by Dr. Chris Johnson | Oct 1, 2023 | Embodied Leadership, Learning, Mindfulness
Reflect on the last time you snapped at someone out of irritation or anger. Or when you realized you had disparaging remarks about their smarts, social skills or even their points of view. Or when their struggle and pain caught you by surprise. For most of us,...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | May 5, 2023 | Mindfulness, Practice, Purpose
Super busy these days? Who’s not? Most of us operate today in a state of continuous partial attention. Constantly on, overstimulated by everything and nothing at once, our dominant mode of attention is split, ensuring we’re never present to what’s unfolding...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Mar 5, 2023 | Consciousness, Mindfulness, Resilience
I was listening to NPR as I grabbed my first cup of coffee that morning. With disbelief, I heard the news that Russian president Putin had brutally invaded Ukraine. My breath quickened. Did I time-travel back to the Cold War era? It was 2022, so I turned up the radio...
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 | Oct 1, 2021 | Practice, Purpose, Resilience
Let’s face it, we’re 21 months(!) in and we’re all tired of COVID. We’re tired of hearing about it on the nightly news and listening to vaccination rates across the country. We’re tired of feeling whatever we’re feeling about it (agitated, anxious, and angry are among...
