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The Truth About Trauma: Can Mindfulness Help?
The Unspoken Truth
There is an unspoken truth about trauma that is becoming more and more evident. In varying degrees, we all have suffered trauma. It is the experience of the human condition, well tethered in the understanding and knowing of the wisdom of the ages. It is the pain that is experienced and regurgitated/suffered over and over and over again.
Trauma is a topic that has captured incredible attention and interest in the past few years. There are various understandings of what trauma…
Leaders Connect With Empathy, But Lead With Compassion
By Jacqueline Carter & Rasmus Hougaard, guest contributors
For decades, leaders have been taught the importance of empathy. Its importance cannot be overstated, especially in today’s world of work. Empathy is the ability to recognize and share others’ feelings and perspectives. Empathy is the ability to put yourself in others’ shoes. As a leader, this ability is obviously important. You can lead others more effectively if you can understand what they might be experiencing. Research also shows t…
Mindfulness & Sport Psychology for Elite Performers
Mark Campbell at the 2019 Mindful Leadership Summit.
Dr. Mark A. Campbell is a recognized authority in the fields of performance psychology and wellness. As the Founder/CEO of Campbell Performance Systems, he helps individuals and organizations to enhance performances in all areas of life. Mark spent almost a decade as a lead for the US Army’s performance psychology and resilience program. He also served as a wellness/performance consultant to the US Army, providing classes and workshops to S…
How Can Mindfulness Help You Become a More Agile Learner?
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By Andy Lee, Mindful Leader CWMF and MBSR Instructor
There’s an old adage that in ten years on the job, some people amass ten years of learning while others gain one year of learning ten times over. The difference between these two types of people can be described as a difference in learning agility.
Learning agility, a term coined by Lombardo and Eichinger (2000), is the capacity of a person to learn and develop as a result of their on-the-job chall…
How Do You Practice MBSR?
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By Dr. Gus Castellanos, Mindful Leader MBSR Instructor
Stress is a normal human response to external causes that we experience as demanding or threatening. Good stress is short-term, and it inspires and motivates you. It increases your focus and enhances your performance. Bad stress or distress, however, leads to anxiety, overwhelm, confusion, poor concentration, and decreased performance. Mindfulness-based practices are key to reducing stress and anxiet…
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Learn how to Recognize Trauma, Respond Skillfully, and Prevent Retraumatization
David Treleaven at the 2019 Mindful Leadership Summit
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8 Take-Aways to Mindfully Advance Your Life & Career
By John J. Murphy, Guest Contributor
During this epic time of uncertainty, adversity, and the “Great Resignation,” it is wise to ask oneself, “What can I do to step up my performance and meet these challenges successfully?” What would a sensible and proactive leader do? How do highly effective people manage these challenges with poise, confidence, and grace?”
The 8 Take-Aways:
Here are eight “take-aways” my clients find very helpful, both personally and professionally. I use the term take-a…
The Best Mindfulness Apps
By The Mindful Leader Team
With so many meditation and wellness apps that focus on mindfulness available, how do you decide which one to use? Ultimately, the best mindfulness app for you is the one that encourages you to get started with a regular mindfulness practice, or effectively supplements the individual practice that you already have.
We want to acknowledge that there are valid concerns with app-based mental training. From privacy concerns to addictive gamified elements to monetization…
Simple Ways to Integrate Mindfulness into the Workplace
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Lindsay Kugel at the 2018 @Work Summit.
The Shape of Our Lives: How We Grow
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 …