Embrace the Run: Connecting Body and Mind

In this episode of Mindful Miles, host Jason Melvin guides listeners through a mindful running session focused on connecting with their bodies and intentions rather than speed or distance. Jason starts the session with deep breathing exercises and encourages participants to tune into their body's sensations and emotional states. Throughout the run, he provides gentle cues to help runners stay present, adjust their pace, and align their movements with desired feelings like calm, energy, or strength. The session emphasizes listening to the body's innate wisdom and concludes with reflective breathing and gratitude for the body's strength and resilience.Thanks for running mindful miles with me! Please rate and subscribe and share with a friend if you found this helpful. Also, I'd love to hear your feedback on how this went for you. Shoot me a DM and let me know your thoughts on the cues and music selections. I would love to hear your feedback🙏.

In this episode of Mindful Miles, host Jason Melvin focuses on the importance of celebrating achievements and personal growth. Jason shares his personal experience from the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving, emphasizing how much closer he's come to his goals over the past year. He encourages listeners to recognize their accomplishments, overcome challenges, and build self-confidence. As the run progresses, Jason guides you to envision your future self and set intentions for your journey ahead. Join Jason in reflecting on past victories and paving the way towards a stronger, more balanced future.Thanks for running mindful miles with me! Please rate and subscribe and share with a friend if you found this helpful. Also, I'd love to hear your feedback on how this went for you. Shoot me a DM and let me know your thoughts on the cues and music selections. I would love to hear your feedback🙏.

In this episode of Mindful Miles, host Jason Melvin takes listeners on a deeper exploration of gratitude and thankfulness. This session encourages runners to appreciate not only the joyous moments in their lives but also the challenges and hardships that have shaped them. Through mindful running, participants are guided to honor every part of their story, recognizing their own strength and resilience. The episode emphasizes the importance of self-love, even for the imperfect parts of ourselves, and radiating gratitude as a positive energy to the world around us. Join Jason in this transformative run as he shares how to integrate gratitude into daily life and maintain a mindful, thankful mindset.Thanks for running mindful miles with me! Please rate and subscribe and share with a friend if you found this helpful. Also, I'd love to hear your feedback on how this went for you. Shoot me a DM and let me know your thoughts on the cues and music selections. I would love to hear your feedback🙏.

In this episode of Mindful Miles, host Jason Melvin delves into the power of gratitude and how it can transform your running experience. Jason encourages listeners to shift their mindset from viewing runs as a chore to seeing them as an opportunity. He emphasizes the importance of finding joy in running and practicing mindfulness. The episode includes a guided, breathwork-style run, blending intense initial pace with a gradual cool-down, promoting body awareness and gratitude. Listeners are urged to focus on positive self-talk, fostering a sense of confidence and enjoyment throughout their run.00:00 Introduction to Gratitude and Running00:42 Mindset Shift: Embracing the Run01:56 Starting the Run with Gratitude02:46 Breathwork and Intensity03:31 Mid-Run Motivation and Music13:47 Final Push and Cool Down22:10 Reflecting on Gratitude and Positivity28:59 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsThanks for running mindful miles with me! Please rate and subscribe and share with a friend if you found this helpful. Also, I'd love to hear your feedback on how this went for you. Shoot me a DM and let me know your thoughts on the cues and music selections. I would love to hear your feedback🙏.

In this episode of 'Mindful Miles,' host Jason Melvin guides listeners through a 30-minute easy run, emphasizing the importance of connecting with oneself. Listeners are encouraged to embrace mindfulness, breathwork, and body awareness to create a deeper sense of self-connection. Jason provides step-by-step instructions for warm-ups, breath focus, and a body scan while running, blending thoughtful prompts with music to foster a grounding and reflective experience. This session aims to help runners release stress, appreciate their bodies, and reconnect with their inner selves amidst the chaos of everyday life.00:00 Introduction to Mindful Running01:02 Setting the Intention: Connection02:30 Starting the Run: Breath and Body Awareness05:18 Body Scan and Gratitude06:34 Music Interlude08:03 Deeper Self-Reflection11:15 Releasing and Letting Go14:40 Slowing Down and Gratitude25:20 Final Reflection and ConclusionThanks for running mindful miles with me! Please rate and subscribe and share with a friend if you found this helpful. Also, I'd love to hear your feedback on how this went for you. Shoot me a DM and let me know your thoughts on the cues and music selections. I would love to hear your feedback🙏.

Host Jason Melvin guides listeners through a reflective and mindful 30-minute run, encouraging alignment with the natural changes of November. He emphasizes the importance of warming up properly, appreciating the harvest of the past year, letting go of what no longer serves us, and setting intentions for the winter and the coming year. Jason also highlights the importance of staying present, protecting energy, and setting boundaries as we approach winter and the holiday season.00:00 Introduction and Warm-Up00:36 Reflecting on the Year02:47 Starting the Run03:04 Connecting with Nature05:57 Harvest Reflections08:57 Letting Go15:16 Midpoint and Momentum18:53 Energy and Boundaries24:59 Setting Intentions30:40 Cool Down and GratitudeThanks for running mindful miles with me! Please rate and subscribe and share with a friend if you found this helpful. Also, I'd love to hear your feedback on how this went for you. Shoot me a DM and let me know your thoughts on the cues and music selections. I would love to hear your feedback🙏.

In this episode of Mindful Miles, host Jason Melvin takes listeners on a 30-minute mindful fun run with a Halloween theme. Emphasizing the power of consistency over intensity, Jason encourages runners to reminisce about childhood Halloweens, trick-or-treating, and favorite Halloween movies, while maintaining a relaxed pace. The episode highlights the benefits of integrating smiling, nostalgic memories, and mindfulness techniques to enhance the enjoyment and effectiveness of running. Listeners are guided to stay present, scan their bodies, and breathe in the magical fall season, transforming the run into a joyful mental and emotional journey.00:00 Introduction and Warm-Up01:01 Setting the Intention for Fun02:42 Nostalgia and Halloween Memories07:15 Reflecting on Favorite Halloween Moments10:35 The Power of Smiling While Running13:51 Body Scan and Relaxation14:10 Easing into the Run16:51 Focus on Your Breath20:26 Nostalgic Halloween Memories24:04 Mindful Running Insights26:42 Cool Down and Reflection27:05 The Joy of Playful Running28:43 Inner Child and Mental Game30:56 Intentional Thoughts and Emotions31:26 Closing Thoughts and FarewellThanks for running mindful miles with me! Please rate and subscribe and share with a friend if you found this helpful. Also, I'd love to hear your feedback on how this went for you. Shoot me a DM and let me know your thoughts on the cues and music selections. I would love to hear your feedback🙏.

As a runner and a breathwork practitioner, I've noticed a huge correlation between the two activities. Both of which, actively reset your nervous system. However, I know that not a lot of people are into breathwork that run. Today's experiment is to bridge the gap.  I use your breath as a tool. In the beginning I want you breathing a little harder than an easy pace. Your breath is the key to breaking up blockages you may have that are felt in your body. We clear things out in the first half, in order to make space for the things we want to call back in during the second half of the run.In this episode my goal is that you go out on a run, and return home with a healthy, regulated nervous system. Thanks for running mindful miles with me! Please rate and subscribe and share with a friend if you found this helpful. Also, I'd love to hear your feedback on how this went for you. Shoot me a DM and let me know your thoughts on the cues and music selections. I would love to hear your feedback🙏.

This is a 30 minute easy paced run. Press play as you're tying your shoes as I take you through setting an intention during your stretch and dynamic warmup. This run is all about setting an intention, learning how to focus on the present moment, how to run body scans to monitor your form, and any tension you may feel in your body. Come run some mindful miles with me at a nice easy effort. Thanks for running mindful miles with me! Please rate and subscribe and share with a friend if you found this helpful. Also, I'd love to hear your feedback on how this went for you. Shoot me a DM and let me know your thoughts on the cues and music selections. I would love to hear your feedback🙏.

What are mindful miles? I have fun things in store for you. Now, this isn't going to be your regular run of the mill talk-show style podcast. This is going to be an experience. Where, as you're getting ready to go on your run, you tune in, set an intention with me, and I guide you through your recovery run that focuses on mindfulness practices, breathwork techniques and transforms these runs into moving meditation. I want to create something that you can look forward to on Mondays. So join me, run some mindful miles, reset your nervous system, reduce your anxiety, and let's lean into the therapeutic nature of running. See you guys out there.Thanks for running mindful miles with me! Please rate and subscribe and share with a friend if you found this helpful. Also, I'd love to hear your feedback on how this went for you. Shoot me a DM and let me know your thoughts on the cues and music selections. I would love to hear your feedback🙏.