Mind Declutter with Athea Davis

Happy Day, Friend! In this podcast episode I’m sharing a few strategies to help you sort out the inner and outer clutter that can cloud your thinking and actions. These evidence-based strategies will help you gain more clarity on any issue, and get you back to feeling more balanced internally. I'd love to connect with you on social media 👉 @atheadavis .  And,  BIG favor - I would so apprecia...

Happy Day, Friend!  In this podcast episode I’m talking about my personal reflections of 2023, what’s to come in 2024, and what steps I took to begin again, let go, and start over.  I'd love to connect with you on social media 👉 @atheadavis .  And,  BIG favor - I would so appreciate it if you could take a moment to rate and review my show, and while you're at it click the subscribe butt...

Happy Day, Friend! In this podcast episode I'm talking about ways to increase your everyday wellbeing with gratitude. I hope you gain tons of value from the episode. If so, please share with your people. I mentioned GiveThx in this episode. You can learn more about them at https://www.givethx.org/ I'd love to connect with you on social media 👉 @atheadavis And, BIG favor... I would so ap...

Happy Day, Friend! My special guest today is Ilana Nankin. We are talking about Ilana’s journey into founding the organization Breathe For Change and all the things Breathe For Change is offering educators and school districts through its yoga, mindfulness, and social-emotional learning trainings and professional development seminars. Dr. Ilana Nankin—the Founder & CEO of Breathe For Change —i...

Happy Day, Friend! In this podcast episode I’m sharing a meditation moment from TGBA, my book, Today’s Gonna Be Awesomesauce: Daily Meditations for Youth, Parents, and Families . Today’s meditation is from June 26, Be You . Use today’s meditation as a guide or intention for your day, week, or the season of life you’re in. I hope you gain tons of value from the episode. If so, please share with you...

Happy Day, Friend! My special guest today is Meryl Arnett . We are talking about ways you can deepen your meditation practice. Meryl is a mama, international meditation teacher, and trainer, and her passion is introducing mindfulness in ways that are both accessible and enjoyable to all of us. Meryl’s meditation classes have been featured on CNN Headline News, TODAY.com , and Good Housekeeping Mag...

Happy Day, Friend! In this podcast episode I’m talking about perspective-taking and difficult conversations, and how mindfulness practices can create and empower greater perspective shifts. I share the “3 Conversations Framework” from the book, Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen , and give ten (10) ways mindfulness practices he...

Happy Day, Friend! In this podcast episode I’m sharing a meditation moment from TGBA, my book, Today’s Gonna Be Awesomesauce: Daily Meditations for Youth, Parents, and Families . Today’s meditation is from June 15, Holding Two Truths in One Moment. If you are looking for a meditation to help you navigate the world of the many different truths we might hold individually and in relationship to other...

Happy Day, Friend! This podcast episode is in collaboration with the Coalition of Schools Educating Mindfully (COSEM). COSEM conducts monthly member-only events and this member event is about how to create virtual calm classrooms. My special guest today is Anne Kasa .  Anne is an instructional technology coach, an SEL certified educator through Mindful Practices, a certified SEL facilitator, and a...

Happy Day, Friend! On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about integrating mindfulness into schools. My special guest today is Ben Painter .  Ben Painter is a Partner and Co-Founder at WholeSchool Mindfulness, focusing on strategic growth. Ben works with WholeSchools’s supporters, Mindfulness Directors, staff, and Board to support the movement to integrate mindfulness into our education syst...

Happy Day, Friend! In this podcast episode I’m sharing life lessons from my recent ultra run journey. You can apply these principles to any goal or endeavor. They are principles you can use in any aspect of your life. If you are looking for guidance and inspiration to grow beyond what you think is possible for yourself, then definitely give it a listen. I hope you gain tons of value from the episo...

Happy Day, Friend! On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about self-compassion for educators. My special guest today is Lisa Baylis . Lisa Baylis has been sharing well-being strategies for the last 20 years. A natural born connector with an innate ability to make people feel valued and heard, she is a teacher, a counselor, a speaker, and a mother. Lisa is a published author of Self-Compassio...

Happy Day, Friend!  In this podcast episode, I’m sharing four (4) myths about teaching kids mindfulness. There have been quite a few of them over the decade I’ve been doing this work, but I boiled it down to the top four.  In knowing these myths, you can anticipate other people sharing them, and feel more confident in educating them about mindful-based social-emotional learning and educating the w...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about building community across generations. My special guest today is  Camelia Felton aka Mimi Kids Yoga . Camelia (aka Mimi) is a Black Yoga Teacher Alliance  + a Yoga Alliance 200RYT Yoga Teacher, a KAY (Kidding Around Yoga) Certified Kids Yoga Teacher, a Certified Meditation Instructor, a YBB (Yoga Behind Bars) certified Trauma-In...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how to turn overwhelm into opportunity. My special guest today is  Jana York . Jana  is a Certified Mindfulness and Meditation teacher and has been a mindfulness practitioner and children’s mindfulness educator for more than a decade, at international schools in Thailand and Japan. Her main passion is teaching children how to re...

Happy Day, Friend!  In this podcast episode, I’m talking about how you may be getting in your own way of experiencing peace even through the chaos of everyday life and what you can do today to shift it.  I’m sharing ten (10) of some of the most common ways you are disrupting the calm factor in your life. Remember to give yourself some grace as we all struggle with these. It’s a practice. Adopt the...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode I’m talking about education, policy, and purpose.  My special guest today is Dee Dubose .  Dee is an educator, organizer, and advocate for effective K-12 schools. Born in rural Alabama, Dee’s educational journey was impacted by both federal, state, and local policies that limited his overall school experience. With that at the center of his work,...

Happy Day, Friend!  In this podcast episode, I’m talking about how to build healthy, positive, and long-lasting relationships that bring joy and fulfillment to your life, and the lives of those you're relating with.  Whether you’re a teacher, leader, parent, or business owner, you’re gonna want to tune into this one because in these roles authentic relationships are key to the success of your...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how to prepare our kids for an unknown future by helping them focus on and develop skills for their “future self”.  My special guest today is Shannon Cox .  Shannon currently serves as the 12th Montgomery County Educational Service Center Superintendent, in the organization’s history and is their first female superintendent. Her...

Happy Day, Friend!  In this podcast episode, I’m sharing some of my go-to strategies that I’ve personally used when I received a big “No!” while on the path to achieving my big, scary goals.  These strategies have helped me keep going in the face of hearing that soul crushing “No!” and to finally get to the “Yes!” that I was striving towards.  I talk about the mindfulness practice of detachment. W...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how to successfully share your ideas.  My special guest today is Martine Thomassen .  Martine Thomassen is a marketing and mindset coach. She has a masters degree in digital marketing and a decade of experience in the industry. Working with clients, she discovered that the real reason for succeeding in marketing was not being te...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how you can let go of limiting beliefs, rewrite your inner narrative, and start living more joy, success and peace of mind.  My special guest today is Hector Marcel , the president of Three Jewels, the New York-based global “Enlightenment Studio” dedicated to helping people reach their highest potential through meditation, yoga,...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about student life, culture, and well-being in my student voices series, Part 2.  My special guest today is 8th grade middle school student, Starr K.  I had the honor of teaching Starr in our yoga + mindfulness classes at KIPP Journey for two years and I’m so thrilled to highlight her voice and story on the show today.  Starr K. is an...

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about student life, culture, and well-being in my student voices series, Part 1.  My special guest today is 7th grade middle school student, Charles O.  I had the honor of teaching Charles in our yoga + mindfulness classes at KIPP Journey for two years and I’m so thrilled to highlight his voice and story on the show today.  Charles O....

Happy Day, Friend!  On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how to get what you want out of your life and your goals, get past the inevitable “Nos”, and finally get to the resounding “YES!” My special guest today is mindfulness educator and life coach, Christy Land .  While she has been in education for 11 years as a high school teacher, she learned that there was something missing not o...