Hidden Gems: Meet Ashley Rose Howard of Rose Mindfulness

Today we’d like to introduce you to Ashley Rose Howard.

Hi Ashley Rose, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
As a little girl, I was wildly intuitive and obsessed with writing stories. I built entire imaginary worlds instead of playing sports. My big dream was to become a New York Times bestselling author. So I studied journalism at a small private college in New Jersey and went on to work in print publishing, advertising, and eventually the startup world.

On paper, I was thriving. Hitting deadlines. Crushing LinkedIn. But secretly, I had an alter ego brewing—a spiritual seeker with a not-so-quiet calling. While working at a small startup in New York City, I’d clock out and head straight to yoga classes, intuitive circles, and spiritual centers. Some people did happy hour. I did chakra balancing. That was where I felt most alive. Like the truest version of myself.

Then the startup I was working got acquired and I was let go. At the time, it felt terrifying. In hindsight, a cosmic nudge. (Okay fine. A shove.) I took my severance and invested it in a year-long yoga teacher training. Which led to a year-long meditation training. Which led to Reiki certification. Which led to intuitive development work. I followed the breadcrumb trail of curiosity until it became a calling.

Along the way, I got recruited by an agency bringing mindfulness into corporations and found myself back in offices. Only this time, I wasn’t building brand decks, I was sitting at the head of conference tables teaching high-achieving professionals how to breathe.

During those scrappy New York years, I freelanced, hustled, and said yes to almost everything to survive. I worked in culinary event planning. I bartended. And yes, I once gigged as an elf at a celebrity’s private Christmas party. But that’s a memoir chapter for another day.

Over the next decade, I continued working with companies and private clients in stress management and energy work, collecting certifications (including a coaching certification so I could build my own private practice, Rose Mindfulness).

Two years ago, and two babies later, we relocated to Atlanta. I began seeing more clients virtually and in person at Amy Robbins Counseling’s beautiful space in Grant Park (truly the best team of therapists), helping Atlantans find their collective “whoosah.”

I continue writing short stories and children’s books, and yes, I’m still aiming for that New York Times list.

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Smooth is not a word I’d use to describe my career. Bumpy feels more accurate. And the road always gets bumpier when I stop trusting myself and start making decisions from fear. (Still working on that part.)

Working for myself stripped away the illusion of financial security. Early on, it even forced me to sell some of my most cherished belongings just to make rent. Clients come and go. Money flows in and out. Critics get louder the more authentically you show up.

It’s a journey.

But I always return to the same truth: I’m here to be in service. The healing work I do is bigger than my ego, bigger than my fear, bigger than any one slow season or hard month. And when I remember that, the bumps in the road start to feel easier.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
Rose Mindfulness was born from lived experience, not just certifications and trainings. I built my offerings after navigating anxiety, burnout, grief, and the very real identity shifts that come with being a woman, a mother, and an ambitious human who refuses to ignore her intuition.

At its core, my work helps high-achieving professionals slow down without losing their edge. I specialize in mindfulness, meditation, nervous system regulation, and energy work, but what I’m really known for is making healing feel accessible, grounded, and human. No incense-clouded mysticism (unless you’re into that). No toxic positivity. Just real tools that work in real life.

I work privately with clients 1:1, lead group programs and retreats, and partner with companies to bring sustainable stress management into corporate spaces. I’m most proud that my clients share how they feel safe, inspired, and soul-centered all at once. My clients don’t come to me to escape their lives. They come to feel more present inside them.

Are there any important lessons you’ve learned that you can share with us?
Failure is just a perspective, often a painful but necessary redirection that clears the path, humbles the ego, and leads you exactly where you were meant to grow.

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