Jodi Stepankek

Jodi is certified as a Meditation and Mindfulness Instructor through McLean Meditation Institute and is the owner and founder of Big Heart Meditation and Mindfulness, LLC.  In 2021, Jodi left her corporate job of managing a law firm of 21 years to dive into guiding others through teaching meditation and mindfulness. Jodi has been described as a leader with a big heart who lives in her integrity and always finds ways to help others rise. Compassion, love, and kindness have been instrumental keys in Jodi’s success and with her new meditation and mindfulness certification, she is creating a ripple of peace in the Midwest.  Jodi has guided college students on a weekly basis with in-person guided meditation for three semesters. She has also led several SEED (Simple, Easy, Every Day) Meditation Courses to the faculty and staff at the collegiate level as well as meditated with hundreds of college students at the same time during the Freshman Seminar Series.  In athletics, Jodi is merging her collegiate coaching experience of 12 years along with her meditation and mindfulness and works with several college teams on the mental part of their performance/game. This includes weekly recordings and group sessions with each team.  One of Jodi’s passions is going into the youth school systems and working with teachers and students and talking about stress, how it affects our minds and bodies, and ways to alleviate it through meditation/mindfulness. AND Jodi has joined the Vella team and is offering in-person meditations!