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Drawing on the ancient tradition of the bodhisattva warrior, MBL develops the leadership capacity of allowing inner wisdom to emerge.
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Instructing somebody to meditate -- to release or dis-identify with his or her thoughts -- is like trying to instruct somebody to instantly sneeze, or like telling someone just not to think, when the mind but built to do little else but that. Delete the scoop?
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On Tuesday I'll be guest-hosting CNBC's Squawk Box.
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Mindfulness can be an effective tool to live wholeheartedly and with purpose. Arianna Huffington identifies companies that are commited to Mindfulness Based Leadership and its benefits.
Janice Marturano is an early adapter and ahead of the curve. Delete the scoop?
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The Drucker School of Management and Wharton Business School both offer courses in mindfulness meditation. Virginia Tech is sponsoring "contemplative practices for a technological society," a conference for engineers who integrate contemplative disciplines into their work. Google offers courses in meditation and yoga
Aetna, Merck, General Mills--the list goes on--all are exploring how meditation can help their leaders and employees agilely thrive in today's fast-paced business environment. And the benefits are widely publicized: sustained attention span, improved multi-tasking abilities, strengthened immune system, increased emotional intelligence, improved listening skills...And there is science behind such claims. Via Pamir Kiciman, The BioSync Team 
Jem Muldoon's curator insight,
February 15, 4:15 PM
When top business schools highlight the importance of mindfulness with courses for future leaders, we now have precedence for including it in educational leadership training. 
Ivon Prefontaine's curator insight,
February 15, 7:01 PM
I like the ideas that mindfulness is combined with Peter Drucker's work and that large companies are looking at meditation as something that will benefit employees. 
Lauran Star's curator insight,
March 19, 11:43 AM
What really happens when we meditate? How can such a simple act of sitting still actually cultivate agile, talented leaders? Read this article to learn more. Delete the scoop?
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Part 2 of 2. Peter Senge speaks on his personal exposure and ongoing exploration of contemplation. He explains how meditation practice helps him find stabili...
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Presence to ourselves and to one another emerges from contemplative practice and presence is the essence of organizational wellbeing. 
Ozzie Gontang, Ph.D.'s curator insight,
March 3, 5:58 PM
I have a cohort of friends who are truly collaborative. We share and contribute and act as eyes for each other in areas that each is interested and passionate about and that overlap with mutual areas of interest. 
Randy Bauer's comment,
April 17, 12:33 AM
I like Your info +Ozzie Gontang Ph.D. will continue to keep an ear to the wall. thanks, +Randy Bauer
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In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TED...
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Your specialness is in being absolutely ordinary. We don't always see that our strong opinions, needs, preferences and demands lead us to self-indulgence. Mindfulness enables us to live in the present moment and to discover our nature to be compassionate. Delete the scoop?
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Mindfulness training is about your life. It isn't about the time you meditate on a cushion or chair. It is about learning to be awake for each moment of your life. So bringing your training into the moments in the day is a necessary requirement.
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"Purposeful Pauses," or what Karen Sothers describes as "mini-moments," remembering to stop, breath & take in the good over time will retrain the brain to focus on the positive insted of jumping to the negative.
The goal is to have more conscious choices. Unless you have intentionally trained your mind to give at least equal attention to what is working, wonderful and satisfying, you probably tend to focus first on what is negative. Delete the scoop?
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Chade-Meng Tan (Google) offers simple tips to integrate mindfulness practice in daily living and not just in meditation sessions. 
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February 14, 3:31 PM
Open your mind to good advice. See how it all fits. Delete the scoop?
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Initiatives to introduce mindfulness into the workplace, hold great promise.
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There is growing evidence that mindfulness, which is typically associated with religion, mysticism and the contemplative traditions, has specific benefits for corporate and individual leadership. The capacity to quiet the mind, awareness of the present moment and full presence (mind, emotions, spirit & physical) will help people move along the personal/professional developmental ladder. Delete the scoop?
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In today’s fast-paced world, we hardly have a spare minute to do the things for ourselves that help us stay energized and focused. By focusing for a few minutes a couple of times a day to intentionally breathe can completely change our disposition. A study out of the University of Pennsylvania shows that carving out a mere 12 minutes a day to do just that—intentionally breathe—can go a long way toward improving your mood. In addition, meditating can help you get better quality sleep, show more kindness towards others, and reduce inflammation.
Here are a series of mini-meditations you can call on throughout your day when you’re feeling like you are coming apart at the seams and need to find your center.
Via The BioSync Team, ThinDifference
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Following these four simple steps daily will help make mindfulness a part of ordinary time and will open your heart and mind to the world in front of you. 
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February 1, 11:17 AM
Take the simple steps to make a big difference in our outlook. 
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February 2, 9:50 AM
The power of intentional living and being in the moment heals and strengthens. 
Shane Davis's curator insight,
March 10, 3:19 AM
These are easy and they don't require any special conditions to do little mini-meditations. I did two of them before but the lunch one wasn't really my thing. I will be trying it to see how it makes me feel. Delete the scoop?
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Many people have tried to sell me on meditating. Sometimes I try it, and have a refreshing experience. But usually not. 
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January 27, 12:37 PM
Radiating a convincing presence, like Andy has in this video, communicates having deep and passionate convictions. Real presence is not a superficial facade or manipulated image; it is an expression of his authentic being. How can you help but notice his assuredness and his character.
Mindfulness or contemplation over time will reveal the true character of a person.
"...we are called to stop, to choose silence and to open and let ourselves be opened to our inner depths where the Spirit of God allows us to feel, see and understand life and reality with God's heart.... Then in the secret place of the heart the Spirit gradually transforms our feelings and responses, and draws us into an intimate relationship with God." (#RSCJ2008Chapter) Delete the scoop?
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Technology is here to stay. Why not embrace it and use it to raise our levels of presence? We can do this by tuning into our breath, our feelings and bodily sensations. This lets us know how we are relating to technology in the moment. Via ThinDifference, David Hain, Fabrice De Zanet, donhornsby
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Technology can be an anxiety-producing energy depending on our approach. How we discipline ourselves and think about the daily onslaught of e-mail, voicemail, and text messages impacts how much we are truly connected or disconnected in our life. Mindfulness practices recommended in this article are very practical and impacts the quality of connections between people and their capacity to feel seen, heard and valued.
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January 15, 11:00 AM
In the moment of the ringing sound or downtime, we need to unplug and breath in.... re-setting ourselves and releasing the pressures that have built up. Social media, email, and voicemail can wait for a moment.... 
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January 16, 7:10 AM
(From the article): Here are seven ways you can practice mindfulness with your technology platforms. Try these practices as an experiment to raise your own awareness. Refrain from judging yourself or being too harsh about how these practices work for you. These exercises are intended to raise awareness by simply being aware. 
Wise Leader™'s comment,
January 16, 7:57 AM
Some great practices to help ensure our technological gadgets serve us rather than the other way round.
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Meditation cultivates concentration, empathy, and insight at a neural level. Via Larry Glover, David Hain Delete the scoop?
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Real interior silence, not just the absence of noise, is a foundational spiritual discipline. So why are we so resistant to enter into it?
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"The ego gets what it wants with words. The soul finds what it needs in silence." Delete the scoop?
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We all love staying connected to our jobs round the clock, but here are some excellent reasons to cut the cord after hours.
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Unplugging provides you with the gift of time. Time to enjoy other people and to find out what is really going on, calm down, get centered, set priorities and allow wholeheartedness to take hold. Delete the scoop?
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Leadership mindfulness is cultivating an appreciation for the present moment and accepting it for what it is instead of longing for what’s missing.
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Mindfulness keeps us psychologically balanced and protects from living a sterile, unrelated life and locked within the constraints of our history and our comfort zones.
It is about choice and intention.
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March 11, 12:37 AM
This article was recommended by Ozzie Gontang and Annette Schmeling. Delete the scoop?
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As business classes get underway at the Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University, MBA students open their laptops and professors fire up PowerPoint presentations in many classrooms.
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Integrating the mindfulness/introspective/contemplative practices and perspectives in classroom and work settings does enhance active learning and creativity. Ultimately, this community of scholars has the potential to look deeply into experience and meaning for all in service of a more just and compassionate society.
"We shall not cease from exploration, and at the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." (T.S. Eliot) - The mindfulness movement does feel like we are circling back to an ancient practice. Delete the scoop?
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Author Michael Carroll discusses his book, "The Mindful Leader: Ten Principles for Bringing Out the Best in Ourselves and Others" as part of Northeastern Uni...
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Mindful leadership is about being your authentic self. Carroll invites you to integrate your mindfulness practice into the workplace.
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February 18, 1:36 PM
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Dr. James Beckerman warns: "We are, unfortunately, judging our own tastes, experiences, and even (gulp) the cuteness of our kids based on whether our questionably curated group of social media frie...
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Mindfulness, as a meditation practice, is not about obesessing with data. The Ethical Nag makes a great point of finding the tipping point between observing life and living life. Turn off the technology, take some deep breaths and experience the present moment without any need of data for proof.
With a well discipline practice, when you plug back in, the results can be amazing. Delete the scoop?
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Neuroscience tells us that, to be more productive and creative, we need to give our brains a break. It's the quiet mind that produces the best insights.
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Simple and basic tactics...we know the benefits. 
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March 15, 11:11 AM
Build "purposeful" breaks into your day with these 3 quick and easy ways... 
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May 6, 1:02 AM
3 quick and easy ways to create purposeful breaks during day
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Mindfulness can be practiced inside or outside of meditation. Delete the scoop?
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While I hope not everyone will have to experience the tremendous loss I dealt with, we all need to take some "me" time and filter out the spam of life. Delete the scoop?
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Many of us assume that we only have so much compassion to spare. But research says we can build our capacity to alleviate suffering.
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Setting the intention to be compassionate will give momentum to the value and, at least momentarily, places the desire above all of the rest.
Interesting research and importanit implications to take into consideration. Delete the scoop?
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America is a national Catholic weekly magazine published by Jesuits in the United States. Founded in 1909, America has received dozens of awards for its coverage of religion, politics and the arts.
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Lessons learned from navigating chaos in 16th Century Europe has valuable insights for young adults today. Ignatian spirituality is practical and applicable. Delete the scoop?
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The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society is aiming to show how meditation techniques can bolster productivity and creativity in organizations. Via Ozzie Gontang, Ph.D.
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Happiness Trap! The practice of meditation in the business world is increasingly moving from the fringe to the mainstream.
"Neuroscientists have confirmed much of what we were experiencing: that meditation improves attention, reduces stress hormones, increases appreciation and compassion for others and helps us recover faster from negative information."
When is more better than enough?
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January 10, 3:39 AM
"After thorough observation, investigation, analysis and reflection, when you find that anything agrees with reason and your experience, and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, and of the world at large; accept only that as true, and shape your life in accordance with it; and live up to it."
These words, the Buddha went on to say, must be applied to his own teachings.
As Maribai Bush is showing, it is about the practice. At the end of the article she shares: "It turns out that people work better when they are happy and feel aligned with their work. I know I do. "
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