by Shalini Bahl, Ph.D. | Dec 30, 2019 | Business, change, Health, Leadership, Mindfulness, RESET
If we can deeply understand the power of mind, how we can both injure and benefit this world, we see that practice isn’t a luxury, but rather an imperative. It’s like food and water. It returns us to ourselves, to our sanity, to our true capacity. ~ Geoffrey Shugen...
by Shalini Bahl, Ph.D. | Jun 26, 2019 | compassion, Leadership, Mindful City, Mindfulness, Politics
You have probably heard the word, “mindfulness.” There are more than 1,000 mindfulness apps, 30,000 books on mindfulness on Amazon, and even products such as “Mindful Mayo” and “Mindful Meats.” Not sure how your Mayo or meat can be mindful, but I do believe in the...
by Shalini Bahl, Ph.D. | May 4, 2017 | Business, Confidence, Leadership, Mindfulness, Resilience
Think back to a time that you successfully completed a project in which you put in a lot of time and energy. This could be a situation involving a much-desired promotion, recognition, financial gains, or anything else meaningful to you. If you like, take a moment to...
by Shalini Bahl, Ph.D. | Nov 21, 2016 | Leadership, Mindfulness
It was many years ago that villagers in Downstream recall spotting the first body in the river. Some old timers remember how Spartan were the facilities and procedures for managing that short of thing. Sometimes, they say, it would take hours to pull 10 people from...
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. | Sep 27, 2015 | Business, Insight, Leadership, Mindfulness, Transformation
Mindfulness as a secular practice and way of being is becoming popular within educational institutions, corporations, and even the US army. There is sufficient evidence within neuroscience and other disciplines to uphold the potential that mindfulness has to bring...