One of the Buddhist teachings I return to frequently to deepen my own understanding and practice of engaged mindfulness is what are calle...

Although I'm not a Buddhist, I have extreme reverence for many Buddhist teachings – just as I do for all philosophies and belief systems ...

I first wrote this piece in April 2007 and it remains a favorite. In my humble opinion, the ability to laugh is one of the most important

This intervention may enhance work performance, support learning, improve health, or be used as a complementary treatment of illness to facilitate healing or coping, whether physical, emotional, cognitive, social, or spiritual." And now there is Laughter Yoga, created by Dr Madan Kataria of India, who suggests that daily twenty-minute sess

Note: I first began teaching about owning the impact your behaviors and the energy you put forth in every moment has upon everyone your l...

While of course there are numerous virtues for human beings to aspire to embody, the one we seem to hear most often about is Patience. Ye...

At first glance, it is easy to mistake the concept of impeccability with perfectionism, but they are vastly different in that anyone who ...

Years ago I watched an episode of Bravo TV's "Inside the Actor's Studio" interview series that featured Al Pacino, and during the program...

In the 1999 Academy Award winning film "American Beauty," actress Annette Bening portrays a middle-aged real estate agent named Carolyn w...

Whether it's been about spiritual etiquette, mindfulness, or Ethical Intelligence, at the very heart of all I've taught and written about...

Conscious awareness skills teach how us to become increasingly engaged in the present moment, and not allow distressing past situations o...

In Lesson Two of an on-demand video training I created for curious.com back in 2014 about actualizing mindfulness-centered Work + Life su...