Shelly Tygielski, CNN Hero, Self-Care Activist, Mindfulness Teacher, Author, Speaker, Good Human
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01/16/23 • 62 min
This week on the show, we take a deep dive with Shelly Tygielski, self-care activist, author, speaker, community organizer, mindfulness teacher.
We covered: returning to meditation (not just during a crisis), getting in your own way, non-profit disruption, bringing human connection back to philanthropy, mutual aid and communities of care.
Full video interview available here: https://youtu.be/SvPi4ssztk4
About Shelly...
- Led a free weekly meditation class that grew from 12 to 15,000 people!
- Founder, Pandemic of Love, which has 4000 volunteers worldwide and has directly exchanged nearly $100 million in donations and has connected over 3 million people.
Pandemic of Love has been featured on over 100 media outlets, including CNN, BBC and The Kelly Clarkson Show. It has enjoyed incredible support from influencers such as Debra Messing, Chelsea Handler, Maria Shriver, Busy Phillips and Kristen Bell. Shelly was honored by CNN Heroes in 2020.
She believes that – in Audre Lorde’s words – “self-care is an act of resistance” unto itself because the only way to make change is to maintain your energy, health and mental wellbeing.
Shelly shares her methods of self-care in her book, “Sit Down To Rise Up: How Radical Self-Care Can Change the World” which was honored as a Gold winner of the Nautilus Book Award and a finalist for the Fall 2021 Big Idea Book Club.
Her upcoming book, “How We Ended Racism: Realizing a New Possibility in One Generation,” co-authored by Justin Michael Williams, is due out in October of 2023 from Sounds True.
Shelly holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Miami and a Master’s Degree from Columbia University. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in Philanthropic Leadership at the Lilly School of Philanthropy at Indiana University.
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Connect with Shelly:
Buy her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Sit-Down-Rise-Up.../dp/1608687449Website: https://www.shellytygielski.com/Instagram:
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Tell them to listen, invite them to talk about what came up for you both. Because when thoughts and ideas have a platform for sharing, you can find deeper, more meaningful connection with those you already know.
Follow me by hitting the follow, subscribe, or + sign , so you'll never miss an episode.
Stay up-to-date with my projects by following me on Instagram:
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Until next time, I’m Miriam Burlakovsky Correia for the Mindful Miri Podcast. Stay light, healthy, confident, and free.
I appreciate you<3
Miri xo
P.S. Thank you for your support and for giving me grace for any typos, errors, and foot-in-mouth moments.
Want to be a guest? Email [email protected]
#mindfulness #meditation #bodylove #podcast #teacherburnout #educator #teacherlife #teachersofinstagram #womenempoweringwomen #yoga #burnout #mentalhealth #wellbeing
#wellbeing #wellness #mentalhealthawareness
>>Note<<
This podcast is not intended to replace profess...
This week on the show, we take a deep dive with Shelly Tygielski, self-care activist, author, speaker, community organizer, mindfulness teacher.
We covered: returning to meditation (not just during a crisis), getting in your own way, non-profit disruption, bringing human connection back to philanthropy, mutual aid and communities of care.
Full video interview available here: https://youtu.be/SvPi4ssztk4
About Shelly...
- Led a free weekly meditation class that grew from 12 to 15,000 people!
- Founder, Pandemic of Love, which has 4000 volunteers worldwide and has directly exchanged nearly $100 million in donations and has connected over 3 million people.
Pandemic of Love has been featured on over 100 media outlets, including CNN, BBC and The Kelly Clarkson Show. It has enjoyed incredible support from influencers such as Debra Messing, Chelsea Handler, Maria Shriver, Busy Phillips and Kristen Bell. Shelly was honored by CNN Heroes in 2020.
She believes that – in Audre Lorde’s words – “self-care is an act of resistance” unto itself because the only way to make change is to maintain your energy, health and mental wellbeing.
Shelly shares her methods of self-care in her book, “Sit Down To Rise Up: How Radical Self-Care Can Change the World” which was honored as a Gold winner of the Nautilus Book Award and a finalist for the Fall 2021 Big Idea Book Club.
Her upcoming book, “How We Ended Racism: Realizing a New Possibility in One Generation,” co-authored by Justin Michael Williams, is due out in October of 2023 from Sounds True.
Shelly holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Miami and a Master’s Degree from Columbia University. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in Philanthropic Leadership at the Lilly School of Philanthropy at Indiana University.
----
Connect with Shelly:
Buy her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Sit-Down-Rise-Up.../dp/1608687449Website: https://www.shellytygielski.com/Instagram:
Hey, before you leave, if you loved this episode, would you do me a personal favor, an 18-second favor, and share it? Maybe on social or by text or by email? Even just with one person? Just copy the link from the app you’re using (usually a box with an "up" arrow or three dots) and share with those you know, those you love, those who need to feel less alone in this world.
Tell them to listen, invite them to talk about what came up for you both. Because when thoughts and ideas have a platform for sharing, you can find deeper, more meaningful connection with those you already know.
Follow me by hitting the follow, subscribe, or + sign , so you'll never miss an episode.
Stay up-to-date with my projects by following me on Instagram:
- IG: @mindful_miri
Until next time, I’m Miriam Burlakovsky Correia for the Mindful Miri Podcast. Stay light, healthy, confident, and free.
I appreciate you<3
Miri xo
P.S. Thank you for your support and for giving me grace for any typos, errors, and foot-in-mouth moments.
Want to be a guest? Email [email protected]
#mindfulness #meditation #bodylove #podcast #teacherburnout #educator #teacherlife #teachersofinstagram #womenempoweringwomen #yoga #burnout #mentalhealth #wellbeing
#wellbeing #wellness #mentalhealthawareness
>>Note<<
This podcast is not intended to replace profess...
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Tell them to listen, invite them to talk about what came up for you both. Because when thoughts and ideas have a platform for sharing, you can find deeper, more meaningful connection with those you already know.
Follow me by hitting the follow, subscribe, or + sign , so you'll never miss an episode.
Stay up-to-date with my projects by following me on Instagram:
- IG: @mindful_miri
Until next time, I’m Miriam Burlakovsky Correia for the Mindful Miri Podcast. Stay light, healthy, confident, and free.
I appreciate you<3
Miri xo
P.S. Thank you for your support and for giving me grace for any typos, errors, and foot-in-mouth moments.
Want to be a guest? Email [email protected]
#mindfulness #meditation #bodylove #podcast #teacherburnout #educator #teacherlife #teachersofinstagram #womenempoweringwomen #yoga #burnout #mentalhealth #wellbeing
#wellbeing #wellness #mentalhealthawareness
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This podcast is not intended to replace profess...
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Hey, before you leave, if you loved this episode, would you do me a personal favor, an 18-second favor, and share it? Maybe on social or by text or by email? Even just with one person? Just copy the link from the app you’re using (usually a box with an "up" arrow or three dots) and share with those you know, those you love, those who need to feel less alone in this world.
Tell them to listen, invite them to talk about what came up for you both. Because when thoughts and ideas have a platform for sharing, you can find deeper, more meaningful connection with those you already know.
Follow me by hitting the follow, subscribe, or + sign , so you'll never miss an episode.
Stay up-to-date with my projects by following me on Instagram:
- IG: @mindful_miri
Until next time, I’m Miriam Burlakovsky Correia for the Mindful Miri Podcast. Stay light, healthy, confident, and free.
I appreciate you<3
Miri xo
P.S. Thank you for your support and for giving me grace for any typos, errors, and foot-in-mouth moments.
Want to be a guest? Email [email protected]
#mindfulness #meditation #bodylove #podcast #teacherburnout #educator #teacherlife #teachersofinstagram #womenempoweringwomen #yoga #burnout #mentalhealth #wellbeing
#wellbeing #wellness #mentalhealthawareness
>>Note<<
This podcast is not intended to replace profess...
Mindful Miri Podcast - Shelly Tygielski, CNN Hero, Self-Care Activist, Mindfulness Teacher, Author, Speaker, Good Human
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[00:00:00] Shelly Tygeilski Video: Welcome back to the Mindful Miri Podcast. Today I have the great pleasure of introducing Shelly Toski. She's a mindfulness teacher, community organizer, philanthropist, author, self-care advocate, public speaker, former corporate executive, mother, wife, sister, daughter, friend, skater girl, mind ninja af.
[00:00:31] Shelly Tygeilski Video: After spending 20 years in corporate America, immersed in Fortune 1000 organizations and holding executive positions
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