Welcome to Coming Clean with Indie Lee! This podcast series is about living with passion, acting with purpose and being fully present.
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Welcome to the first episode of coming clean with Indie Lee a podcast series about living with passion, acting with purpose and being fully present. I'm your host in Indie Lee. I couldn't be more excited to get this podcast up and running. This is something that I've wanted to do for quite some time. I'll be honest At first I was a little bit nervous. But after I started to fail, but are mindful Mondays, which for those of you who don't know is our igtv series, where I discuss various different topics around this concept of mindfulness for about six to 10 minutes after I started filming them, the response from the community was so overwhelming and so supportive, and I realized that a podcast would be the perfect platform for us to have more in depth conversations, where I can bring guests who are experts in their own field, inspiring leaders. just discussing topics that are relevant to everyday life and the concept of mindfulness. The name coming clean with Andy Lee has multiple meanings as the founder of a clean skincare line. It definitely is a nod to the conversations we might have around healthy living. But it also means coming clean with one another, sharing those vulnerable experiences as a way to become more connected and I hope inspire others to live a more connected and present life. As someone who's been practicing Buddhism for over 20 years. The concept of mindfulness is not new to me. It's been a part of my daily spiritual practice with a heavy emphasis on the words daily practice. For those new to mindfulness, I thought I would share a few definitions. Remember, there's no wrong or right here it's about building an awareness. One definition says mindfulness is the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something. Another considers it a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment. While calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations is often used as a therapeutic technique. The definition that resonated for me sees mindfulness as a calm, impartial, non judgmental, in the present moment, awareness with attentiveness to physical, emotional, and thoughtful activity as well as consciousness itself. While many see mindfulness and presence as the same thing. I see mindfulness as a way to focus on the present moment, creating an awareness of ourselves in the right now, not in the past or the future. I was recently blown away by a quote I read by Jon Kabat Zinn, who is largely credited with bringing mindfulness to the Western world. It says, mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way, on purpose in the present moment and non judgmentally I absolutely love that. This is certainly how I strive To live my life for the past 10 years, with one not so minor tweak, I've decided I would also live with passion. You see, everything came into focus for me a little over 11 years ago, when the universe sent me a sign that changed the course of my life forever. But you'll have to listen to Episode Two to learn more. We're all on this journey of life together. And this podcast is a place to open up more conversations around how we can help one another learn from each other's experiences. I look forward to hearing many more of your stories of personal awakenings, as well as what experiences have brought you to live on purpose with passion while staying fully present. I'm your host Indie Lee and you've just listened to my first podcast of coming clean with Indie Lee. Be sure to subscribe to this series wherever you listen to your podcasts. And I can't wait to share in the coming weeks the guests we have planned and topics I've been wanting to dive into with this community. You can also find me on Instagram at Indie underscore Lee and feel free to email me with guest suggestions and ideas for topics to cover at come clean at indie Lee com.
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