by Dr. Chris Johnson | Sep 1, 2025 | Embodied Leadership, Mindfulness, Practice
As I sit here this morning, I feel the slight breeze across my calves, hear a wailing dog in the alley, and what sounds like a river running—though I know it’s the Eisenhower traffic. There’s also an achy twinge of dullness around my knee that’s got my...
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...
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...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Mar 1, 2025 | Embodied Leadership, Mindfulness, Practice
Over the last few months, I’ve heard many comments from my clients like these: “I just don’t feel productive unless I’m checking things off my list.” “It didn’t feel good, but I kept pushing through — I had to.” “My days have been maxed out with wall-to-wall...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jan 1, 2025 | Mindfulness, Practice, Resilience
Every year, as December closes, I reflect. It’s not formal—just a look back at the highlights and lowlights to guide the year ahead. But this year it hit differently. Harder. Heartbreakingly. It started in spring with the swirl of tension and “othering” in our...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Nov 1, 2024 | Learning, Mindfulness, Practice, Resilience
I’ve been thinking a lot about the Doom Loop lately. We’re in a frenzied state – across the country – of collective dysregulation for many reasons, but especially the November election last week. We’re edgy, off balance, angry. Some believe that democracy is at...
