The Benefits of "Clean, Conscious Living"

"Growing up poor meant that my two younger brothers and I used our creativity to conjure up fun. Since our parents worked at restaurants, we spent our childhood weekends at our grandparents' house. We climbed trees and made mud balls, drying them in the sun, and watching them disintegrate when we threw them on the ground. Other times, we might find used car tires and roll them down a hill to see which one would roll farthest. That was the joy of creative fun."

"Clean, conscious living is more than just a lifestyle choice; it's a philosophy rooted in intentionality, mindfulness, and minimalism. My journey reflects a growing movement of choosing to live deliberately rather than by default. At its core, clean, conscious living involves self-reflection, daily mindfulness or meditation practices, yoga or other forms of conscious movement, decluttering mentally, emotionally, and physically, and cultivating presence in everyday life."

Childhood poverty produced imaginative, low-cost play: weekends at grandparents' house, climbing trees, making mud balls and rolling used tires down hills for entertainment. Later life brought a craving for variety and novelty expressed through gear purchases, exotic travel, and sensation-seeking that increased dissatisfaction and a perpetual search for better experiences. A friend, Nate VanLiere, adopted a deliberate clean, conscious living lifestyle: he eliminated credit cards, uses public transportation, buys essentials, downsized needs, shares meals, and transitioned to a yoga career to leave corporate America. Clean, conscious living emphasizes intentionality, mindfulness, daily practices, decluttering, and cultivating presence; minimalism focuses on living with just enough.

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