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By Anna Smyth, guest contributor

I’ve noticed in my years of teaching mindfulness–including MBSR classes–that it’s often misunderstood. Headlines often highlight the benefits of mindfulness, and doctors across the world recommend it to patients, but people often have reservations about trying it. Over the years, I’ve identified five common misconceptions. They’re outlined below with some clarification.

1. Are meditation and mindfulness the same thing?

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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By Peter Calin, Mindful Leader MBSR Instructor

An unprecedented phenomenon might be one way to describe the tsunami-like changes in the way we work now, compared to pre-COVID-19. COVID completely changed the work landscape. There was a seismic shift from working in offices to working from home remotely.  What had been an infrequent concession to employees became the norm, emerging from protocols to restrict the spread and lessen the exposure.  

The work…

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Rhonda McGee at the 2018 @Work Summit.

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…

By Joy Reichart, New Ventures West, guest contributor

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of witnessing the certification of a new group of Integral Coaches: a powerful rite of passage that is the culmination of a year of hard work, dedicated practice, and profound growth. At the close of the session, one new graduate checked out with these words: 

I am not me without you.

Though I know this person to be profoundly wise, spiritually connected, and relationally skillful, it nevertheless seemed…

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Caroline Welch at the 2018 @Work Summit.

15 Tips to Mindfully Work with Difficult People
By John J. Murphy

What Are the 9 Attitudes of Mindfulness?
By the Mindful Leader Team

9 Mindfulness Exercises to Help you Manage COVID Stress
By Amy Rigby

Post-COVID: Creating Your New Normal in the Workplace
By Georgina Miranda

Coregulation: The Heart of Skillful Response
By Joy Reichart, New Ventures West

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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…

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…