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3 Tips to Effectively Teach Mindfulness Live Online
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By Ted Meissner
Ted Meissner will be hosting an Expert Workshop, Teaching Mindfulness Live Online: Challenges and Opportunities, on April 2nd. Click here to learn more.
With the advent of COVID-19, many if not most mindfulness teachers have faced a difficult choice. Either deliver their programs online instead of in-person or stop teaching. In some ways, it's not much of a choice at all, particularly if it's the only source of income, a personal pass…
How the Human Brain Can Derail or Bolster DEI
By Due Quach
Due Quach will be hosting an Expert Workshop, The Neuroscience of Inclusion: How to Mindfully Steer Brain Activation to Develop Inclusive Leadership, on March 5th. Click here to learn more.
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Companies have invested hundreds of millions of dollars into diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives since the establishment of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 1964, yet these efforts have been frequently met with resist…
Dedicating 2021 to My Grandma
By Mo Edjlali
I’m dedicating this year to my maternal grandmother. She died last Saturday and while the nation, I, and my neighbors here in the DC area were dealing with the frightening attacks on our democracy, my mind was elsewhere.
My grandmother was the closest thing to a real-life angel that I’ve ever known. She was the real deal. This past weekend we celebrated her life. She was born, lived, and died in Tehran, Iran. I’m here in the USA, the Washington, DC area. Iran is kinda my mother …
2021 State of Workplace Mindfulness Survey Report
Completed by over 1,700 people, the 2021 State of Workplace Mindfulness Survey Report provides the most expansive and detailed examination of the state of mindfulness in the workplace ever conducted. The survey was conducted by Mindful Leader, which provides workplace mindfulness training, certification and events; Healthy Minds Innovations affiliated with the neuroscientific research institution the Center for Healthy Minds; and Mindful Communications, publishers of Mindful.org and Mindful Maga…
Top Ten Articles of 2020
Managing Emotions Effectively in Uncertain Times
By Marc Brackett
Resilience is Not a Luxury: It is Critical to Our Survival
By Fleet Maull
The Privilege of Being Kind
By Mo Edjlali
Should I Be Scared of the Coronavirus? Mindfulness Techniques for Managing Coronavirus Anxiety at Home and Work
By Becky Greiner
How to Use R.O.A.M. Practice to Manage Emotions at Work
By Patrick Briody
How Mindfulness Can Help Manage Work Stress
By Brenda Fingold
Training Your Focus Towards Change
By Elisha Goldstein
If there's one thing we know about 2020, it's been a year of change and transition. As 2021 is approaching, our minds may already be thinking about what we want to shift in the year ahead. When we start thinking about embarking on a change journey, we often envision ourselves at the pinnacle of success. We are running that 5K, conversing in Spanish fluently, seeing an ideal body, or are getting a stellar review. However, once we really get down to work we quickly realize th…
From the Circle to the Square: Moving MBSR Online
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By Mary Beth Stern
It’s a beautiful fall morning as I look at my calendar. I smile at the utilitarian efficiency of the google calendar, emblematic of the great shift. I fondly recall the handwritten notes to self and the inspirational quotations on my perfectly sized, 7 1/2 inch square calendar, big enough to be clearly visible on the desk in my office and easily tucked away in my tote when on the run. Jolted by the arrival of the month of October, my…
A New “Why” for Mindfulness in Urgent Times
By Jamie Bristow and Rosie Bell
To mindful leaders, practice means more than just wellbeing. A new account of mindfulness training explores its crucial role in developing agency.
If you’re involved in mindful leadership, you likely know that the benefit of mindfulness goes further than simple wellbeing – but this value isn’t always easy to articulate. After six years at the leading edge of contemplative practices in public policy, we’re offering a new “why” for mindfulness training. Our recent…
5 Class Engagement Guidelines to Build Trust and Community
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By Patrick Briody
As mindfulness teachers, how can we best create a sense of trust and community in our online mindfulness classes? One tool I’m very grateful for learning in my Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher training is the practice of sharing guidelines for engagement with the group. As a closet anarchist, I initially felt some resistance to explicit guidelines, but over time I learned how important this can be in creating trust and …
Celebrating 6 Months of Meditate Together!
By Mo Edjlali and Meditate Together Volunteer Facilitators
It’s hard with all the chaos, injustice, death, and suffering we are collectively witnessing to celebrate much... and, more then ever, we need to celebrate the things that inspire us and remind us of our vast potential for compassion towards one another.
About 6 months ago as the gravity and impact of COVID-19 hit, I thought to myself: What can I do? What can Mindful Leader do? Then I thought to myself... I’m not alone. I’m not the o…