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Growing Up Mindful with Christopher Willard

Today we are joined by Christopher Willard to discuss the ways to build resilience and manage stress in ourselves and our kids. Bio: Christopher Willard, Psy. D. is a psychologist and educational consultant based in Boston specializing in mindfulness with adolescents and young adults.  He has been practicing meditation for over 15 years, and leading workshops internationally on the topic of mindfulness with young people. He is the author of Child’s Mind (2010) Growing Up Mindful (2016) and three other books on contemplative practice. He teaches at Harvard Medical School. Where to find Christopher online: 10 Ways to Teach Mindfulness Without Even Trying – by Christopher Willard, Mind Body Green Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter | Media document.createElement('audio'); https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Christopher-Willard-Whole-Leader-Podcast.mp3

The Art of the Sabbatical with Chris Murchison

Chris Murchison is back on the Whole Leader podcast to share his experience and thoughts on the art of taking a sabbatical. Chris believe’s taking a sabbatical or stepping away from a normal routine, whether it’s long or in micro bursts, can help you rejuvenate and renew so you can return to work refreshed and with a new, creative perspective. Bio: Chris Marcell Murchison is a passionate advocate for positive workplace cultures. In his broad career spanning the higher education, for-profit, and not-for-profit fields, he has focused his energy on developing creative means to building connection and community at work, creating practices that support an employee experience of deep respect, joy, and learning. Chris has researched and written about the benefits of professional sabbaticals as a practice that supports thriving.  In 2014, Chris was named the first Visiting Leader at the Center for Positive Organizations at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, where he advises, connects, and convenes faculty and students to explore practical applications of Positive Organizational Scholarship.! Where to find Chris online: LinkedIn | Greater Good https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Chris-Murchison-The-Whole-Leader-Podcast.mp3

From Self to Society: Cultivating Leader’s Capacity to Lead More Consciously with Jeremy Hunter

Jeremy Hunter is here to talk about the importance of how learning to understand the survival system gives us the ability to cultivate the skills to manage it. Jeremy is also hear to share his view on mindfulness and how it improves the quality of your life.   Bio: Jeremy Hunter, PhD serves as the Founding Director of the Executive Mind Leadership Institute as well as Associate Professor of Practice at the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management. He created and teaches The Executive Mind, a series of demanding and transformative executive education programs. He co-leads the Leading Mindfully Executive Education program at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Hunter has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Financial Times, the Los Angeles Times and National Public Radio’s Morning Edition. He has been voted Professor of the Year five times. And he’s a great grandson of a sumo wrestler.  Where to find Jeremy Online: Jeremy is a contributor to Mindful.org and can be followed on Twitter or view more on his Website.   https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Jeremy-Hunter-Whole-Leader-Podcast.mp3

The Power of Mindfulness at Work with Ted Meissner

Ted Meissner shows us how mindfulness is impacting the corporate world and the science behind the benefits of mindfulness in the workplace. Tune in to hear evidence-based information about how to help you gain more awareness and improve the quality of your communications, relationships and teamwork. BIO:  Ted Meissner manages online mindfulness programming for the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at UMass Medical School.  He has been a meditator since the early 90’s, has taught mindfulness within the corporate environment as well as to the general public, delivering both in-person and virtual programs to hundreds of participants. His dialogues on the podcast Present Moment: Mindfulness Practice and Science brings guest mindfulness researchers, authors, teachers, and practitioners to talk about their work and how it can help others.  Ted has been interviewed for Books and Ideas, Mindful Lives, and The Whole Leader podcasts, spoken about mindfulness with various groups including Harvard Humanist Hub, and has written for Elephant Journal and The International Journal of Whole Person Care. Where to find Ted online: Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | Center for Mindfulness | The Secular Buddhist   https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Ted-Meissner-Whole-Leader-Podcast.mp3

Speaking Truthfully with Robert Rabbin

On today’s show we welcome speaker and author, Robert Rabbin to discuss what it means to live life authentically and speak truthfully. He shares what it means to be able to go deeper into awareness and live your life without hiding. Robert believes that speaking is how we “move in and through life”, and he describes how broadcasting information is very different than speaking truthfully. We also talk about internal orientation vs external orientation, and the importance of building internal stability regardless of your external situation. Bio: Robert Rabbin began his professsional journey in 1985, after spending 10 years living and working with meditation master Swami Muktananda. Since then, he has developed an international reputation as a radically brilliant speaker and public speaking guru, as well as a distinguished self-awareness facilitator, leadership adviser, and personal mentor. Robert is the creative source and director of Speaking Truthfully, through which he offers masterclasses and private mentoring in authentic self-expression and public speaking. He has published eight books and more than 250 articles on authentic living and public speaking, leadership, self-inquiry, spiritual activism, and meditation. In January 2012, he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and told he had a few months to live. However, in keeping with his contrarian nature, he continues to thrive past the predicted use-by date. He lives in Los Angeles. Where to Find Robert Online Website | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn   https://yaoconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Robert-Rabbin-The-Whole-Leadership-Podcast.mp3