Join the Mindfulness Movement.
The Mindful Nest offers coaching and resources to support you in cultivating a powerful, consistent mindfulness practice, both on the cushion and in your daily life. You’ll learn the KEY attentional skills and principles to navigate your life with heightened concentration, clarity and equanimity so that you can BE a fully embodied expression of your highest self.
Learn how to come home to your own body, mind, spirit in times of crisis, ease and everything inbetween.
MINDFULNESS COACHING
POWER SESSION
WITH UNIFIED MINDFULNESS L2 COACH JESS LIPMAN
Hi! I’m Jess Lipman, and I’m so happy you’re here.
Here’s some stuff about me!
I’m a Unified Mindfulness L2 Coach, and I live to help people fall in love with mindfulness (and, in turn, fall in love with their LIFE).
I’m founder of The Mindful Nest, a marketing consultant for the best in wellness and personal development, and Editor-in-Chief of PersonalBrand.com.
Innovators, impact-obsessors, and entrepreneurs come to me to unlock their next level and build a game-changing mindfulness practice. They’re aware of the potent gift inside of them, and they’re aware of the impact they’re trying to make over there. I support them in bridging the gap, learning the attentional skills that matter most, and I do so equipped with Unified Mindfulness and other highly effective mindset tools.
My Experience with Mindfulness. I’ve been meditating for over 15 years, but found that my practice accelerated tremendously once I was introduced to Unified Mindfulness in 2011 and began working closely with teachers including Shinzen Young and George Haas of Mettagroup.
My Antidote to Addiction.
Struggling with addiction and the pressures of grad school, mindfulness meditation became my go-to potent tool and refuge, empowering me to develop an adaptive relationship with discomfort and finally lean into my life (instead of continue running away from pain and ultimately running away from myself). Not only that, but mindfulness helped me shed unhealthy habits and develop new, supportive habits to live an aligned, authentic life.
Mindfulness Saved My Life.
Today, I live a spiritual, fulfilling life. I very clearly know my True Self, and nurture and cultivate her DAILY. I have beautiful, aligned, and meaningful relationships and support systems. I chase my dreams with a fiery, loving sense of courage and devotion. I have access to new levels of innovation and ideation that breathe life into my creative work, my passions, and that support my clients.
My Mission is to Help you Tap into the Power of Mindfulness.
I believe that the attentional skills that we cultivate by practicing mindfulness can shift our entire life - from our relationships, to our career, passions, our sense of SELF, our purpose on this planet, our health, and so much more. It’s changed my life, it’s given me a life worth living, and continues to introduce me to even more magic every single day.
It’d be an honor to share this system with you, and support you in jumpstarting a kickass mindfulness practice to help you realize your full potential.
What is mindfulness?
Mindfulness is an awareness and practice, marked by present time awareness. The practice is comprised of techniques that anchor your attention in different ways to present time experience.
What’s in store for you in a Power Session?
Learn more about mindfulness - the techniques, skills and philosophy to…
Decrease anxiety (and learn how to process challenging emotions and pain)
Manage stress (information overload, the enormity of your position at work, your multifaceted role at home!)
Leverage the uncertainties and the unknown factors in life to SCALE and ELEVATE (instead of letting them drive you into the ground with fear, anxiety, dread)
Uncover your authentic self (your desires, core passions and purpose)
UNLOCK and increase innovation and ideation that flows from your mind.
Increase concentration (so that you can access the FLOW state and get the most out of every moment, whether you’re on a walk in nature or on a work deadline!)
Cultivate an open hearted, compassionate, kind and patient attitude (so that you can be in acceptance of the people around you without the urge to change or fix them)
Develop adaptive, empowered inner dialogue (self-talk) and learn how to stop beating yourself up.
What we’ll cover in your Power Session
(Value: $397)
In this session, I’ll bring in my full methodology, which emphasizes the cultivation of an adaptive relationship with yourself and interpersonally, using the frameworks of mindfulness, attachment theory and positive psychology.
We'll address your #1 challenge and/or goal at this time, and identify mindset approaches and strategies as well as a mindfulness technique or technique-set to support you in achieving that goal or overcoming that challenge.
I’ll audit your current meditation practice and help you optimize it to meet your needs today.
Signup now for your Free Mindfulness Coaching Power Session
WHY IS NOW THE PERFECT TIME
FOR THIS TRAINING?
The pandemic is just one challenge in this life. Get ready for more, my friend.
I don’t mean to sound pessimistic. It’s just realistic. I say it with love and honesty.
If we can extract one thing from Buddhism to understand these times (and life), it’s this:
There is suffering in life.
What we’ve been able to look at through this series is that, the pandemic has presented us with challenges that are inherent to our human experience. It’s just being experienced on a MASS, global scale (so it feels more disruptive and amplified). I guarantee you, though, that you experience smaller scale suffering all the time. Loss. Death. Relationships ending. Job loss. Life chapters closing, and new ones opening. Life is beautiful, and it has this simultaneous sting.
Can you relate?
ANXIETY, POOR SLEEP, ANGER…
Do you ever feel like your emotions carry you away? Like you have no control over your actions once anger shows its face? Or that one moment you’re sad, and then next you’re enraged, and then you’re dancing around the house? (And you don’t know how to work with it or what to make of it?)
CHASING DOWN RELIEF
And, in order to slow the thinking or get away from yourself, you do things like: have a glass of wine, binge Netflix, scroll through your Instagram feed, embrace workaholism (I’m just your normal Type A!), chase adrenaline, drama bond with your coworkers, or [insert maladaptive coping mechanism here]. You find yourself taking refuge in some solutions outside of yourself (that are short-term and maybe on the lower vibration side of things…)
REACTION VS. RESPONSE
Are you triggered by certain situations or people in life, and no matter what intention you set, you can’t seem to figure out how to RESPOND skillfully in those moments? You react, say some things that you maybe regret, and now you’re in a shame spiral and chasing apologies… rinse and repeat.
SURFACE LEVEL MEDITATION
You know that mindfulness is the answer! And you listen to guided meditations sometimes when you can squeeze it into your schedule. But you find that you’re still feeling anxious regularly, you still feel caught in thinking. Maybe you find that your practice feels really distracted or aimless, like you’re doing something, but you have no idea what skills it’s cultivating inside of you, or when to expect results from your practice. You’re missing context and a framework!
THINKING SPIRAL
Do you live predominantly in your head? Thinking runs the show, the moment you wake up, to the moment your eyes shut at night. Compulsive thoughts. Ruminating about a work project. Maybe you wake UP working (in your head) in the morning! It’s exhausting.
QUALITY THINKING: WHAT’S THAT?
Your ideas and innovation are low in quality, but your work and your creative life call for stronger muscles in that area! Maybe you’re a creativepreneur (like me!) and need to provide strong strategy to others (so if creative juice turns off, you’re screwed!) Or maybe you feel called to come up with new ideas that will help business pivot at this time and meet the needs of our current culture and marketplace. Perhaps you are thinking, but it’s more on the side of worried thoughts, and rumination on the past or future. It’s not the kind of thoughts that lead to that next big idea (but you crave that so much!)
Mindfulness makes it possible for us to appreciate the fullness and depth of life, and be there for it all. The joys, the sorrows, and the neutral moments in between. It allows us to be in acceptance of the nature of human existence, not in denial of it.
I’m not interested in necessarily showing you how to GET RID of anything. “Get rid of my anxiety. Get rid of my frustration. Get rid of that stinging pain.”
That’s not really the promise of mindfulness. You see, I’m more interested in showing you how to you pay attention to things in a transformative way. Not to get rid of it. But to actually lean into it, build a relationship with it, and process it completely. Sure, you might want to get rid of anxiety, but perhaps the goal we’re all unknowingly after is to transmute and transform anxiety.
Rather than throwing something away and rejecting it, mindfulness teaches how to lean in, how to pour concentration, clarity and equanimity into the discomfort. The transformation can be perceived like this: anxiety transform to relaxation, or anxiety can be perceived as vibratory flow (just like joy or fatigue!)
But to get to that flavor of freedom, we must take interest in where we’re looking, and how you’re looking at it.
Mindfulness is designed to help you cultivate 3 main attentional skills.
Concentration.
Concentration power is a basic attentional skill that’s needed to be present-centered. It allows you to tap into what many people refer to as FLOW STATE, a zoned in focus on the task at hand. If you really want to connect with anything you’re doing in the moment (performing work in time blocks to optimize your efficiency, all the way to fully engaging in that yoga class), you’ll need to refine your concentration power.
It refers to your ability to hold your attention on an object of focus. The two main flavors of concentration are ‘durative’ and ‘momentary’ (and both types are significant). Durative refers to holding your attention in a restricted domain for an extended period (like focusing on the breath, for example). There’s also momentary concentration, which is marked by briefly but intently focusing on each sensory event as it comes up. Your attention might float broadly within a vast range of sensory experience, and you momentarily experience a moment of high concentration with each thing as it arises.
Clarity.
Sensory clarity is also a basic attentional skill that’s needed in order to be present-centered. Developing clarity is so important because it allows you to discern where pain is located in your body. It can allow you to know if you’re having an anxiety attack, or a heart attack. It gives you the power to discern the next right move to take in life (should I take that job offer? What’s the skillful thing to say to my coworker in this moment? What’s your true calling, and am I willing to pursue that?)
This skill is marked by your ability to know the difference between the 3 core sensory categories: See (sight and mental image, i.e. visualizations; Hear (sound and mental talk, i.e. thinking); and Feel (body sensation and emotional body sensation). Awareness of the senses and building an adaptive, healthy relationship with sensation are key on the path of cultivating self-actualization and refinement of your ability to orient with the world around you.
Equanimity.
This is a by-product and skill of a mindfulness practice. I personally think that this piece is the MOST powerful. Equanimity is a steadiness, an ability to hold steady and be fully in a situation without pushing it away or wanting MORE of it (regardless of its quality). For example, if you’re laying off an employee, equanimity allows you to be fully present in this challenging meeting, allowing you to be with whatever response they may have to the news, to hold that response with compassion and full attention, and to respond skillfully with boundaries and kindness. That’s possible with high levels of equanimity.
Equanimity is a flavor of the way you orient toward experience, marked by an ability to hold the sensory experiences with non-judgment, compassion, full acceptance as well as awareness. With increased equanimity, there’s a decrease in craving (wanting more) and aversion (turning away). Equanimity is like a strong ship at sea: you’re the steady ship at sea, amidst the sunny, calm days, as well as the amidst the hurricane winds and choppy sea. You stay afloat regardless of the weather conditions.
Curious about what’s possible? Sign up for your free Power Session to learn more about mindfulness and how it can support your goals and transformation.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE
SAYING
Jess makes me feel powerful, calm, and loved and inspires me to shine. These days, I’m making choices based on new revelations brought up during our coaching sessions and reflection, instead of fear.
— Hannah H., Creative Agency Manager,
Minneapolis, MN
“Before working with Jess, I didn’t believe that I could have the life I so badly wanted. I was so accustomed to hiding my authentic self from the world and honestly...myself.
Despite being professionally successful, I had no sense of direction or motivation because I was making choices in my life based on what I believed others thought was best for me.
I would frequently wake up in the night with a feeling of anxiety. I had a million things to do, yet none of them really excited me. I never wanted to admit that I wasn’t happy.
Deep down, something told me there was something more I needed to do with my life…more meaning, more purpose. And I didn’t even know where to begin to uncover this.
That’s when I called Jess!
Since working with Jess, I stepped into a major role in building a company (something I never thought was possible) that now provides great work/life balance and true excitement. I’m more present in my relationships, and I beat myself up a lot less.
I’m more willing to be an honest, authentic version of myself without obsessing about what people are going to think.
Jess makes me feel powerful, calm, and loved and inspires me to shine. These days, I’m making choices based on new revelations brought up during our coaching sessions and reflection, instead of fear.
I am more confident in who I am than I have ever been and have been using my voice and shining my light in the world.
Instead of feeling like a victim of circumstance, I finally feel like the creator of my own life and it’s all thanks to the bright and brilliant soul that is Jess Lipman! If you ever get the chance to work with her - I HIGHLY recommend that you do!”
— Hannah H., Creative Agency Manager, Minneapolis, MN
“Jessica helped me successfully navigate 2 job transitions with great results.
I was at an impasse with a long time employer due to compensation and culture. I needed help to pull the trigger and make some changes.
I am not typically a “self-help” enthusiast, but Jess’s method is grounded and logical, and ultimately fit my needs perfectly. She helped me realize my value and convinced me to take the risk with another employer. While, the new employer turned out not to be a good fit, she helped me identify it as the learning experience that it was and try again.
She coached me through the tough conversations I would face and gave me the tools to believe in myself and negotiate for what I needed. She showed me that it’s all about focusing on what you can offer while staying true to your own needs. She was a great advocate.
My next move resulted in a 30% more compensation, increased responsibility, upward mobility, and even company-paid grad school. I am very grateful for her coaching!”
— Joseph A., Environmental Division Manager
Philadelphia, PA
Join the movement.
Sounds interesting, right? This stuff is meant to be experienced. Together. Ready to unlock and cultivate your next level of heart, service and identity expression?
Grab your free Power Session (before I run out of time slots).
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We grow in community, and this time calls for a mindfulness movement.
Who in your life can use some relief? Who do you know who’s feeling trapped without a way out? Sharing the tools of mindfulness with others is not just subtle service, it’s significant service. Please share this sign up link with ONE person in your life who can use the support, or who’s interested in cultivating a powerful mindfulness practice. Thank you for being a part of the mindfulness movement, and for inviting others to be a part of it, too.
Together, we can rise up in wakeful, loving awareness to support each other in powerful, courageous ways during these times (and beyond). It starts with ourselves. It starts with a committed, robust, consistent practice. I look forward to supporting you in cultivating that mindfulness foundation and momentum in the coming days.