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How Can an MBSR Retreat Help Destress You?
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By Peter Calin, guest contributor
Polish your heart with meditation and quietness. Let the inner life [light] grow generous and handsome.
- Rumi
The past 15 months, our mental health has been severely challenged by the fears and uncertainties caused by the pandemic, economic loss and uncertainty, political and social unrest, environmental calamities, and much more. Today, just for a moment, take some time to focus on how stress has affected you…
5 Things You Should Know Before Taking MBSR
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By Priscilla Szneke, guest contributor
What should you know before you take a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program?
In 2014, the cover of TIME magazine declared that there was a Mindfulness Revolution occurring. Since then, the word mindfulness has been associated with everything from mindful brewing to mindful jumping to mindful hypnosis. It is now considered the latest self-help fad.
But it is much more than that. So, what is mindfulness and w…
Is MBSR Evidence Based?
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By the Mindful Leader Team
Is MBSR evidence based? In summary, yes. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is based on a framework of psychological science. It was developed for use in a medical setting to help patients cope better and to decrease pain and stress they were experiencing. It is extremely effective when used in combination with traditional treatments for physical ailments. In other words, MBSR was initially a supplementary intervention a…
Body-Centered Speaking and Listening
By Joy Reichart, New Ventures West, guest contributor
In Integral Coaching we often talk about the three centers of intelligence: head, heart, and body.* Useful across all areas of coaching, they are particularly interesting to explore in the realm of speaking and listening.
Recently, I had the opportunity to spend several days with a group of highly experienced Integral Coaches, observing how they interacted with each other as they explored issues that were both deeply personal and globally…
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…
Post-COVID: Creating Your New Normal in the Workplace
By Georgina Miranda, guest contributor
After a year or more away from your office and peers, the thought of returning back to your desk, commute, and schedule can bring on new concerns or anxiety. Leaders today are challenged to create a new normal for their places of work and teams. While you might still hear many people say, “I can’t wait to go back to normal,” it’s important to acknowledge that our world has shifted, we as individuals have shifted, and the normal we knew is in the past. We c…
How Can MBSR Help You Listen to Yourself?
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By Andy Lee, guest contributor
Mindfulness has seen an incredible surge in popular acceptance over the last ten years. Due mainly to the proliferation of mindfulness apps, the principles and practice of mindfulness are more accessible to more people than ever before. As a result, the number of people practicing tripled from 2012 to 2017 to 14% of the population, and has certainly continued to expand in the years since.
While this trend has brought some …
Advanced Meditation Practice: From Focused Awareness to Natural Awareness
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…
The Gift of an MBSR Retreat
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By Mary Beth Stern, guest contributor
Does the idea of an “at-home” silent retreat sound paradoxical? In the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction curriculum, strategically positioned to occur after Class 5 or 6, there is a one-day silent retreat. Often in the orientation, which is a preliminary overview of the entire course, it is this component that sparks the most intense response: concern, curiosity, perhaps even a bit of anxiety. “Is it really for the w…
The Wisdom of Mindfulness and Motherhood
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By Cassie Schindler, guest contributor
Whether you’re a mom, have a mother, or know one, it’s likely you’ve witnessed or tapped into the powerful wisdom of motherhood.
On the heels of Mother’s Day in the U.S., many of us recently acknowledged and celebrated motherhood, sharing loving words written in well-crafted cards or spoken face-to-face.
While this essence of what it means to be a mom lingers, I invite you to turn your attention to those attribut…