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.
Brooke Davis
Summer Solstice Reflections
June 21, 2026 Today is officially the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, when the daylight is longest and the darkness is shortest. For me the summer solstice always seems part way through the summer because our culture in the US views summer and the time between Memorial Day and Labor Day. It corresponds to…
I’m Free!
As I drove out of the parking lot at about 11:15 am on Friday, I blasted this old Who song on my stereo. 33 years as a high school educator in the books: computer turned in, keys returned, office empty. I was struck by a sense of elation mixed with utter exhaustion that still lingers…
A Marathon, Not a Sprint (Figuratively)
May 17, 2026 When I was younger, I was a runner. I started in high school when each of us was expected to join a team. I had never played any sports before and was clueless about the rules and strategies for all games that involved a ball, so I decided to take up running…
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