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Zen Leadership: Lighting The Spark Of Practice That Sets It Apart
Inner coherence with hara allows leaders to lead in the most joyful, satisfying and effective way. It is the foundation from which outer coherence with teams, organizations and social structures can build on.
From “It’s All About Me” to “I’m All About It”: A Zen Leadership Journey in Resort Wellness
As healers and leaders, we cannot be attached to outcomes but be present in the work and allow the transformation to occur, not through control but by creating the conditions in which it can arise.
5 Leadership Strategies And Decision Rules For Holistic AI Partnering
Leadership that cares for the bigger picture can partner with AI to implement holistic leadership strategies and decision guidelines that face the peril and serve what matters most.
Coming Home to Hara
Katie McGerther, a ZL alumni, shares her personal reflections and contemplation around her practice and the inner workings of the hara and zazen.
To Make The World A Better Place Put Your Efforts In The Right Place
Leaders are better equipped to create a better outer world if they are fueled by an inner practice that lets them lead hara-first.
Elemental FEBI: The Embodied Way of Being
Lyna Phin invites you into deep play with the 4 elements and their connections to the FEBI energy patterns.
The Real Race For AI And The Role Of Connected Leaders
The real AI race that will determine the future of humanity is not between companies, or even countries, but between the growth of AI and a critical mass of leaders who embody and enact connection to put it in service of good.
Building a Community of Coherence, One Ripple at a Time
Kate Watters shares her story of meeting the IZL community and how this community of practice has enriched her life and work. We wish the same for you.
The Power of Positive Leadership And The Link That Makes It True
Through positive emotion and clear intention, leaders create the future; we make both of these true inside and out with coherence in head, heart and the oft-missing link of hara.
Lessons from Keishin: Moved by Hara
Cultivating the hara teaches leaders how to deepy listen and prepare themselves for the wondrous work that is waiting to manifest through them.
Hara: The Vital Center Leaders Need Now
Disconnection from our ground of being has wrought the dangers of our times; reconnecting with hara is both vitalizing to leaders now and vital to our collective future.
Zen and the Art of Healing
Zen practice can help physicians self-regulate and co-regulate with others. Cultivating hara breathing transforms healing spaces.
I Am Charlie Kirk And The Child In Gaza: Zen Leadership And Healing
How does Zen leadership bring healing to the world? Becoming the other is a Zen practice that can turn down the temperature on violence and heal divides. Dive into this article to try a practice that you can use in leadership situations where there’s conflict or where you are met with resistance instead of cooperation.
Metamorphosis as Practical Framework for Creating a Sustainable World
There’s a deeper metaphor in the metamorphosis of the butterfly as it applies to societal transformation. Here’s a story of how an emerging alternative food ecosystem in the Philippines is paving the way.
Resonating to Make a Difference: When Zen Leadership Touches the Journey of Vietnamese Leaders
Our colleagues in Vietnam hosted a talkshow called “Resonate to Make a Difference” and announced the full launch of Zen Leadership in their home country in 2026.
In the Age of AI, Vietnamese Leaders Turn Inward to Find a New Resonance
Our colleagues in Vietnam who are preparing for a full launch of Zen Leadership in their country in 2026 guided their community of leaders through a three-part pilgrimage of consciousness: from head, to heart, to hara.
How Leaders Can Be The Signal That Settles The Noise
Zen leadership teachings with their embodying practices cultivate the greatest gift leaders can bring to these chaotic times, namely powerful presence that takes away fear and settles people down.
Houston, We Have an Attitude
Here are some inspiring, practical examples from Michael Basil and Kyle Ingersoll of how “training” shifts conversations and heals relationships
Personality-Tuned Exercise Can Be Good For More Than Your Health
Personality-tuned fitness activities can stretch our leadership efficacy and be comfortable enough that we’ll stick with them.
A Somatic Invitation to Lead in Low-Trust Cultures
Archana Bharatan, Executive Coach, offers a skillful application of one of the flips we teach in ZL1 that resolves opposition and false choices. You’d be glad you read this.