by Dr. Chris Johnson | Apr 22, 2011 | Attention, Learning, Mindfulness
This past Sunday was sunny, a windy warm 76°, nearly 20° higher than normal for April in the Midwest. I was itching to get outside, to check out the blooming crocuses on the parkway. Winter had seemed so long this year; like so many, I, too, was ready for this...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jan 17, 2011 | Attention, Embodied Leadership, Learning, Practice
I hadn’t really ‘felt’ like getting out from under the warm, cozy covers last week. However, Thursday morning found me begrudgingly at the health center in the early hours in hopes of greater fitness in 2011. Of course, January 1st is a great time to commit, or...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jan 5, 2011 | Learning, Practice, Resilience
We heard the shrieking from upstairs. Shrieks of glee, shrieks of possibility, shrieks that caught our attention. Soon they were running downstairs, these two young girls, 10 and 11, dressed-up for the evening, eyebrows heavy with makeup, smiles wide. It was New...
