Editor’s Note: This article was authored by Mark Montalban, CEO of MindfulText, for the Institute for Organizational Science and Mindfulness (IOSM). Thanks, Mark! In today’s digital age, we are surrounded by a plethora of information. Traditional learning and coaching is no longer the only option for acquiring new skills and…

Mindful Well-Being has Arrived The fact that mindfulness is an effective health and wellness intervention is generally known and accepted at this point. Early-adopting companies, including Google, Aetna, General Mills, Intel, and SAP, have been offering mindfulness training for nearly a decade now, as a method for reducing chronic stress — which in turn…

Editor’s Note: This article was authored by Stefanie Faye, for the Institute for Organizational Mindfulness (IOM). Thanks, Stefanie! What we see depends on what we look at. What we look at depends on our previous experiences. Our previous experiences create a field of vision. This field of vision is always…

Editor’s Note: This article was authored by Stefanie Faye, for the Institute for Organizational Mindfulness (IOM). Thanks, Stefanie! When you’re learning or creating something new, your brain-body system requires a set-up of micro-movements and attentional control that it is not currently using. …

I think we can all agree that Emotional Intelligence training strengthens our individuals and teams, improves the workplace, and creates the conditions for higher performance and productivity — and we all know that EQ depends on a foundation of self-awareness, and compassion to truly understand others, right? Right. Well, mindfulness…

Editor’s Note: This article was authored by Stefan Ravalli, for the Institute for Organizational Mindfulness (IOM). Thanks, Stefan! It’s hard to boil down a practice as rich as mindfulness to just a few words…however it’s fun to try. Actually, here’s one single word: “curiosity”. …

Editor’s Note: This article was authored by Stefanie Faye, for the Institute for Organizational Mindfulness (IOM). Thanks, Stefanie! Self-directed neuroplasticity is one of the first topics that drew me in to study neuroscience. One of the most important aspects of it is ‘self-directed’. We can’t help that our brains get…

By Stefan Ravalli A new job or role might start out as a love affair. But so often after the first few months, it loses its luster. We begin to feel deadened by the repetition of seemingly menial tasks. …

By Stefanie Faye The most dangerous form of human interaction is shame. If some of your past experiences involve feeling shame, it’s quite possible that you do not have conscious awareness of where those feelings come from. This is because shame is tied to a neurological response of submission. It is the most life-threatening physiological state we can be…