by Dr. Chris Johnson | Apr 1, 2026 | Embodied Leadership, Learning, Mindfulness, Practice
A few months ago I set out to listen. Not to gather data in the research sense, not to build a case for anything in particular, but to listen to what the leaders I respect most are carrying right now. I reached out to twenty-two of them. Founders, CEOs, executive...
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 | 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 | Jun 4, 2025 | Consciousness, Embodied Leadership, Mindfulness
A client recently shared a Guardian article that hit both of us like a lightning bolt of recognition. You know that feeling when someone finally puts words to something you’ve been sensing but couldn’t quite articulate? The piece gave us language for the...
