by Dr. Chris Johnson | Apr 1, 2022 | Attention, Consciousness, Mindfulness
I’ve never been a napper until recently that is. Growing up on our family farm, where daylight hours were spent outside, naps weren’t appealing. Except to my dad, who’d tell us he was just going to, ‘shut my eyes for a bit,’ right after eating lunch. Naps used to seem...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jan 1, 2022 | Consciousness, Mindfulness, Practice
With the new year here, are you wondering: “Will 2022 be as uncertain and exhausting as 2020/2021?” “Is it time to give up on what was ‘normal’ and accept how it is now?” “Will my (insert personal circumstance here) change for...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Nov 1, 2021 | Consciousness, Mindfulness, Practice
Thanksgiving – I’ve loved it since I was a kid! Time away from school. Savory smells of turkey and dressing and pumpkin pie promising a few days of fun. Time to be silly with family while playing games, hiking or simply hanging around. Lots of family. COVID put the...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Sep 1, 2021 | Attention, Mindfulness, Resilience
Even with my day breezing right along . . . I can get twitchy. Waiting at a stoplight. Anticipating an important call or email. Fussing in the kitchen after dinner (instead of relaxing). I’m guessing you can relate. On a day-to-day basis, we don’t label these...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jun 15, 2021 | Attention, Consciousness, Mindfulness
Last week I led a mindfulness session for a group of colleagues working in the India-based office of a Chicago business. Their suffering was palpable, even from 8000 miles away. Health care and governmental infrastructures in India are rapidly crumbling under COVID’s...
