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How You Can Use Thought Strategically—So Thought Doesn’t Use You
We can either use thought strategically to realize heartfelt intents or we can be used by habits of thought to separate from the present moment, causing problems for ourselves and others.

How To Face A Mess – The First Flip of Zen Leadership
The world is a messy place. How do you face messes like these and still authentically add your value? Make the flip from Coping To Transforming.

How Resilience Deepens Depending On Who Is Resilient
These times are calling for a deep level of resilience. Relationships are an important factor in the level of resilience we are able to cultivate. How are your relationships helping your resilience?

From Individual to Collective Resilience: Notes from the (social) field
Dr. Maria Kukhareva shares about her experience working with young people that had experienced adversity. During that time, Dr. Maria learned a lot about resilience and it's relational nature.

The Hidden Side of Deep Resilience in Leadership
Flipping around our sense of self fosters a deep resilience in leadership, as well as a joyful, purposeful life and a more joyful, resilient world. Here’s a practice for making this flip.

Strawberry Intelligence
If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees.–Rainer Maria Rilke

The Marathon of Planet Life
Jo Ann Preston reminds us that the same approaches are needed to achieve our goals, whether that is running a marathon or addressing the climate crisis.

Together In Loneliness
Andy Robins Roshi explores the connection between loneliness and leadership. He also shares why it does not have to be that way.

Our Bodies Told Us To Co-write A Book, And The Process Showed Us The Power Of Embodied Collaboration
Courtney Amo and her co-authors came together by the power of embodied collaboration to write a book.

The Zen Of Leadership – And How It Can Save You In These Wild Times
Three waves of resilience and how to start building them for these wild times.