by Dr. Chris Johnson | Mar 1, 2026 | Mindfulness, Practice, Resilience
We’ve been told, in a thousand professional settings, to keep our emotions out of it. Logic and facts matter. Feelings are messy, unprofessional even, the stuff of weakness. This past weekend proved otherwise. This past weekend’s event, Soul Speaks, challenged this...
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 | Jan 1, 2026 | Mindfulness, Practice, Purpose, Resilience
Here’s a question that’s been sitting with me: How do we stay centered when we don’t know what’s coming next? Not in a doomsday way. Just in the regular way that life keeps delivering surprises we didn’t plan for. Changes we can’t...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | May 1, 2025 | Embodied Leadership, Mindfulness, Resilience
I awoke in the middle of the night gripped by fear, my heart racing. The gist of my dream involved a swirl of disjointed images and colors that captured my attention and left me unsettled to my core. My fear seemed to revolve around the experience of change itself....
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Apr 1, 2025 | Consciousness, Mindfulness, Practice
Have you noticed how challenging it’s become to simply pause? The world just keeps spinning at a dizzying pace, heightening my longing for a break. How about you? We’ve explored themes of heartbreak as a bridge to living deeply and powerfully in service of...
