Mindful Work: How Meditation Is Changing Business from the Inside Out
A New York Times reporter reveals what business leaders around the country are already discovering : Meditation may be the key to fostering a happier, more productive workplace. For the past few years, mindfulness has begun to transform the American…
Finding Meaning & Purpose at Work: Lessons From the Bhagavad Gita
Written in approximately 200 C.E., the Bhagavad Gita unfolds as a dialogue between a warrior prince named Arjuna and Lord Krishna, who serves as his spiritual guide and charioteer as Arjuna prepares to fight against his own kinsmen to reclaim…
10 Ways To Declutter Your Mind For Clarity, Focus, Peace, and Balance
“Life is as simple or complicated as we make it.” Donna Smallin The dreaded “C” word. Clutter. We all deal with it. In some part of our world, we face it: be it in our closets, in our offices, or…
How to Meditate During the Workday
You may have learned how to meditate while sitting, standing, and lying down, and have learned how to schedule meditation into our daily routine. The next step is to bring meditation into our actual daily living. But please remember it’s…
Meditation Physically Changes Your Brain’s Grey Matter for the Better
Gray or grey matter. However you spell it, if you meditate, oh, it’s a-changin’. And that’s what a team of Harvard researchers is telling us. The most astounding part? Our brain’s gray matter can change in shape and size (for…
7 Bite Sized Portions of Yoga for Busy People
These days, time is a precious commodity. So often people tell me they really want to do more yoga, but they struggle to find time to go to class. I get it. Life can be busy and some people simply…
Is 96 the New 22? Seven Secrets of Vitality From Yoga Master Tao Porchon-Lynch
Millions across the globe have been inspired by 96-year-old yoga master Tao Porchon-Lynch — World War II French Resistance fighter, model, actress, film producer, wine connoisseur, competitive ballroom dancer and yoga master. She exemplifies her mantra: “There is nothing you…
Yoga Better for Brain Function Than Aerobic Exercise, Study Finds
A little bone for the yogis in the age old yoga versus exercise debate? A small new study shows 20 minutes of yoga beats out 20 minutes of aerobic exercise for the old thinking noodle. (That’s your brain!) Researchers at University…
Can Mindfulness Boost A Business? One PDX Meditation Hub Wants To Find Out
Living in the moment. Simplicity. Emptiness. It all may seem foreign to Western business culture. But a growing number of executives think relaxed, “mindful” workers—themselves included—have a serious leg up on less-grounded competitors. Across the country, high-functioning (and, in some…
Man Who Said Certain Women’s Bodies “Just Don’t Actually Work” for Yoga Pants Resigns From Lululemon Board
Chip Wilson, the founder of Lululemon and the man who famously said that “some women’s bodies just don’t actually work” for the company’s yoga pants, is stepping down from Lululemon’s board of directors. From the New York Times: Wilson made…