Category: Presence

Musings on wholebeing@work
An invitation to be present

An invitation to be present

Real talk here….commitment to mindfulness practice isn’t always easy. Some days, I’d much rather zone out, numb out, and distract myself from whatever is at hand. Do you ever feel the same? But then I remember this beautiful closing line from the poem “The Summer Day” by Mary...

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A lesson in presence

A lesson in presence

Almost 6 months ago I got serious about learning to dance. Not just dance. To learn a partner dance called West Coast Swing. It is a social dance that at first feels like an awkward high school dance. A DJ plays music and someone asks someone else to dance. The music is popular songs you would...

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power poses

power poses

So last week I was visiting Kripalu, a yoga center in the Berkshires. I was there completing an 11-month Positive Psychology certificate program with 200 other "happy" people from around the world. What I found the most fascinating about the program is the science behind many practices like...

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