Mindful Musings

Welcome to Mindful Musings.

Ramblings and writing about mindfulness, yoga and self care 

Meet the author

Brooke Davis is a school librarian, a certified yoga and mindfulness instructor and writes memoir in her spare time. She has two adult sons, Alex, who is in spirit after an untimely death do to an accidental overdose in 2023, and Andrew who is thriving here on Earth as a graduate student in Chemistry at UVA. She has been happily married to Nick Martina for 15 years. Together they enjoy travel, relaxing on North Carolina beaches, gardening and taking day hikes, and spending time with family and friends.

Author at a recent outing with friends

Brooke Davis

First Signs of Spring

February 22, 2026 For those of us who live in Virginia, the Winter of 2025-2026 has been a doozie! We had a snowstorm that shut schools down in December before Christmas and multiple snow and ice storms in January through February left the landscape an icy mess for over 3 weeks. Another snowfall is expected…

This too, shall pass!

February 1, 2026 The Richmond area has turned into a giant ice sheet and there is absolutely nothing I can do about it. For over a week I have been mostly stuck at home. School systems all around are closed and many businesses are still operating on reduced hours. My job as a school librarian…

Entering the Liminal Space

January 18, 2026 Meriam Webster’s Dictionary defines liminal in the following way. It is an adjective that means of, relating to, or being an intermediate state, phase, or condition: in between or transitional. It has three syllables and is broken into these sections for pronunciation “lim-i-nal.” Liminal perfectly describes the place I am in life.…

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