We often hear about mindful eating, mindful this and mindful that! Yet, what about being mindful in our fitness journey too? This week's guest Micah Anderson!  Born in Connecticut, Micah Anderson spent several of his teen years in and out of placements due to struggles with drugs, crime, and anger. Around this time, he was introduced to 12-step fellowship, and after extensive travel overseas, began a personal meditation practice in the early 1990s and converted to Islam soon after. He began working with the Mind Body Awareness Project in 2011. Since then, he taught retreats and led training on mindfulness, emotional literacy, and mental wellness in five countries, and leads a weekly meditation group in the Bay Area. He is also the Wellness Director at Ta’leef Collective, a Fremont, CA. an organization that provides an alternative social and sacred space for Muslim converts and seekers. He is currently an MFT trainee with a humanistic-existential lens, focusing on both trauma-informed approaches and mindfulness-based interventions. Micah draws from a wide variety of personal experiences, including over 20 years meditation practice, a deep understanding, and passion for youth counter-culture movements, and an experiential understanding of the world’s wisdom traditions, which he loves to translate to incarcerated and at-risk populations. Micah lives in Oakland, CA. with his wife and two children, and received his Masters in Psychology from Sofia University in Palo Alto, CA. He is currently undergoing supervision for his MFT license. In this episode, we talked about the following topics: The differences between mindfulness and meditation. What is meditation really all about, and what is mindfulness really all about? The benefits of meditation and mindfulness to our fitness journey and our daily lifestyles. And so much more great points! This episode is MUST listen to and it can be tied back to my interview with Jonathan on why men's mental health matters as well as how to overcome addictions! *Also, to sign up for the list for the Fall faith and fitness retreat, please sign up at www.befit4akhirah.com on the mailing list!* To email Micah or ask him any questions, you can reach him via [email protected] Do not forget to subscribe to the show and to share the show with family and friends! Be Strong. Be Fit. BeFit4Akhirah.