Nov 25, 2021Thanksgiving 2021: Giving Gratitude for the Heroes in Our LivesThanksgiving is an opportunity to take a mindful pause to consider all that we have to be grateful for. While we do not have to wait for November to roll around in order to practice gratitude, it is a collective invitation to revel in all that we are blessed with…Thanksgiving4 min readThanksgiving4 min read
Oct 6, 2021Mental Wellbeing Is About More Than Reducing What Is Challenging; It’s Also About Maximizing What Is WholesomeMost of what we hear about improving mental health has its focus on reducing distress, disorder, or disease. …Mental Wellbeing3 min readMental Wellbeing3 min read
Aug 30, 2021Dealing With the Lack of Human Contact When Working From HomeFor many of us, this chance to work from home has come with great benefits. …Working From Home4 min readWorking From Home4 min read
Aug 25, 2021The Power of Employee AppreciationExpressing our appreciation for our employees is a simple act of kindness that has a big impact. We might feel this to be true intuitively, but we also have science to back it up. …Employee Appreciation4 min readEmployee Appreciation4 min read
Aug 3, 2021The Mindfulness-Creativity Connection: Benefits for the WorkplaceWhen we think about the benefits of mindfulness in the workplace, we tend to think about things like stress reduction, emotional regulation, and increased attention span. …Mindfulness3 min readMindfulness3 min read
Jul 12, 2021Getting to the Heart of Matters with MeditationIn this modern age, it can be difficult to make sense of what really matters. With countless tasks, technologies, and causes all calling for our attention, many feel that it is becoming increasingly challenging to find any kind of peace and clarity amidst the chaos. …Heart3 min readHeart3 min read
Jun 21, 2021Creating a Culture of MindfulnessWhen we envision a mindful workplace, we often think about workplace additions such as wellness workshops, healthy team lunches, and quiet break spaces. …Creating4 min readCreating4 min read
May 18, 2021The power of mindfulness: heal your body through your embodied mindWhen was the last time you were worried about something? And how did that make you feel? Often enough when I put these questions to people ...most common response is a …sigh and “well …all the time. that’s life isn’t it ?” or some hopeful version of it. Well actually…Mindfulness4 min readMindfulness4 min read
May 7, 2021Pain vs. SufferingA concept passed down to us from the Buddha outlines the way we experience pain and contribute to our suffering. Pain, it is suggested, is the first dart to hit us. Whether subtle or substantial, this is the pain that occurs when we stub our toe on something misplaced as…Pain2 min readPain2 min read
Apr 20, 2021Finding Common Ground in PartnershipNavigating differences of views, needs, and opinions in our partnerships is an art form; because as most of us know, finding common ground is not always easy. However, by applying mindfulness principles to our relationships — to all its difficulties included — we start to find that the separate grounds…Common Ground2 min readCommon Ground2 min read
