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The mind-body connection is powerful. When our mind is stressed, our body is stressed. We see this in tight shoulders, furrowed brows, achy back and more. However, when we’re mentally calm, we soften our bodies.

Here’s the awesome thing: we can tap into this process to calm our mind by relaxing our body. Soften your body and watch the mind follow suit, slowing and calming its thoughts.

One of the best ways to calm the body and mind simultaneously is to SMILE.

Smiling meditation is taught in seve...

On this month’s episode of the Mindfulness Academy Podcast, I was honored to have a conversation with Dr. Jan Byars. Jan is the President of LeadSync, Inc., a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, trained mediator, Certified HeartMath® Coach and author of A Call to Wholeness: Empowering Organizations Through Possibility. Her incredible background and experience with mindfulness has led to her work with leaders in a variety of industries as they learn to utilize values-based principles to bec...

On our second episode of the Mindfulness Academy podcast, I had the opportunity to sit down and speak with Robert Ohlemiller, a longtime friend and retired criminal justice professional. Robert spent more than 30 years with the Indiana Department of Corrections as a counselor, corrections officer and in other roles with the agency. Robert has been practicing mindfulness for many years and continues to help law enforcement professionals through his work with the Center for Mindfulness in Public S...

Our first guest for the Mindfulness Academy Podcast was John Shepard, a registered nurse and Mindfulness Manager at IU Health. John leads a variety of mindfulness practices for patients and hospital staff alike. It was an absolute pleasure to have John kick off the Mindfulness Academy Podcast and share his insights into how he incorporates mindfulness into the medical profession and patient care as well as his own journey to mindfulness. 

John spoke about the importance of mindfulness within the...

It happens to the best of us. Someone says something that triggers you. It’s like they’ve got your battleship’s coordinates. Boom!  

Whilst the timber is splintering, you have the opportunity to react with anger or silence—or in a number of other ways.  

But what happens if you just notice the anger building? How does it feel in your body? What if you breathe deeply, pausing before you respond? What if now is a good time to take a walk around the block the conversation continues? 

We can get cur...

I’m fascinated by the concept that our freedom lies in space.

Not as in another galaxy in space, but rather the space between a stimulus—a word spoken to help or hurt, a punch thrown to protect or punish, a kiss planted to betroth or betray—and our response.

Now, space is really nothing more than a dot, a hollow dot. A pregnant, transparent pause. That space (or dot) may occupy a heartbeat or a fortnight, a lunchtime or a lifetime. This got me thinking that perhaps:

The latest episode of The Mindfulness Academy Podcast drops today! This month, you’ll hear from Scott Sweet, a licensed clinical social worker and addiction counselor and owner of Insight Counseling Center in Fishers, Indiana. 

Scott has quite a fascinating background and his path owning a counseling practice is a winding one. As a new graduate from IU – Bloomington, Scott ventured into travel journalism and ended up in Thailand at a 10-day meditation retreat where he learned about the framework...

In a recent blog post, “Is Your Team Experiencing Burnout?” I shared the basics of burnout: symptoms, causes and ways to combat it. While this information is helpful for organizations navigating unprecedented times, the million-dollar question for business owners and leaders is this: How do I lead my team when I’m facing burnout myself? 

Harvard Business Review shared the story of Peter Sena, CEO and Chief Creative Officer of Digital Surgeons, a marketing and design firm. Their rapidly growing t...

As many of you might’ve already heard – I launched a podcast in October! This project has been something I’ve wanted to do for years and I’m elated to finally share it with you. The first three episodes are available to listen to wherever you listen to podcasts – please subscribe and listen to the amazing guests sharing their insights into mindfulness and how they incorporate it into their personal and professional lives. To get the podcast started, I sat down and shared a bit about my journey t...

We all get tired and overwhelmed from time to time, but if you’re feeling exhausted, sluggish and simple tasks are causing you to feel overwhelmed or angry, you might be experiencing burnout. In an article by Cleveland Clinic, Adam Borland, PsyD, shares the current state of human burnout. 

“We’re living in an incredibly stressful time, and burnout is incredibly prevalent,” says psychologist Adam Borland, PsyD. “I am seeing a lot of people who are very tired. Physically, emotionally tired.”  

Bur...