Discovery

By Dave Potter, guest contributor

The concepts of “acceptance” and “non-striving" in mindfulness practice are difficult to understand because they seem to imply passivity and inaction. I don’t think I’ve ever taught a mindfulness class in which a student didn’t question mindful “acceptance” with concerns that it would lead to passivity:

“How does “acceptance” and “non-striving” apply when being attacked, verbally or physically?”

But “acceptance”, in the context of mindfulness, does not im…

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Fleet Maull, PhD, CMT-P at the 2019 Mindful Leadership Summit. Given the serious social, economic, political and environmental challenges we face today, especially the potential for significant economic and social disruption caused by climate change, individual and collective resilience may become one of our highest priorities. In this session, you will learn the physiology and neurobiology underlying a deeply embodied approach to meditation called Neuro-Som…

By Larissa Hall Carlson, guest contributor

Working as a professional musician is incredibly demanding. Common challenges like intense competition, performance stress, long tours, burnout, and repetitive-movement injuries can prevent musicians from performing at their best. In their study of 2,536 adult musicians, Gembris, Heye, and Seifert (1) discovered that in addition to stage fright, when consistent pressure to perform well triggers music performance anxiety (MPA) in orchestral musicians pe…

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Patti Coan at the 2019 Mindful Leadership Summit. Learn about Humana's evolution around embodying the wisdom needed to work authentically through the power of reflection and practice. Of over 40,000 employees, 10,000 have opted into the grass roots mindfulness culture at Humana. You will leave this session with ideas to create or enhance approaches to mindfulness at work.

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By Dr. Gus Castellanos, guest contributor

Prisons are some of the most traumatic places to live. While the threat of violence, sexual victimization, and retaliation for grievances happen enough, it’s the simple things such as bad food, sleeping arrangements, and poor access to medical care that make daily life stressful. Inmates suffer from anxiety, depression, anger, hypervigilance, and difficulty with emotional regulation. Furthermore, witnessing viole…

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Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. at the 2018 Mindful Leadership Summit. Employee stress, morale, productivity and loyalty have major impacts on the bottom line. Understanding the science behind the brain's decision making, along with emotional and behavioral contagion can help us curate our environments to inspire positive changes that stick.

Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. is one of the world's preeminent mindfulness teachers. He is a clinical psychologist, founder of the …

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Larissa Hall Carlson at @Work 2018. Discover simple, safe, effective movements to relieve physical tension and reduce stress at the office. Larissa's clear instructions, thoughtful sequencing, and soothing approach will empower you to take these mindful chair and standing practices back home with you and share with your colleagues.

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Rich Fernandez at the @Work Summit 2018. Rich shares how to teach mindfulness in organizations, particularly creating a blend of foundational concepts, experiential exercises, and evidence-based science. The SIYLI program is based on mindfulness and how to train and to certify teachers to share the methodology in organizations. Rich provides the structural foundation, the core elements necessary to teach mindfulness in organizations, and his key element of s…

By John J. Murphy, guest contributor

One of the most common challenges we face in the workplace is conflict with other people. Maybe it is a boss who gets under our skin. Or maybe it is a colleague who rubs us the wrong way. In any case, we know it instantly. We feel it. Our heart rate increases. Our stress hormones kick into gear. We may even begin to sweat. Now, we have proof that this difficult person is responsible for how we feel. The evidence is clear.

If this sounds familiar, you are no…

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Ginny Whitelaw, Ph.D. at the 2019 Mindful Leadership Summit. In a noisy, disruptive, often dysfunctional world, it can be hard to be heard or know how to make a difference. Discover how mastering the surprisingly simple principles of resonance will help you to better manage change, live your most significant life, and reshape relationships at work.