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 | 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 | 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 | 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...
