by Dr. Chris Johnson | Aug 1, 2022 | Consciousness, Mindfulness, Resilience
I’ve been thinking about fields lately. As we’ve driven to visit my Mom, who lives down-state, the fields are full of sweet summer corn and lush soybeans. But some of the fields lay bare. Two+ years into the pandemic, we’re experiencing a labor crisis that continues...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jul 1, 2022 | Consciousness, Mindfulness, Resilience
Have you been feeling mad lately? June was nothing short of brutal! We’re living through seismic changes in our world. Not even summer could slow the fire hose of excruciating news and loss. Mass shootings and police violence continued: Uvalde, TX; Akron, OH; Highland...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jun 1, 2022 | Mindfulness, Practice, Resilience
Honestly, I’ve been struggling with writing this month’s newsletter. Oh, it’s not that I couldn’t find lots to write about – it’s a sunny spring day in Chicago that smells of new possibilities, the fascinating research about how our brains triage our emotions while we...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | May 1, 2022 | Consciousness, Embodied Leadership, Mindfulness
I’ve always loved a good plan, and embrace having plans to maximize my projects, outings, and even vacations. But more to the point, a good plan helps me to relax. Last week, I needed to make a new plan. This plan is to launch my book in July – The Leadership...
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...