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
Rest, Reset, Retreat
April 11, 2026 Waking to the sounds of birds outside my open window is deeply soothing. I am in the “treetops” room at the Porches in Norwood, Virginia for another writing retreat with Wellspring Writing Collective. I don’t recall being here for a spring writing retreat before. I think I have only been here in…
Ch-ch-ch-changes
March 23, 2026 “Ch-ch-ch-changes, turn and face the strange Changes, pretty soon now you’re gonna get older Time may change me, but I can’t trace time.” ~David Bowie Spring has fully sprung in central Virginia. I awake each morning to the sounds of happy birds calling out to mates and looking for nesting materials. When…
Leaving on a Jet Plane
3/16/2026 Next week I am embarking on an exciting trip to Europe. All going well I will get to see the tulips in bloom in Holland and some amazing storybook castles along the Rhine in Germany. Over the course of 10 days I will experience Alsatian culture, hike in the Black Forest, tour the Anne…
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