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The Shape of Our Lives: How We Grow

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By Joy Reichart, New Ventures West, guest contributor

“Sounds like you need to work on your sword cuts,” a fellow Integral Coach said to me recently. 

My response to this was so vivid that even now I can feel it in my body: a sort of bunching in my solar plexus, moving upward, clawing at my throat and threatening to erupt in a petulant scream. 

“Gah, THIS AGAIN?” I managed in a somewhat civil—though not altogether mature—reply.

The sword cuts to which she was referring were both literal and …

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3 Simple Ways to Create More Tech-Life Balance Today

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By Meico Marquette Whitlock, the Mindful Techie, guest contributor

The pandemic has disrupted your life and blurred the lines between working at home and living at work. Your job role may have shifted as we grapple collectively with how to provide essential services with little to no human contact. The volume of emails, texts, tweets, and meetings has increased exponentially. And you’re emotionally spent from all the change, disruption, and uncertainty. 

If you wish things could magically go b…

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Growth Mindset: Creating Change, One Breath at a Time

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By Steven M. Cohen, guest contributor

A growth mindset is a willingness, and even a passion, to continue to improve and implement effective change.  Sometimes that change is a small tweak and sometimes change needs to be transformational in order to meet evolving demands and opportunities.

Facing change is daunting for most of us and may be one of our biggest fears.  We may believe personal change is admitting failure.  However, personal growth gives you the tools to thrive in an ever-changing…

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Top 5 Articles of 2021

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Making Mindfulness Stick with Kids and Teens

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Dr. Chris Willard at the 2018 @Work Summit. Christopher discusses an effective model of how to teach mindfulness and specifically, adapting techniques for teaching and engaging children in mindfulness. The session provides an overview of how to customize the experience of mindfulness for children and making contemplate practices accessible for young and older children. He relates how the brain and breath connect for regulation, stress management, and cultiva…

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Breaking Barriers: Self-Compassion in the Workplace

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By Katie Morales, the Mindful Leader Team

It’s often difficult to navigate the challenges and pressures that come with being employed. A growing body of evidence suggests psychological safety at work supports a variety of important areas, including connection and collaboration, creativity, job satisfaction, and productivity. Compassion is an incredibly powerful tool that can be used in the workplace to help foster emotional well-being.

For a deeper look at what general self-compassion is, plea…

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