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The opposite of feeling checked out or distracted—the unfortunate reality for many—is the experience of flow state, bringing your skills and focus together to meet whatever challenge you face. This week, Nate Klemp offers a practice to rest in the flow of effortlessness. Here’s how you can train your mind to cultivate the ease and joy of being “in the zone.”
You’ll find this practice as a web extra in the April issue of Mindful. You can find the April issue of the magazine now on newsstands or you can check it out on mindful.org 
Show Notes
Find more from Nate Klemp here: 
Nateklemp.com
Nate on mindful.org
And more from Mindful here:
Flow State: How to Get in the Zone
The April 2023 issue of Mindful magazine: The Joyful Movement Issue
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Movement is a valuable ally in bringing more calm, focus, and clarity to our state of mind. So, this week, Dianne Bondy offers a soothing yoga flow to help you choose yourself. Gentle movement helps us tune in to the daily routines that we might otherwise go through on autopilot.
Savor this gentle practice as part of your time to simply be present with yourself or  invite a loved one to join you and unwind together.
You’ll find this practice as a web extra to our guide to mindful movement, in the April issue of Mindful. You can find the April issue of the magazine now on newsstands or you can check it out on mindful.org 
Show Notes
Find more from Diane Bondy here: 
diannebondyyoga.com
And more from Mindful here:
7 Mindful Movement Practices for Daily Life
The April 2023 issue of Mindful magazine: The Joyful Movement Issue
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When we lengthen the exhale, we’re better able to find our power and invite a sense of relaxation to high intensity movement. Longer exhales cause the vagus nerve to send a signal to your brain, activating the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest) and easing the sympathetic nervous system (fight, flight, or freeze).
You’ll find this practice as a web extra to our Guide to Mindful Movement, in the April issue of Mindful magazine—now on newsstands and mindful.org.
Show Notes
More from Georgina Miranda: 
Georginamiranda.com
Georgina Miranda, Author at Mindful
And more from Mindful here:
7 Mindful Movement Practices for Daily Life
The April 2023 issue of Mindful magazine: The Joyful Movement Issue
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Even when we’re sitting still, we can sense the movement of nature around us, full of moment-to-moment reminders of the continuous state of growth and life surrounding us. This week, Jeanne Corrigal offers a practice to rest in the movement of nature. You can do this meditation outdoors, or anywhere.
You’ll find this practice as a web extra to our Guide to Mindful Movement, in the April issue of Mindful magazine—now on newsstands and mindful.org.
Show Notes
Find more from Jeanne Corrigal here: 
jeannecorrigal.com
Jeanne Corrigal, Author at Mindful
And more from Mindful here:
7 Mindful Movement Practices for Daily Life
The April 2023 issue of Mindful magazine: The Joyful Movement Issue
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There are countless ways we can shift our world for the better—whether it’s volunteering weekly in our communities, engaging someone in a compassionate conversation, joining an activist group, or creating art that envisions what positive change might look like and energizes us to get there. But that’s not the whole story. We need to care for ourselves, too: Healing and replenishing ourselves is part of the healing we wish for others. 
In this seated yoga practice, we cultivate the tools to nurture, strengthen, and give courage to our fearless hearts.
Show Notes
Find more from Boo Boafo here: @holisticlifestyler
And more from Mindful here:
7 Mindful Movement Practices for Daily Life
The April 2023 issue of Mindful magazine: The Joyful Movement Issue
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It is easy to feel overwhelmed and confused about how to engage with the world from a place of strength, groundedness, and calm. So, this week, we’re sharing an awareness practice to foster three key insights: clarity of intention; understanding of our power, presence, and impact; and opportunities for wise action-taking. We don’t have to know all the answers. We are simply inviting in reflection and introspection to allow insights and awareness of body and mind to arise. Whatever arises, see if you can meet it with self-compassion and curiosity.
This practice was featured in the February 2023 issue of Mindful as part of an at-home meditation retreat designed for you to take your individual practice into your relationships and your community. You can find the new issue of Mindful on newsstands or on mindful.org.
Show Notes
Find more from Michelle Maldonado here:
lucenscia.com

A Bridge to Better
More from Michelle on mindful.org
And more from Mindful here:
Try This Self-Guided Meditation Retreat for Rest and Restoration
The February 2023 issue of Mindful magazine: The Healing Burnout Issue
Mindful at Work
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