{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fbd42b5f5-ba77-41e8-867d-b1f25619ec8a","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Naked in the Now: Finding Presence, Play & Peace with Marijke McCandless\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/bd42b5f5-ba77-41e8-867d-b1f25619ec8a\"></iframe>","title":"Naked in the Now: Finding Presence, Play & Peace with Marijke McCandless","description":"In this soul-stirring episode of Inner Light, we welcome Marijke McCandless, mindfulness coach, playfulness instigator, and award-winning author of Naked in the Now. Marijke invites us to drop our mental clutter and reconnect with the raw, vital essence of the present moment. Through tender stories\u2014including a powerful one about her granddaughter\u2019s birth\u2014she reveals how presence can become our superpower. We explore tiny practices to reclaim joy, how to stop resisting life, and why being naked in the now isn\u2019t about exposure\u2014it\u2019s about availability. This episode is a gentle, joyful rebellion against perfection, showing us how to choose presence over pressure.\n\u00a0\nAbout the Guest:Marijke McCandless is an IPBH-certified mindfulness coach, author, and seasoned retreat leader who\u2019s spent decades helping people step out of overthinking and into direct experience. Her award-winning book Naked in the Now features over 30 practices designed to bring people home to themselves with ease and delight.\n\u00a0\nKey Takeaways:\n\n\n\u201cBeing naked in the now\u201d means stripping away mental noise to access your inner light.\n\n\nPresence begins with the senses\u2014try just five seconds of felt awareness.\n\n\nDelight lives in tiny moments: birdsong, breath, a child\u2019s laughter.\n\n\nAsk: What else is here? to return to your body and quiet the mind.\n\n\nShifting from self-judgment to self-compassion transforms your inner world.\n\n\nGentle curiosity\u2014not perfection\u2014is the real path to peace.\n\n\n\u00a0\nConnect with Marijke McCandless:Website: https://marijkemccandless.comBook: Naked in the Now \u2014 Available on her website and major retailers.\n\u00a0\nWant to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?DM on PodMatch: DM Me HereSubscribe to Newsletter: https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/Join Community: https://nas.io/healthymind\nStay Tuned And Follow Us!YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@healthymind-healthylifeInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/podhealth.club/Threads - https://www.threads.net/@podhealth.clubFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/podcast.healthymindLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/newandnew/\n#podmatch #healthymind #healthymindbyavik #wellness #mindfulness #presence #innerlight","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/fb3a8ffd-7663-46c0-836c-768ee59d4bb6/mjm0zi5qcgc.jpg"}