Jennifer Howd
These days, the multitude of distractions in our lives (hey, over here!) can overwhelm us, even prevent us from reaching our full potential. Filtering out the noise is Jennifer Howd´s specialty. The Los Angeles-based writer, creative producer and mindfulness facilitator helps regular folks connect with themselves, a practice that´s much easier said than done. Howd offers mindfulness classes, workshops and personal guidance to facilitate mindfulness as a way of life based on her studies at UCLA´s Mindfulness Awareness Research Center. ″I love that my work gives me the opportunity to help people take a pause and connect with themselves. In this hectic world we live in-there´s nothing more important,″ she says. Howd explains her own journey in her book, The Mindfulness Diaries: How I Survived My First Nine-Day Silent Meditation Retreat. She also contributes to The Huffington Post, where she shares advice for living life in a state of blissful awareness. She adds, ″When I first moved to Los Angeles, I ran into Melissa Etheridge outside a toy store in Beverly Hills. I mentioned how appreciative I was of what she´s done for the LGBTQ community and asked her if she had any advice for me moving forward. She looked me right in the eyes and said these two simple words: ´love yourself.´ I think that´s the best message I could possibly pass along.″ -KL
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