“She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.” – Elizabeth Warren Both physical and emotional resiliency involve a sense of elasticity, or buoyancy. They’re about springing back after difficulties and…
Tending to one’s breath, even briefly, can diminish stress and support both emotional and physical resiliency. Below you’ll find an audio link for an 8-minute guided breath practice. Further down are written instructions to practice on your own, choosing your…
“My life is my message.” – Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi was known as daily experimenter. Deeply curious about how simple daily choices and practices could impact his well-being, Gandhi implemented a series of lifestyle experiments. He tested out different levels of…
Sound has the ability to instantly ground us into present moment. When I find my mind has time traveled into the past or future I’ll often attune to ambient sounds as a way to reconnect with present experience unfolding. Sound…
Metta (loving kindness) as traditionally practiced can be problematic for many folks in the West. Classically it begins with offering oneself care and consideration. For a lot of us that can feel inauthentic. We may not be accustomed to directing generosity…
Metta, also known as Loving Kindness, helps grow our capacity to offer tenderness and friendliness towards ourselves and others. Below are a handful of resources to learn more. Loving Kindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness - written by Sharon Salzberg, this book is…
“Life is not a problem to be resolved but a reality to be experienced.” – Soren Kierkegaard Sometimes we get so used to putting forth effort that we miss opportunities to take it easy. We can also forget how good…
There are many different reasons folks seek out a business or leadership coach. I've come to appreciate over the years a common thread underlying these reasons relates to how folks want to show up. People don’t simply want to show…
