ABOUT UNDIVIDED
Humans are VAST beings. Breathing and dreaming on a sentient Planet… the heart of our very existence is a mystery. Taking a human birth is a precious opportunity. And while we are vast, we are FINITE – alive for an unknown span of time…death will greet each of us spontaneously.
So while we are here, and alive and aware, our ATTENTION is one of the most valuable and treasured resources we have. It is the invisible medium through which we experience all things. It is the intangible, mystical network that connects us to depth, intimacy and LOVE.
Our attention is something to deeply value, cultivate, respect and protect, because the quality of our attention determines the quality of our lives. And while our attention is a force that can be cultivated, it can also be fragmented and deteriorated.
We are living in a current cultural moment where our ATTENTION has now become the new CURRENCY of the global economy. Our phones, tablets, and computers are TRAINING fragmentation through attention grabbing tactics; bite sized videos, bottomless social media feeds, constant dopamine hits, 140 characters, incendiary headlines, trance inducing distraction…after trance inducing distraction.
When our attention is chronically fragmented, we are more easily persuaded, more reactive, anxious, depressed, disconnected, we feel more isolated, and lack follow through.
Quite simply put - FRAGMENTED ATTENTION HURTS. A scrambled mind that’s constantly hopping from task to task, skimming, checking, numbing and distracting struggles to lead a deeply fulfilling and connected life.
However, when our attention is clear, flexible, vibrant and concentrated, we feel ALIVE. Capable of meeting the nuance of our lives, each other and the Earth with depth and care. We are connected, we are awake.
UNDIVIDED is here to support you in reclaiming the radiance of your UNDIVIDED ATTENTION, and to support in re-building your relationship to technology from the ground up ~ based on values that cultivate true connection, discernment and fulfillment.
Welcome to UNDIVIDED ~ may we build a more conscious relationship with technology, together.
Meet Olivia // Founder of UNDIVIDED
Olivia Ashton is a technology guide and meditation teacher based in Portland, Oregon. She has dedicated the past five years to exploring, researching and developing UNDIVIDED; an online course and curriculum that supports folks in healing cycles of phone addiction, reclaiming their attention, and creating a more conscious relationship with their smart phones + devices.
Deeply informed by her decade long meditation practice, work with addiction, devotion to presence, nature and love, Olivia teaches from a place of embodied wisdom, compassion and curiosity. Her teachings help people take back hours of their day from mindless scrolling, strengthen their tech boundaries, create phone habits that support their focus and creativity, and so much more.
Olivia is deeply committed to supporting the community in creating a conscious way forward with technology, together.