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...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Aug 1, 2024 | Consciousness, Mindfulness, Practice
It came to me as a surprise, the sudden awareness of my felt need for rest. I had known the year would be full of challenges, what with the bumps and scrapes of being newly married, the on-the-ground care in support for my parents; with my dad’s ill health and...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jul 1, 2024 | Embodied Leadership, Mindfulness, Practice
Not long ago, on a phone call with vendor, while attempting to articulate a situation gone south, I was interrupted mid-stream with a torrent of words – an imagined finger angrily wagging in my face. The voice booming through the speaker on my phone was saying:...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jun 1, 2024 | Embodied Leadership, Mindfulness, Practice
I was lucky to have been raised on a Midwestern gentleman’s farm. My sister and I had plenty of fresh air, trees to climb, and stars to gaze upon in the black night sky. My parents built an extraordinary home, nestled in a verdant valley a quarter mile off the...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Apr 1, 2024 | Attention, Mindfulness, Practice
If you feel busier today, you’re not alone. Since 2020 and the onset of Covid, the rate of change is moving 2-4x faster than the entire last century. As a result, one huge challenge we face today in the workplace, in addition to how we work, is that it’s also...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Feb 1, 2024 | Mindfulness, Practice, Resilience
How’s your energy? When you boil it down, life’s all about energy, right? Everything we do, all that we get caught up in day-to-day, from juggling distractions to completing projects to making tough decisions, is fueled by the quality of our energy....
