Mindful Mavens

Steph & Anja

Wisdom seekers, humor mongers, perfectly imperfect celebrants of the human condition, Steph & Anja, two friends and long-time, wellness-oriented bodywork therapists, explore light and love, dis-ease and vibrant aliveness, and everything in between.

  1. 2h ago

    Ep 164: Gathering for the Spirit of Music, Frontierism, Savants, and the right size for your village

    https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780307767615 The House at Otowi Bridge by Peggy Pond Church https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780826302816 The Telepathy Tapes - season 2 episode 4 Savants: When Brilliance Drops In https://thetelepathytapes.com/podcast/the-telepathy-tapes-s2-e4 Yellowstone - several seasons exploring American West in the 1800s and beyond https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_(TV_series) google search on “ideal size of a village”: The ideal size of a village generally ranges from 500 to 2,500 residents. At this size, settlements are small enough to maintain a tight-knit, walkable community while supporting essential local facilities like a primary school, post office, village hall, and a local pub. [1, 2, 3] Sociological and geographic studies highlight the following demographic benchmarks for village structures: Basic Functionality (150 – 500 residents): Based on Dunbar's Number, ~150 people is considered the cognitive limit for individuals to maintain stable social relationships, often seen as the baseline for small hamlet-style living. [1, 2] Optimal Balance (600 – 1,500 residents): Planning research (such as studies from the Cambridge County Council) suggests this is the "sweet spot" for self-sufficiency. Villages of this size can support a church, playing field, shop, and a garage without becoming socially unmanageable or requiring dense urbanization. [1, 2] Maximum Threshold (up to 2,500 residents): Geographers often cap the definition of a village here; above 2,500, a settlement generally scales up to a town, often losing its closely integrated social dynamic and requiring formal, administrative municipal services. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Mindful Mavens is produced in partnership with MadeLife (our amazing recording space) and Facilitated Wellness (where Steph & Anja both treat clients), both located in Boulder, Colorado. For more information, check them out athttp://madelife.comhttp://facwellness.com Find Mindful Mavens on Facebook and Instagram @‌mindful.mavens, email us at mail.mavens@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at http://speakpipe.com/mindfulmavens , we’d LOVE to hear your voice! And if you’re in the market for any of the books we have mentioned, visit our affiliate link at https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfulmavens . For any purchase you make from our “Storefront” we get thrown a few shekels that help us keep this podcast going. Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM

    Ep 164: Gathering for the Spirit of Music, Frontierism, Savants, and the right size for your village

  2. Jul 9

    Ep 163: Interview with Rachel Cole, Podcast Host & Author of "Choose Happiness"Interview with Rachel Cole, Podcast Host and Author of "Choose Happiness"

    Rachel Cole “Choose Happiness” podcast & books https://www.choose-happiness.net/‍ ‍https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9798218737238‍ ‍https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780578821696 Richard Bach “Signposts” - I may be rembering the title wrong, as I’m not finding it anywhere, but “Illusions” is another of his books that played a big role in college years. https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780440204886 Mark Nepo “The Book of Awakening” https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781590035009 Narcolepsy Episode - Interview with Nikki https://open.spotify.com/episode/5IbMaB0ORZQ60IavAwAw6x?si=0e18674cd75e417d Rachel Cole Music/Albums: https://rachelcolemusic.com/ “The Blue Zones” by Dan Buettner https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781426209482 “Where’s Waldo?” https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781536210651 “Where in the World in Carmen Sandiego?” https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780358051732 Book: “Choose Happiness” https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780578821696 Book: “Choose Happiness Day by Day” https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9798218737238 “Choose Happiness” Podcast/Videos/Blog https://www.choose-happiness.net/podcasts Rachel Cole Music: www.rachelcolemusic.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rcchoosehappy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rcchoosehappiness SEO (episode-specific search terms (limited to 400 characters): boulder colorado front range rockies rocky mountain wellness learning friendship inspiration laugher stories lessons digital nomad grieving positivity grounded greif greiving challenges loss Mindful Mavens is produced in partnership with MadeLife (our amazing recording space) and Facilitated Wellness (where Steph & Anja both treat clients), both located in Boulder, Colorado. For more information, check them out athttp://madelife.comhttp://facwellness.com Find Mindful Mavens on Facebook and Instagram @‌mindful.mavens, email us at mail.mavens@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at http://speakpipe.com/mindfulmavens , we’d LOVE to hear your voice! And if you’re in the market for any of the books we have mentioned, visit our affiliate link at https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfulmavens . For any purchase you make from our “Storefront” we get thrown a few shekels that help us keep this podcast going. Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM

    Ep 163: Interview with Rachel Cole, Podcast Host & Author of "Choose Happiness"Interview with Rachel Cole, Podcast Host and Author of "Choose Happiness"

  3. Jul 2

    Ep 162: Wonder, Awe, and Cat Faced Orb Weavers, Oh My!

    Made Life Creative as a resource for creatives Rachel Cole’s podcast CHOOSE HAPPINESS Mahler Festival at University of Colorado Boulder https://mahlerfest.org/pages/mf39?utm_source=google&utm_medium=adgrant&utm_campaign=grant_%7Bcampaignname%7Dutm_source=google&utm_medium=adgrant&utm_campaign=grant_%7Bcampaignname%7D&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1823356049&gbraid=0AAAAACyDDCB9DKFnuyad6Duj7Shv0px2i&gclid=CjwKCAjw3ejRBhAdEiwADkqPn5M6hRfxAj1RfqgMT8rRDvyE-s0bNYbuDLIqjT8h2lgirRhqv0wM0xoC8RcQAvD_BwE cat faced orb weaver The Science of Wonder https://www.mindful.org/the-science-of-wonder/ https://time.com/article/2026/06/16/why-awe-improves-health/ The Science of Awe - an article in Greater Good https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/images/uploads/GGSC-JTF_White_Paper-Awe_FINAL.pdf https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/awe https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-96555-w Awe as a Pathway to Mental and Physical Health . 2023 Mar;18(2):309-320. doi: 10.1177/17456916221094856. Epub 2022 Aug 22. article by Maria Monroy 1, Dacher Keltner 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmw2dW0a9DY Mindful Mavens is produced in partnership with MadeLife (our amazing recording space) and Facilitated Wellness (where Steph & Anja both treat clients), both located in Boulder, Colorado. For more information, check them out athttp://madelife.comhttp://facwellness.com Find Mindful Mavens on Facebook and Instagram @‌mindful.mavens, email us at mail.mavens@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at http://speakpipe.com/mindfulmavens , we’d LOVE to hear your voice! And if you’re in the market for any of the books we have mentioned, visit our affiliate link at https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfulmavens . For any purchase you make from our “Storefront” we get thrown a few shekels that help us keep this podcast going. Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM

    Ep 162: Wonder, Awe, and Cat Faced Orb Weavers, Oh My!

  4. Jun 18

    Getting "Unstuck" and exploring healthy anger

    https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780143115519 by James S. Gordon, MD Non violent communication movement/practice, Marshall B. Rosenberg, PhD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeDvYObYeiM The Way Out https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780593086858 by Alan Gordon, LCSW our affiliate bookshop link: https://bookshop.org/shop/Mindfulmavens bookshop.org/shop/mindfulmavens Mindful Mavens is produced in partnership with MadeLife (our amazing recording space) and Facilitated Wellness (where Steph & Anja both treat clients), both located in Boulder, Colorado. For more information, check them out athttp://madelife.comhttp://facwellness.com Find Mindful Mavens on Facebook and Instagram @‌mindful.mavens, email us at mail.mavens@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at http://speakpipe.com/mindfulmavens , we’d LOVE to hear your voice! And if you’re in the market for any of the books we have mentioned, visit our affiliate link at https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfulmavens . For any purchase you make from our “Storefront” we get thrown a few shekels that help us keep this podcast going. Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM

    Getting "Unstuck" and exploring healthy anger

  5. Jun 11

    Choose your news & find your sexy dragons. Family isn’t always blood

    Mindful Mavens is produced in partnership with MadeLife (our amazing recording space) and Facilitated Wellness (where Steph & Anja both treat clients), both located in Boulder, Colorado. For more information, check them out athttp://madelife.comhttp://facwellness.com Find Mindful Mavens on Facebook and Instagram @‌mindful.mavens, email us at mail.mavens@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at http://speakpipe.com/mindfulmavens , we’d LOVE to hear your voice! And if you’re in the market for any of the books we have mentioned, visit our affiliate link at https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfulmavens . For any purchase you make from our “Storefront” we get thrown a few shekels that help us keep this podcast going. Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM

    Choose your news & find your sexy dragons. Family isn’t always blood

  6. Jun 4

    Square dancing, evening walks, overnight oats, glucose and herbal goddess hacks

    Larry McKenna https://larrymckenna.com/larrys-new-novel author of A CHURCH, A NEWSPAPER, AND A BAR Dee Sheridan and Jesse Lennox book Growing Up Aspergers: Living it on the daily https://a.co/d/05uGvzhC https://www.linkedin.com/in/dee-sheridan-426a0512/ 077 Birth Story Wisdom with Dee Sheridan 8 Keys to Parenting Kids & Teens with ADHD**:**Supporting Your Child's Executive Function by Cindy Goldrich https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781324083412 Buzzy Jackson https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=buzzy+jackson To Die Beautiful  https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780593187234 Heidi Piper Choose Love and Lead With Love https://www.leadershipunscriptedbook.com/co-authors/heidi-piper/ https://www.facebook.com/chooselovephoenixrising/ https://www.instagram.com/piper.heidi/ Hilary Rosner ROAM https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781952338311 https://hillaryr.net/ https://www.patagonia.com/product/roam-wild-animals-and-the-race-to-repair-their-fractured-world-hardcover-book/BK865.html/ Anja’s Overnight oats recipe (3 servings): 1/2 cup Prana overnight apple pie chia oats1 tbsp hemp hearts1 tbsp ground flax seed2 tbsp almond flour1 tbsp chia seed1/4 tsp cinnamon1/2 tsp ground allspiceGenerous pinch of salt4 tbsp Orgain Organic Vegan Protein & Superfoods Organic Plant Based Powder - Vanilla3/4 cup unsweetened rice or almond milk1/4 cup Greek yoghurt Glucose Goddess - Jessie Inchauspé https://www.glucosegoddess.com/pages/science-episode-the-10-glucose-goddess-hacks https://www.instagram.com/glucosegoddess/?hl=en Could Lithium Explain — and Treat — Alzheimer’s Disease? Study: Lithium loss ignites Alzheimer’s, but lithium compound can reverse disease in mice  https://hms.harvard.edu/news/could-lithium-explain-treat-alzheimers-disease Lithium deficiency and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease from 06 August 2025: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09335-x Wishgarden Herbs https://www.wishgardenherbs.com/?tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=22154871044&tw_kwdid=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22154887364&gbraid=0AAAAAB9E2CyC5cQXkrIoYyTyIcvSDuEAC&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_vnQBhCxARIsADcZyxLbSUDG_QSbYDSoQdYnDMXCppk_Em5HddE14H1OCfo5gIZ9yhf4ivkaAlCsEALw_wcB Rebecca’s Herbal Apothecary https://www.rebeccasherbs.com/ Mindful Mavens is produced in partnership with MadeLife (our amazing recording space) and Facilitated Wellness (where Steph & Anja both treat clients), both located in Boulder, Colorado. For more information, check them out athttp://madelife.comhttp://facwellness.com Find Mindful Mavens on Facebook and Instagram @‌mindful.mavens, email us at mail.mavens@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at http://speakpipe.com/mindfulmavens , we’d LOVE to hear your voice! And if you’re in the market for any of the books we have mentioned, visit our affiliate link at https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfulmavens . For any purchase you make from our “Storefront” we get thrown a few shekels that help us keep this podcast going. Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM

    Square dancing, evening walks, overnight oats, glucose and herbal goddess hacks

  7. May 28

    Stop and Smell the Roses and get Centered in the Face of Big Change

    “Wintering: The Power of Rest & Retreat in Difficult Times” Katherine May https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780593189481 “How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold Dark or Difficult Days” Kari Liebowitz https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780593653753 “Hell’s Kitchen” Alicia Keys https://hellskitchen.com/tour/ “Saved By the Beauty of the World” Mary Oliver documentary https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/mary-oliver-documentary/37967/ Mindful Mavens is produced in partnership with MadeLife (our amazing recording space) and Facilitated Wellness (where Steph & Anja both treat clients), both located in Boulder, Colorado. For more information, check them out athttp://madelife.comhttp://facwellness.com Find Mindful Mavens on Facebook and Instagram @‌mindful.mavens, email us at mail.mavens@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at http://speakpipe.com/mindfulmavens , we’d LOVE to hear your voice! And if you’re in the market for any of the books we have mentioned, visit our affiliate link at https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfulmavens . For any purchase you make from our “Storefront” we get thrown a few shekels that help us keep this podcast going. Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM

    Stop and Smell the Roses and get Centered in the Face of Big Change

  8. May 21

    Lean into empowering others

    Made Life Mentorship program How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success by Julie Lythcott-Haims https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781250093639 Radical Hope (and Radical Remission) books by author Kelly A. Turner PhD https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781401965242 Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself by Dr. Lissa Rankin https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781401959883 Spontaneous Healing by Dr. Andrew Weil https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9780449910641 You are the Placebo by Joe Dispenza https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781401944599 Becoming Supernatural  by Joe Dispenza https://bookshop.org/a/116600/9781401953119 Mindful Mavens is produced in partnership with MadeLife (our amazing recording space) and Facilitated Wellness (where Steph & Anja both treat clients), both located in Boulder, Colorado. For more information, check them out athttp://madelife.comhttp://facwellness.com Find Mindful Mavens on Facebook and Instagram @‌mindful.mavens, email us at mail.mavens@gmail.com or leave us a voice message at http://speakpipe.com/mindfulmavens , we’d LOVE to hear your voice! And if you’re in the market for any of the books we have mentioned, visit our affiliate link at https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfulmavens . For any purchase you make from our “Storefront” we get thrown a few shekels that help us keep this podcast going. Music: “Into The Forest” by LesFM

    Lean into empowering others
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Wisdom seekers, humor mongers, perfectly imperfect celebrants of the human condition, Steph & Anja, two friends and long-time, wellness-oriented bodywork therapists, explore light and love, dis-ease and vibrant aliveness, and everything in between.

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  • Creator
    Steph & Anja
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    164
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Mindful Mavens

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