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by Toku on Mindset

The Soviet Union Taught Me To Be Mindful

My interview with Kristi Kivi Frimpong author of mindfuldiary.com

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The Soviet Union Taught Me To Be Mindful

My interview with Kristi Kivi Frimpong author of mindfuldiary.com

From Chaos to Sanity

Recently I spoke with Kristi author of mindfuldiary.com about how she moved from a hectic life to a mindful one. She shared some tips on being a mindful parent, and told us how mindfulness helped her connect to her simple childhood in Estonia.
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Interview questions:

1. How did you become interested in mindfulness?

2. I know you are a parent how do you use mindfulness in parenting and do you teach it to your kids?

3. So you have lived all over the world and have a very international family?

How has integrating so many different cultures effected you and how has mindfulness played a role?

4. How can people transform their lives in a lasting way?

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Kristi Kivi Frimpong

Kristi’s Story

Kristi like alot of us used to live a life that only helped her build shallow walls, instead of a beautiful cathedral she knew she wanted to build.
This busy life met her needs and wants, but starved her soul and She knew something was missing.

She used to want a successful corporate career, expensive things, fabulous friends and a picture perfect family. Working on all those goals was exhausting, and stress knocked her off her feet forcing her to push the restart button and start from zero with mindfulness.

She decided to take responsibility for her own life and face her paralyzing fears. Filled with doubt she started building a new life, focusing on health, mindfulness, family and friends.

Now her mission is to inspire people to achieve their potential and live authentic lives with the help of mindfulness.

Kristi writes about mindfulness and life on mindfuldiary.com. She’s a Mom, runner, lifestyle entrepreneur, and mindfulness junkie. Helping others through mindfulness everywhere she goes.

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by Toku on Meditations

100th POST! Mindful Eating at Food Carts – A Guest Post On FoodCartsPortland.com

I am excited to announce my 100th Blog Post.
And I am honored that this post was guest post I wrote for the awesome Blog FoodCartsPortland.

FoodCartsPortland.com is an awesome blog that tells the stories of the amazing food cart scene in Portland OR. I highly encourage you to Follow them on Twitter , Share the hell out of this Post, and if you live in or plan to visit Portland Download Their Ap For Itunes Or Andriod

It’s written by Brett Burmeister  aka dieselboi who is an excellent blogger, community leader, and a all around inspiring guy to hang out with.

We went out a few weeks ago to answer the question:
Can you eat mindfully at a food cart?
And here is what we found out:

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Dope Da Nang Pork Sandwich from Graffiti Food Cart on Woodstock and 48th

Mindful Eating at Food Carts
June 20, 2013 On FoodCartsPortland.com

[I had the pleasure of enjoying lunch with our guest author and we discussed mindful eating. A guest post from Sam ‘Gentoku’ McCree, Founder of the Mind Fit Move]

When most of us think about mindful eating, we think of a quiet room, with a lit candle, and a bowl of chocolate covered strawberries. Not midday on a street corner with cars rushing by and strangers yammering on their cell phones. But when you’re a food cart connoisseur, that’s exactly the environment you eat in.

I recently had the chance to check out some local carts with Brett of FoodCartsPortland.com and together we tried to answer this question: Can you eat mindfully at a food cart?

The first cart we went to was Graffiti at the corner of 48th and Woodstock. They serve a variety of delicious sandwiches inspired by both street food sensibility and big city savvy. We ordered the Da Nang Pork sandwich, a tasty looking creation with…

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by Toku on Meditations

Review of The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life by Leo Babauta

Ever since living at a monastery I have moved towards living a minimalist lifestyle. But I have struggled from time to time to know where to start and how to continue on the path of less.

Then I found The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life by Leo Babauta. Leo Babauta writes a very popular blog, zenhabits.net. There are a lot of great things that I could say about his book but to keep things minimal here are 3 reasons this book rocks.

1. Actionable
Many books on minimalism have long lists about simplifying a huge house. These books don’t apply to my lifestyle as an early thirties, unmarried, unreproduced man. Other books on the subject are so sparse and conceptual that they don’t give you a concrete place to start.

The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life was walks the middle path. The concepts that Leo Babauta introduces are as useful for a family of four as they are for my life. He gives just enough direction to get you started, without creating an inflexible road map. He does this by sharing from his personal experience and giving readers the first few steps he took on the path to living a simpler life. All you have to do as a reader is take the first few steps with him.

2. Comprehensive.
The majority of books and articles I have read on minimalism address how to deal with stuff. The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life does give you tips on dealing with physical items, but it also talks about how minimalism is a value you carry into every aspect of your life. The book covers everything from a having a minimalist home to minimalist fitness.

One of my favorite chapters is on a minimalist computer. I used the tips inside this chapter to make my computer a simple beautiful seamless part of my life. I have tried 1000 different filing and to do list systems and his is the only one that has worked thus far. You may not find this chapter as useful as I did, but you are sure to find at least one chapter that will dramatically simplify your life.

3. Wisdom
Probably the best factor about this book is that it offers more than a set of rules and procedures. It has more than just a minimalist philosophy or style. Instead this book contains bits of true wisdom. The words have a pure, sparse, power. They reflect more than Leo Babauta’s knowledge of the subject; they are an embodiment of his deep practice of mindful living. In an age where words are cheap the wisdom in this book is of the highest quality.

I would recommend The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life by Leo Babauta to anyone who wants to know more about minimalism, anyone who needs more ease in his or her life, or anyone who is looking for simple book about how to simplify. It’s a book I have read more than once and refer to regularly. Thanks to Leo Babauta for writing such a lovely text.

You can buy this book here:
http://zenhabits.net/my-new-ebook-the-simple-guide-to-a-minimalist-life/
And Leo Babauta’s blog can be found here:
zenhabits.net