregation 10,000 strong. There’s a method to building vibrant, living cultures where people are nourished by a deep sense of belonging and mutual care.   Mentioned in this episode The Art of Community: Seven Principles for Belonging http://www.charlesvogl.com/book   Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com  Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: @kristenmanieri_ 

We live a hurried, jam-packed life. The days and months fly by in a flurry of routines and commitments. We're constantly in motion with a never-ending onslaught of distractions to occupy our minds and hearts. Tuning into ourselves has become nearly impossible. But in my experience, the only way to live an awakened, authentic life is to find space for reflection and time to tune in. We need to come home to ourselves and take ourselves off autopilot. With love, compassion and zero judgement, we need to wake ourselves up. For me, a daily centering practice is an amazing wake up tool.   Mentioned in this episode   Awakened Living Master Class https://syncedlife.net/master-class   Writing Down Your Soul https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Down-Your-Soul-Extraordinary/dp/1573243566   The Untethered Soul https://www.amazon.com/Untethered-Soul-Journey-Beyond-Yourself/dp/1572245379   Time Warrior https://www.amazon.com/Time-Warrior-procrastination-people-pleasing-over-commitment/dp/1600250378/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Time+Warrior&qid=1552492877&s=gateway&sr=8-1   Insight Timer App https://insighttimer.com/    The Art of Community: Seven Principles for Belonging http://www.charlesvogl.com/book   Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com  Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: @kristenmanieri_