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Office-Friendly Mindful Movement and Breath Techniques

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Speaker - Larissa Hall Carlson

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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How to Effectively Teach Mindfulness in Organizations

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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…

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15 Tips to Mindfully Work with Difficult People

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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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Leadership that Resonates – the Key to Making a Difference

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Speaker - Ginny Whitelaw

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.

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From McMindfulness to Integral Social Mindfulness: Taking a Stand for Both Personal and Social Transformation

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David Forbes, Ph.D. at the 2019 Mindful Leadership Summit. Hear about an integral, socially conscious mindfulness, an emergent perspective and practice that sees mindful personal development as inseparable from identifying and challenging social and educational inequities with others, and through the commitment to social justice, helps us create an evolved, compassionate society for all.

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Tender Loving Self-Care for POC: A Guide for Tending to the Wounds of Racial Trauma

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By Due Quach, guest contributor

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Over a year has now passed since the horrifying killing of George Floyd re-galvanized the movement for racial justice and equity, and communities of color are emotionally exhausted. While there are milestones to celebrate, we are worn down by the continued use of lethal and deadly force by police officers against people of color (POC), and by other incidents of racial violence and bigotry that remind us that large segments of the pop…

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How a Small Non-Profit Brought Mindfulness to Schools in Mexico

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Daniela Labra Cardero at the 2018 @Work Summit. Mexico has integrated social emotional learning as a mainstream topic from preK to K12. How a small non-profit came to develop a nation-wide curriculum that integrates contemplative training as a means to cultivate core skills, like attention, empathy or emotional regulation, training the teachers and elaborating the materials for children and teens, the challenges and opportunities of this path, are the topics o…

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Advanced Meditation Practice: From Focused Awareness to Natural Awareness

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At the 2019 @Work Summit Diana Winston presents the ways in which individuals can expand their current Mindfulness or Meditation practice. She uses a tool called the “The Spectrum of Awareness.” It identifies four categorizes which utilize varying awareness techniques. Diana guides listeners through the four different types of awareness practices. These practices are not about becoming an expert, but about exploring the field of awareness and exercising new techniques in order to play wit…

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The Neuroscience of Perception & Self-Awareness

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Speaker - Professor Anil Seth

Anil Seth, Ph.D. at the 2019 Mindful Leadership Summit. Explore how neuroscience, AI, and philosophy are shaping a powerful new view of perception and self-awareness. Understand the implications of this perspective on consciousness for medicine, technology, and the role of humans in the natural world.

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4 Steps to Face Challenges Mindfully

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By John J. Murphy, guest contributor

Let’s face it. 2020 was an unprecedented year of disruption, challenge, and stress. We have all felt it one way or another – and so have the people we work with. Take a moment right now to reflect on this. Contemplate it without judgment. Let go of analysis and how you think things should or should not be. Just feel it. Empathize with the suffering surrounding you. Listen to your intuition and let your heart speak to you. What is it saying?

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