by Max Alaghband | May 29, 2020 | compassion, Coronavirus, Emotional Intelligence, Insight, Leadership, Lifestyle, Mindfulness, Resilience
A horse is galloping quickly on a village road. The man riding it seems to be in a hurry to get to somewhere important. A curious villager standing alongside the road, shouts, “Where are you going?” The rider replies, “I don’t know! Ask the horse!” – Adapted from The... 
by Shalini Bahl, Ph.D. | May 6, 2020 | change, Coronavirus, Emotional Intelligence, Health, Mindful Communication, Mindfulness, RESET, Self-Regulation
I Feel, Therefore I Act As much as we like to think of ourselves as logical and calculated beings, our emotions can quietly rule over our judgment and decision-making. According to Dr. Antonio Damasio, a leading neuroscientist, our decisions are the products of... 
by Shalini Bahl, Ph.D. | Apr 20, 2020 | change, Coronavirus, Emotional Intelligence, Health, Insight, Lifestyle, Mindfulness
In the first three Friday Sessions, we covered various strategies to find inner calm and clarity during this unprecedented time. So far, we’ve learned how awareness of breath can help us manage stress, how mindful gratitude can bring us from a mindset of scarcity to... 
by Shalini Bahl, Ph.D. | Apr 22, 2016 | Emotional Intelligence, Insight, Leadership, Mindfulness
Edelman’s annual trust barometer in 2015 revealed lowest levels of confidence in CEO’s, industry and government officials since 2008. It is clear that something has to change for leadership to win back the trust of its stakeholders. As Thupten Jinpa reminded us at the... 
by Shalini Bahl, Ph.D. | Jan 15, 2016 | Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness
Empathy is an integral part of the Search Inside Yourself and Reminding Programs I facilitate. Just like mindfulness, empathy is becoming somewhat of a buzzword. The Greater Good Science Center at Berkeley cites many studies reporting many benefits of empathy from... 
by Shalini Bahl, Ph.D. | Jul 27, 2015 | Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness, Self-Regulation
[minti_pullquote align=”left”]“For most of us most of the time, our emotional reactivity obscures our natural intelligence. But if we become motivated to start contemplating the approach of seeing pain and discomfort as opportunities for healing… our...