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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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Embodiment and Uniqueness: Using the FEBI assessment with The Fascinate System™ to Empower Change

Mark Seton, FEBI Certified Coach, shares a great example of how FEBI can be used in combination with other instruments (in this case the Fascinate System™) to help people embody insights.

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The Importance of a Psychophysical Approach to FEBI and How Yoga Can Help

How does FEBI support yoga and how does yoga deepen one’s experience of FEBI patterns? Combine a couple of yoga teachers who are also FEBI-philes and some interesting points of convergence emerge.

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Distilling Conflation

Michael Basil, ZL Practitioner and FEBI Certified Coach, explores how conflated conversations—where past emotions and present tensions collide—can be unraveled by recognizing energy patterns like flare-ups, ice-outs, and tornado dynamics, offering a path to more mindful, transformative dialogue.

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Wild Leadership: Reconnecting with Our Natural Essence

John Sigmon, ZL Practitioner and FEBI Certified Coach, explores in Wild Leadership how reconnecting with nature—both around us and within us—can enhance leadership by fostering authenticity, resilience, and interconnectedness.

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Exploring FEBI in Leadership and Practice

Scott, Jasleen, Kelly, and Nic share their stories and reflections on FEBI, setting the stage for an invitation to a new practice community—where everyone can come together to explore, learn, and grow.

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The Roots of Zen Leader - How Sesshin Brings the Flips to Life

Brad Reed, Zen Leadership Instructor, shares his experience of sesshin and how the Flips came to life during the training.

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Functional Freeze: Finding My Way Back to Myself  

Courtney Amo, Zen Leadership Practitioner, shares her experience of functional freeze. What is it good for and how to rediscover the warmth when it is time to thaw.

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Zen With or Without a Cushion

Jo Anne Preston, Zen Leader Practitioner and ZL: Alive Off The Cushion facilitator, reflections on all of the ways we give and receive.

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FEBI Ecosystem

Jasleen Kaur, IZL Instructor and long time FEBI Enthusiast shares her feeling about FEBI and the IZL community. She explores the ecosystem of giving and receiving that the community has created.

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Giving is Receiving—the Fall 2024 Zen Leadership Flip

FEBI, the mind-body assessment from IZL, reminds us in the words of Kate Watters, that “none of us have to be everything” and each and all of us have access to an array of energies than we can use judiciously on our teams.

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FEBI as a Key Tool in Integrating Energy to Create Stronger, More Resilient Teams

FEBI, the mind-body assessment from IZL, reminds us in the words of Kate Watters, that “none of us have to be everything” and each and all of us have access to an array of energies than we can use judiciously on our teams.

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