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About the practice

A small Phoenix practice built on attention, patience, and follow-through.

Jen Hargis Mindful Living is an independent coaching and education studio in north Phoenix, owned and run by Mayte V. Vasquez.

Portrait of Mayte V. Vasquez, founder of Jen Hargis Mindful Living
Founder

Meet Mayte.

Mayte V. Vasquez is a certified mindfulness facilitator and lifestyle coach who has been working with Arizona families and small teams since 2017. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Arizona State University and completed her mindfulness training through a recognized eight-week MBSR teacher track.

Before founding the studio, Mayte spent nearly a decade in community education and program coordination across Maricopa County. That background is the reason the practice feels less like a wellness brand and more like a quiet neighborhood office: notes are written down, meetings start on time, and follow-ups actually arrive.

She lives in north Phoenix with her partner and an aging rescue dog who supervises every Zoom call.

What we believe

Calm is a craft, not a personality trait.

Almost no one is “naturally” organized, mindful, or grounded. Most people who look that way have quietly built a handful of small, repeatable rituals that hold their week together.

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Patience over hacks

We design routines you can keep for years, not 30-day challenges you abandon by week three.

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Plain language

No jargon, no “energy clearing,” no spiritual sales funnels. Just practical guidance.

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Respect for your time

Sessions start and end when they say they will. Notes go out within 24 hours.

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Local accountability

A real studio in north Phoenix, a working phone, and a monitored email inbox.

Studio

The studio.

The studio sits in a small mixed-use building at 19401 N 7th St #107 in north Phoenix, a few minutes from the 101. It’s a quiet two-room space — one for 1:1 sessions, one set up for small group workshops of up to fourteen people. Parking is free, and the building is fully accessible.

Most clients in the Valley meet here in person. Clients elsewhere in Arizona, California, and the wider Mountain West work with the practice over secure video. Either way, the experience is the same: unhurried, written down, and reviewed together.

Quiet meditation corner with cushion, candle, and small plant

1:1 room

A small private room used only for coaching sessions, designed to feel calm and uncluttered.

Workshop room set up with cushions and natural light

Workshop room

Comfortable seating, natural light, and enough quiet for a half-day immersion.

Dried desert botanicals on a wooden table in the studio

Welcome bar

Tea, water, and a few seasonal desert botanicals — usually whatever is in season nearby.