by Shalini Bahl, Ph.D. | Jun 26, 2020 | change, compassion, Energy, Gratitude, Insight, Mindfulness, Politics, RESET, Transformation, Uncategorized
If you’re feeling a bit lost in your mindfulness practice recently, this is only normal. It’s tough to be mindful and meditate in a world turned upside down by the Coronavirus pandemic, the rapidly evolving Black Lives Matter movement, and the economic crisis. How do... 
by Shalini Bahl, Ph.D. | Jun 1, 2020 | change, Coronavirus, Gratitude, Insight, Mindfulness, RESET, Transformation
It’s the end of the workday and you’re only one item away from completing your to-do list. All at once, your kids are asking for dinner, you’re looking down at that list, and your phone is ringing – it’s your boss. Are you focused on that single item that you... 
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. | Apr 27, 2020 | change, Coronavirus, Insight, Lifestyle, Mindful Communication, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, RESET, Resilience, Transformation
Do you know how long an emotion lives in your body? According to Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, a leading neuroscientist, it takes an emotion 90 seconds from the time it was triggered to subside. In reality, this is usually not how things play out. Emotions can be triggered... 
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 3, 2020 | change, Coronavirus, Gratitude, Happiness, Health, Insight, Mindfulness, RESET, Resilience
In the first session in this series, we looked at awareness of breath as a way to calm our minds once fight or flight mode has been engaged. In the second session, we are looking at the power of gratitude to shift our perspective from stress to inner calm....