Published by Suzanne

The Intersection of Wisdom and Technology 2017 Last weekend’s San Francisco gathering of 2000+ mindfulness enthusiasts from around the world was a telling event.  Along with the latest in coaching assessment tools, wearables, apps and endless training opportunity, there was the Eileen Fisher Embodiment Lounge — a place where breath, awareness and vulnerability took front and…

When life rocks your world, it’s useful to know how to reset mind and body. One mindful approach is somatic soothing – using the body’s own built-in equipment to calm and re-balance the system. The circuitry of the brain itself is malleable, like plastic. Research in neuro-science shows that new mental activity creates new neural pathways, which…

  Applied Mindfulness: The Strategic Pause Practice When it comes to making mindfulness work “for real”, I suggest that variety is the spice of life. There truly is more than one way up the mountain, and there are dozens of ways to help everyday folks to more effectively engage with the experience of living.  Welcome to…

In the pursuit of mindful living, small really is mighty. The power of one good breath, for example, as an “on the go” reset for mind and body. Small slices of intentional pause, repeated with frequency and over time, create a foundation for increasing stillness and resiliency. Mindfully speaking, you really can change your world…

Kudos to Julia Culen for calling out the legion of “mindfulness” professionals suddenly stumping on every corner. Thanks for acknowledging the collective eye-roll. Today’s career professional should be suspicious of any “specific way of artificial behavior”. A forced moment of mindfulness will always feel “deeply unauthentic”. The positioning of mindfulness and the transference of an…

The wild-eyed, 30-something guy at the bookstore was practically breathless:  “I want a book on Mindfulness.” he said, “Not philosophy and theory, but how to actually do it.” Sound familiar? Along with peaking interest in mindfulness is a building fever  for “how to” instruction – how to actively integrate ancient contemplative practices into daily living. …