The OHMazing® Way with Beth Reese, PhD

Alan Steelman, Former Congressman, on Managing The Monkey Mind

Episode Summary

“Our own 'Emerald City' is within us and it can always be accessed through pausing and connecting to our body and breath.“ ~ Alan Steelman, Former US Congressman Join The OHMazing® Way podcast creator, producer and host, Beth Reese, PhD, E-RYT, RCYT, and guest former US Congressman, Alan Steelman, MLA, RYT, in a conversation about learning how to follow your own “Yellow Brick Road” and cultivate your own “Emerald City” through mindfulness associated with meditation and yoga. In the first half Alan shares how he used mindfulness to “Exit the ASAP Lane,” with ASAP standing for Anxiety, Stress, Addiction, and Pressure. In the second half, Alan offers 3 tips for practicing being present in daily life, and discusses his second book, Managing Your Monkey-Mind Fitness: Change Your Life, Save Your Life, coming out later this year. Connect with Beth: Email: elizabeth@yoginos.com Web: www.yoginos.com Cell: +1 361 563 7448 Facebook: personal: www.facebook.com/elizreese Facebook: Yogiños: Yoga for Youth®: www.facebook.com/yoginos/ Instagram: yoginosyogaforyouth: www.instagram.com/yoginosyogaforyouth Twitter: @yoginos: twitter.com/Yoginos LinkedIn: Beth Reese, PhD Connect with Alan: Email: alansteelman@tx.rr.com Web: www.alansteelman.net Cell: 214 402 3351 Facebook: www.facebook.com/alansteelman LinkedIn: Alan Steelman

Episode Notes

“My youngest son is the one who got me into yoga and meditation about 10 years ago, and I wish I had discovered it much earlier.“
~ Alan Steelman, Former US Congressman

Join The OHMazing® Way podcast creator, producer and host, Beth Reese, PhD, E-RYT, RCYT, and guest former US Congressman, Alan Steelman, MLA, RYT, in a conversation about learning how to follow your own “Yellow Brick Road” and cultivate your own “Emerald City” through mindfulness of meditation and yoga. In the first half Alan shares how he used mindfulness to “Exit the ASAP Lane,” with ASAP standing for Anxiety, Stress, Addiction, Pressure. In the second half Alan offers 3 tips for practicing being present in daily life:
~ Mindful Driving
~ Mindful Eating
~ Mindful Walking

Lastly, he discusses his second book, Managing Your Monkey-Mind FItness: Change Your Life, Save Your Life, coming out later this year.

Alan is a best-selling author, a former member of the U.S. Congress, a former Member of the White House Staff, and former Vice-Chairman of Alexander Proudfoot Company. He has been a Chairman of the Dallas Council on World Affairs, a Board Member of Sterling Software (NYSE), Aristocrat Technologies (ASX), and the Texas Growth Fund. He is a graduate of Baylor University, holds a Master’s Degree from SMU and was a resident fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University.

His career in politics was marked with distinction. Time Magazine featured him as one of the 200 Emerging Young Leaders in the United States, The Dallas Times Herald said, “he was one of the best ever sent to Congress from Texas.” and New Times Magazine named him one of the top ten best Congressmen in the country during his second term.

Connect with Beth:
Email: elizabeth@yoginos.com
Web: www.yoginos.com
Cell: +1 361 563 7448
Facebook: personal: www.facebook.com/elizreese
Facebook: Yogiños: Yoga for Youth®: www.facebook.com/yoginos/
Instagram: yoginosyogaforyouth: www.instagram.com/yoginosyogaforyouth
Twitter: @yoginos: twitter.com/Yoginos
LinkedIn: Beth Reese, PhD

Connect with Alan:
Email: alansteelman@tx.rr.com
Web: www.alansteelman.net
Cell: 214 402 3351
Facebook: www.facebook.com/alansteelman
LinkedIn: Alan Steelman