by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jul 1, 2026 | Consciousness, Mindfulness, Practice
Back in the spring of 1992, I went on a girl’s trip to Czechoslovakia and had a history lesson. Just three years prior, in 1989, Vaclav Havel, a playwright and activist who wrote widely about the challenges of the communist reign,...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jun 1, 2026 | Consciousness, Embodied Leadership, Mindfulness
I’ve been sitting with a question for these past few months. What will really help leaders? I set out earlier this year to listen to the voices of those who are leading in this era of accelerating complexity. (Still In It is the report and you can...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Feb 1, 2026 | Consciousness, Embodied Leadership, Learning, Mindfulness, Purpose
One. One moment – a pause, one task, one initiative, one conversation, one breath. I do this exercise at the end of every year: listening deeply to what will emerge to guide me in the year ahead. This year, ONE was a resounding, in-your-face obvious choice....
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Nov 1, 2025 | Consciousness, Embodied Leadership, Mindfulness
When discomfort speaks, leaders need to listen. A couple of weeks ago, a client in mid-life – a seasoned entrepreneur – came feeling upset to her session with me. Patty (alias) just read my latest newsletter, where I noted the presence of a slow seep of...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Oct 1, 2025 | Consciousness, Mindfulness, Practice, Resilience
We’re drowning in awful news. And yes, objectively challenging things are happening—skyrocketing prices, daily gun violence, the dismantling of institutions that support our health and humanity. The uncertainties of life are on display in bold relief all around...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Aug 1, 2025 | Consciousness, Mindfulness, Practice, Purpose
I spotted a familiar face from my exit row seat. It was my dear friend, Sally, a fellow traveler in this messy business of being human. What a sweet surprise to be on the same flight of a long-overdue reunion with our friend, Nancy, who lives in the mountains and...
