Last week we announced an upcoming workshop that we are SO excited to offer and to have a live experience with you!

This week, however, we are announcing the postponement of this workshop until the fall.

We have both been feeling a pull to be engaging in all the things that come with season changes and summer time with our families as well as a desire to engage in some internal work of learning and creating before sharing everything we want to share with you.

So, we are intentionally choosing to match the pace of our lives with the nature of this particular season, and we hope you also are offering yourself the same space for whatever your circumstances or season may be.

We might publish something small again next week, or we might not-- just be sure to be subscribed if you're not already so that when new episodes drop, you’ll know.

We have some incredible plans coming up for the fall and hope you will join us then!

In lieu of weekly episodes during the month of July, we are curating a LIVE event just for you! 

Tuesday July 27th, 7pm. (Location announced soon; it will be held in the South Jordan/Sandy Utah area.)

Register today by Venmoing $50 @MindBodyPurpose.

Come enjoy an evening of workshop-style learning, yummy treats, and a take-home gift we think you will love.

Space is limited, so this will be first come first served. Bring your friends for a memorable girl's night!

Today is the final episode for this month's discussion on "Ahimsa" or non-violence (see episode 50 for the full discussion of all three takeaways).

The PURPOSE takeaway that we discuss today is: Regard yourself as whole - notice how much kindness you can experience. 

This month we have been discussing the first chapter of "The Yamas and Niyamas" by Deborah Adele. This book is available through a free audible trial here or wherever you buy hard copy books (you can find it on Amazon here).

Have you felt the glorification of "busy?" (Hand raised right here.) Over-scheduling ourselves and filling every minute is one way we experience tiny acts of violence. 

Today we are discussing how to guard your balance in everyday life, listening to the messages of our bodies. This is the BODY takeaway for the month as we discuss "Ahimsa" or Non-violence, the first chapter of "The Yamas and Niyamas" by Deborah Adele. This book is available through a free audible trial here or wherever you buy hard copy books (you can find it on Amazon here).

It's all about courage! How might you be harming yourself by living from fear instead of practicing courage? 

Listen to hear our real-life examples of how we are shifting into courage and therefore preventing tiny acts of harm toward ourselves.

Today we begin discussing the first chapter of "The Yamas and Niyamas" by Deborah Adele, all about non-violence. If you're like us, we had no idea this chapter would be so applicable in our daily lives...until we learned about the subtle forms of harm that show up all. the. time. (Who knew? We do it to ourselves.)

This months takeaways are:

MIND- Practice Courage: Do one thing each day you wouldn’t normally do.

BODY- Guard your Balance: Act on the messages of your body

PURPOSE- Regard yourself as whole: Notice how much kindness you can experience.

"The Yamas and Niyamas" by Deborah Adele is available through a free audible trial here or wherever you buy hard copy books (you can find it on Amazon here).

This month we are beginning to discuss portions of our fave yogi book "The Yamas and Niyamas" by Deborah Adele. NO NEED to be a yogi of any sort  to reeeeeally benefit from and love what this book has to offer! We hope you'll enjoy learning about how to apply ancient wisdom traditions to our daily lives as much as we do. 

Note from the author:

I wish you richest blessings as you 

become a more skilled participant in the 

living of your life. May new possibilities 

and untold joy surprise you daily.

Be sure to get your copy of the book from Amazon or through a free audible trial here.

This is the final episode in this month's series on inadequacy; today's main takeaway is for our purpose:

Experience Every Phase as Sacred

If you want to follow along next month, we are discussing principles from Deborah Adele's book "Yamas and Niyamas" (which happens to be our favorite yogi book).  To listen, get your free audible trial here:

www.audibletrial.com/mindbodypurpose

Or get a hardcopy through Amazon here. 

Today we are discussing the BODY takeaway for this month: choose unity over comparison. 

We are continuing the conversation on instagram, so join us there! @mind.body.purpose

This month we are taking time to assimilate all three takeaways from last week's episode, week by week. Today we are diving into the MIND takeaway: Trust in who you are.  

April shares a real-life, every day scenario illustrating the struggle of feeling inadequate and what to do when it shows up. Much of this skill involves trusting in our capacity and our Heavenly Parent's capacity to help us navigate what comes.

Do you have a social media account? How about friends? Family members? Neighbors? Do you have colleagues? Do you go to church events? Attend things for your kids? Grandkids? Do you have eyes? Ears? If you said yes to any of these questions, chances are you are keenly aware of the lives and paths others are on. You're also probably sizing yourself up. Which brings more questions-- is my life good enough? Am I good enough?

Feeling Inadequate is something we have all felt. I seem to have lived most of my life in this space. I have seen a lot through the lens of "I'm not enough." and maybe you have too. So, this month we are discussing takeaways to help us remove the power and sting of inadequacy.

MIND: Trust in who you are.

Who am I? Have you had that existential crisis moment where you take off your many hats and strip away all the titles only to wonder who you are? " I am a beloved daughter of Heavenly Parents with a divine nature and eternal destiny."

A truth that is spoken to us over and over again. Our divine nature gives us a straight and narrow line to our Heavenly Parents by nothing other than birthright. We can strengthen it, but it’s always there.

When we doubt who we are, we have a tendency to look at others for validation, for a sense of where we should be, and a glimpse into what our path should look like. “For strait is the gate, and narrow the way that leadeth unto the exaltation and continuation of the lives, and few there be that find it.” (D&C 132:22.) Instead of a one-size -fits-all path, we each have our own straight and narrow path, connecting us with our Heavenly Parents. We each have the same destination- eternal life, and hold to the gospel, companionship, and example of Jesus Christ- but, our paths will be as different as we are.

BODY: Choose unity over comparison

“The fact of the matter is, we really and truly need each other. Women naturally seek friendship, support, and companionship. We have so much to learn from one another, and we often let self-imposed barriers keep us from enjoying associations which could be among the greatest blessings in our lives.” (Bonnie L. Oscarson)

With people you can connect or compare, but you can't do both.

PURPOSE: Experience every phase as sacred

Sacred means to be connected to God or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration (great respect or reverence).

If we can view each phase of our lives as being sacred, and as an opportunity to further connect with our Heavenly Parents, it puts the phase we are experiencing right now in a new light. Instead of wanting to push the fast forward button on some of our painful moments and phases, can we can just allow what is? If we know that everything is for our good, can we trust in ourselves to have the capacity to weather the storm? And trust that our Heavenly Parents will help us?