Marijke McCandless

About Marijke McCandless

Marijke McCandless is a writer, mindfulness coach, and playfulness instigator dedicated to living life imperfectly but with great delight. She leads a popular online writing and awareness practice called Write Now Mind, plus other immersion experiences in enlivenment. Her upcoming book, "Naked in the Now: Juicy Practices for Getting Present," will be published by John Hunt Publishing in 2024. Her memoir, "More…Journey to Mystical Union Through the Sacred and the Profane" (published in 2016 under a pen name) won multiple awards. It documents her journey through anxiety and debilitating PTSD and the yearlong love and ecstasy training that propelled her on a new life trajectory. Marijke has been featured in Thrive Global, Best Self, More to Life, Family Fun, Woman’s Day, and others. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and founded several businesses in the legal and telecommunication industries. She is known for her playful attitude, tenacious spirit, and adventurous soul. Since taking up rock climbing in her mid-fifties, you can often find her hanging from a rock wall somewhere. For the last dozen years, she has spent five to twenty days in silent retreat, diving into self-exploration and forging the practices she shares.