Are you ready to know way more about me than society makes you think that you should!? Great. Then dive right on in friends! I hopped off of social media last week for two main reasons that have to do with comparison. This is my journey- may my experience help you in any way shape or form. Big lesson to take away from this: TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU START NOTICING YOURSELF FALLING INTO OLD THOUGHT PATTERNS Let me know if you've had any similar experiences with this, if I learned anything it's that none of us are alone, in anything. Los quiero :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/support

HI I'M BACK FROM THE DEAD. Bringing this form of therapy back for myself and may it help you in any way, shape, or form. (SKIP TO THE LAST 5 MINUTES FOR A LITTLE GROUNDING MEDITATION.) Let's finish off this reflection & remember what 2022 brought into my life & how we can evolve in 2023 because of it :)  Recap of those top 10 moments right here! 1. THE RELATIONSHIPS I WAS ABLE TO STRENGTHEN and ALL the experiences I was able to HAVE WITH MY FRIENDS. TRIPS TO SEE THEM. TRIPS WITH THEM. SUNDAY HANGS. MARKETS. RUNNING. WORKOUT CLASSES. OPENING UP IN MY DARKEST MOMENTS. 2. Seeing THE GROWTH that all the kiddos I have had the privilege of taken care of. They are truly my chosen family and I will never not see them that way. 3. Seeing MULTIPLE friends with their kiddos. It's really quite magical. 4. 10 year reunion helping me further heal all the stuff I had with high school me. 5. Being in Mexico 4X this year!  A total of like 5 weeks. Thank goodness for my green card. 6. SUPER ALIGNED WEDDING CLIENTS and private events in general fun fun fun all around. 7. MIAMI- I was pretty much in a flow state and bliss here. Which made the coming home extremely hard."It is okay to want more in your life. It is okay to want to live a lavish life and recognize that you are outgrowing the comfort that you've known." 8. RAN A HALF MARATHON. YOUR BODY IS SUPPORTING YOU DAY IN AND DAY OUT. YOU BETTER CUT THE BULLSHIT OF THINKING ABOUT ONLY WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. 9. Riding a rollercoaster. HOLY MOLY. FEARS ARE IN OUR HEADS & THEY MUST BE CONQUERED. 10. Co-Directing A Chorus Line and seeing these students get back on stage. This was the first musical back and I am just so proud of my co director and I because we did the job of like 5 people between the administrative stuff, the costumes, directing, choreographing, and vocal directing between the two of us. Overcoming challenge after challenge.   BONUS MEDITATION AT THE END BC YOU MADE IT THROUGH THESE BANANAS TIMING EPISODES. :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/support

It's time to reflect and remember what 2022 brought into my life and how we can evolve in 2023 because of it :)  Join me and stay tuned for the last episode. HI I'M BACK FROM THE DEAD. Bringing this form of therapy back for myself and may it help you in any way, shape, or form. Let us recap what I've talked about for almost a cumulative hour now! Thanks for being here for this. 1. THE RELATIONSHIPS I WAS ABLE TO STRENGTHEN and ALL the experiences I was able to HAVE WITH MY FRIENDS. TRIPS TO SEE THEM. TRIPS WITH THEM. SUNDAY HANGS. MARKETS. RUNNING. WORKOUT CLASSES. OPENING UP IN MY DARKEST MOMENTS.2. Seeing THE GROWTH that all the kiddos I have had the privilege of taken care of. They are truly my chosen family and I will never not see them that way.3. Seeing MULTIPLE friends with their kiddos. It's really quite magical.4. 10 year reunion helping me further heal all the stuff I had with high school me.5. Being in Mexico 4X this year!  A total of like 5 weeks. Thank goodness for my green card.6. SUPER ALIGNED WEDDING CLIENTS and private events in general fun fun fun all around.7. MIAMI- I was pretty much in a flow state and bliss here. Which made the coming home extremely hard."It is okay to want more in your life. It is okay to want to live a lavish life and recognize that you are outgrowing the comfort that you've known." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/support

It's time to reflect and remember what 2022 brought into my life and how we can evolve in 2023 because of it :)  Join me and stay tuned for the next two episodes.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/support

Enjoy this moment of stillness with me.  I hopped off of socials a couple weekends ago and learned that I wasn't incorporating stillness enough into my life. May this invite us all to incorporate stillness within our daily routines. Thank you for being on this journey. Listen to the other episodes for more on what I learned during that social media reset. :)  Intro- First 30 Sec.  AD- Next 30 sec.  Episode intro- 1 minute Meditation begins about 2 minutes in! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/support

Lesson 2 of my weekend without social media! Learn how to empathize deeper, separate from ego, and tap into gratitude as quickly as possible when s*** goes wrong in your life. All sparked from my experience with someone breaking into my car.  What a life we are living! Let's connect on socials and exchange life experience. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/support

I took a little social media break over the weekend :)  Say what you will- but logging out completely is so necessary for humans who use social media as their business. If you don't understand the why behind this, give this episode a listen and see if you can empathize at all with the reasoning.  I always come back from social media breaks with lessons and this first one is: 1. Stop relying so much on others for joy (both on social media & in real life)  Finding joy within yourself in moments of stillness is magical. Let me know what you do to bring joy to yourself! Connect with me on instagram! @brenda_natalia_ 3 more lessons to come :)  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/support

I really wish someone would have told me this sooner... because I think it would have saved me months of anguish and sadness! Hi! I'm back and have been wanting to record an episode on emotions for awhile. Simply put-these are MY 6 steps to getting yourself to feel all of your stuff so that you may LEVEL UP. Listen in, let me know your thoughts, let me know your experiences. I hope to write and record more for ya soon. :) Life's been bananas, so I have A LOT of content haha  *REMINDER- If your emotions are too heavy for you to process alone, call a therapist/doctor/counselor/licensed professional to help you move through them. That is why they are there! You are loved. You are important.*  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/support

*Re-releasing this episode because... what good is it going to serve anyone if it remains in my drafts. Also- I am healed enough again to share it I think.* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "It's bananas that we are able to sit in the same room together, let alone be talking about gratitude."  Welcome to the first public conversation after 2.5 years, with the person who was truly my best friend for 10.5 years.  Listen in to how Jake & I understand gratitude now within the context of our past. He also shares some of the other struggles throughout life that have sunk him into deeper gratitude, his journey to consciousness and present living, and expands on how our "darker moments" in life, once felt fully, are doors to massive opportunity.  If anyone has any questions about what the journey to healing this kind of relationship has been... please email [email protected]! We both believe in the ability to help others heal through a sharing of experiences. We would be happy to answer how we moved through some big emotions in a very honest and open manner.  We will tell more of our story one day for those who are left with questions...for now, focus on the gratitude ;)  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/support

What does your birthday make you feel? Are you someone who is pretty connected to specific timelines? Are you someone who really cares about the number? Do birthdays make you extremely emotional? Do you not care at all about the day of your birth?  Take a quick listen into what birthdays mean to me and what this specific 28th birthday meant to me. Maybe you have a similar mentality? Maybe you have a completely different experience? Let's chat through it together. Call me. Beep me. DM me.  Los quiero,  Brenda  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulnesswbrenda/support