This week’s episode of Oh For Food's Sake features a very special guest, the mindfulness rebel Amy Polly. Amy joins us for a discussion on mindfulness, meditation, and taking a moment for yourself. Amy walks us through her journey from working as an accountant to starting her own businesses as a mindfulness teacher and mental health advocate. She dives into her philosophy of demystifying mindfulness and why she believes in explaining the scientifically proven benefits of mindfulness to her clients. We then learn about the mindfulness services that she offers her clients, who include everyone from corporate executives to overwhelmed entrepreneurs.
This week’s episode of Oh For Food's Sake features a very special guest, the mindfulness rebel Amy Polly. Amy joins us for a discussion on mindfulness, meditation, and taking a moment for yourself.
Amy walks us through her journey from working as an accountant to starting her own businesses as a mindfulness teacher and mental health advocate. She dives into her philosophy of demystifying mindfulness and why she believes in explaining the scientifically proven benefits of mindfulness to her clients. We then learn about the mindfulness services that she offers her clients, who include everyone from corporate executives to overwhelmed entrepreneurs.
Our conversation with Amy touches on some really important topics related to mindfulness, such as some of the common misconceptions about mindfulness and Amy’s advice on how to include moments of mindfulness in your busy schedule. We also talk about chat mindfulness has done for us, both personally and professionally.
This episode left us smiling from ear to ear and we can’t wait for you to hear it! Please share your thoughts on mindfulness and tackling the pressures of working in the food industry with us via our Facebook page and make sure that you’re subscribed to the podcast so that you catch our future episodes.
Timestamps
[3:05] Amy introduces herself and her mindfulness rebellion
[4:04] “Let me tell you a story”: How Amy switched from being an accountant to being a mindfulness rebel
[7:15] Amy’s experience of postnatal anxiety and her transition into working in mindfulness and mental health
[9:45] What meditation and mindfulness have done for Amy’s life
[12:35] The root of Amy’s motivation
[14:10] Where the ‘rebellion’ part of Amy’s business comes from
[15:35] There are still so many misconceptions about mindfulness!
[17:42] What mindfulness means to Amy
[21:20] Getting rid of the ‘woo’ factor: We sometimes need to hear the science of mindfulness to encourage us to practice it
[23:30] The stigma around mindfulness
[24:27] Amy’s advice on how to incorporate mini moments of mindfulness in our lives
[27:20] The absolute game changer of daily mindfulness
[29:38] You do have time, you just need to think about what serves your needs
[31:20] The power that you have over your thoughts
[33:15] Are we starting to see a culture shift towards living mindfully?
[35:00] The mindfulness services that Amy offers to her corporate clients
[37:04] Creating a space for senior leaders to be connected and vulnerable
[39:00] …And Amy has a mindfulness mastermind for entrepreneurs!
[40:41] Striving for the long-term change
[42:10] Amy’s plea to listeners: Please keep an open mind about mindfulness!
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See you next time!