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Practical Applications of Mindful Leadership

September 23, 2015/in Acceptance, Anxiety Relief, Awaken, Awareness, Being Present, Brain Plasticity, Choice, Contemplation, Creativity, Culture, Ethics, Happiness, Healing, Health, Life Management, Living, Logic, Meditation, Memory, Mind/Body Medicine, Mindfulness, Mindfulness, Neuroscience, Non-Doing, Non-judgment, Optimists, Presence, Resiliency, Stress Reduction, Wellness

Much of what I do each day entails fostering and facilitating mindfulness training for leaders of industry, academia and healthcare. Many of these leaders have already enjoyed an illustrious track record of success and innovation in their field. And some are just getting started. But wherever they are on their journey, they tend to share certain qualities: a quick mind, high emotional IQ, substantial educational backgrounds and varied and impressive work experience. Rarer still but counted among them are the managers who display true adeptness at leading by example, championing team members’ accomplishments and having a bold vision for their organization. Read more

THE COMMUNITY OF CONTEMPLATION

February 20, 2015/3 Comments/in Anxiety Relief, Awareness, Being Present, Brain Plasticity, Contemplation, Creativity, Happiness, Health, Meditation, Memory, Mindfulness, Neuroscience, Pain Management, Resiliency, Spontaneity, Stress Reduction, Wellness

Last November, I attended the International Symposium for Contemplative Studies in Boston. There were lots of luminaries in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, education, philosophy, and the humanities. Counted among these were the Dalai Llama, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Daniel Goleman, Arianna Huffington, and so many more who are well-known to those in the field, reflecting the explosion really of mindfulness into all aspects of our modern society.

Some presenters shared results of mindfulness programs they have implemented in particular clinical settings or in business. Several neuroscientists provided the latest in their research on what is happening in the brain during contemplative practices and where in the brain it is happening. The goal of all this being the very mission of the conference: to “advance our understanding of the human mind, reduce human suffering, and enhance our well-being.”