The New York Times Health section, The Well, has an article today about the scientific findings of an 8 week course in Mindfulness Meditation. It helps grow the area of the brain, the pre-frontal cortex, which is associated with feelings of well-being. Mindfulness practice teaches you to focus, to observe internal feelings and the external situation all the [...]
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Mindfulness Meditation May Change the Brain
Posted in attention, awareness, brain research, breathe, career, change, coaching, creativity, Emotional Intelligence, goals, happiness, job search, leadership, mindfulness, motivation, psychology, relaxation, work life balance on 01/29/2011 | Leave a Comment »
exhaling
Posted in awareness, change, coaching, communication, creativity, Emotional Intelligence, goals, happiness, work life balance on 08/31/2010 | Leave a Comment »
From time to time a few essential quotes are worth a pause. Mind and heart can resonate with the wisdom gathered. Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there. Miles Davis I have just three things to teach: Simplicity, patience, compassion. The three are your greatest treasures. Tao Te Ching To fill the hour—that is [...]
growth amidst change
Posted in awareness, business, career, career transition, change, coaching, communication, Emotional Intelligence, goals, how to, job search, leadership, mindfulness, outplacement on 02/05/2010 | Leave a Comment »
Change happens, as the Zürich Insurance commercial states. Yes, it is ongoing, with each moment that passes. But growth, the ability to flex, reflect, learn, stretch out of your comfort zone, that is the potential that change offers.
beginner’s mind
Posted in awareness, business, career, career transition, change, coaching, communication, Emotional Intelligence, goals, how to, leadership, life, mindfulness, motivation, outplacement, psychology, work, work life balance on 07/29/2009 | Leave a Comment »
That is all it takes to get started, when you have Beginner’s Mind. Getting over a little fear. There is a freshness, -a golly gee whiz, look what I’m doing- feeling that emerges. Call it naïve, call it simplicity, but when I started writing that book, I didn’t have a clue what the pitfalls might be.
driving in a snowstorm; incremental shifts
Posted in attention, awareness, breathe, leadership, life, mindfulness, psychology, tagged awareness, mindfulness, psychology, stress reduction on 01/18/2009 | 1 Comment »
Ohio usually is an ok place to be through the winter months, but driving home from consulting in Cincinnati has recently been a test of nerves and driving skills. If you live in northern climes, you know the drill when driving home. Winter daylight descends early, temperatures drop fast. Snow squalls and freezing rain demand the driver’s attention, [...]
about those new years’ resolutions
Posted in attention, awareness, change, coaching, creativity, culture, Emotional Intelligence, goals, happiness, how to, life, mindfulness, motivation, psychology, relaxation, work life balance, tagged change, coaching, Emotional Intelligence, goal setting, how to, mindfulness, stress reduction, work life balance on 01/10/2009 | 1 Comment »
OK, so here we go again, another year, another opportunity to set the record straight, move into new territory, finally do those things you think its time to do. Like: lose weight, read more, learn more, be friendlier/happier, cook like they do on the Food Network, get organized, start that new business, write the book that [...]
opening doors
Posted in attention, awareness, change, coaching, Emotional Intelligence, life, mindfulness, work life balance, tagged change, Emotional Intelligence, engaged action, life, mindfulness, neurology of change, service, work life balance on 09/14/2008 | Leave a Comment »
5 steps to initiate change within and without. It starts with me, and it starts with you. And what really matters is the dual objective of becoming aware and acting responsibly. I encourage you to consider my list and create your own workable ideas and action steps along the theme of service. 1. Busy-ness is a mind [...]
creativity: inner call to action
Posted in awareness, mindfulness, tagged creativity, goal setting, how to, inner passion, life, psychology on 06/29/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Creativity is a coaching process that helps to facilitate your ability to become aware of what enlivens you. With disciplined action steps, you are guided to realize goals or End Results. Creativity utilizes right brain functions, and yet this is a strategic method for moving forward in your life. What is your inner desire? What moves you? What force sustains [...]
