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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.
Grounded In Presence And Absence: Zen Leadership For A World In Chaos
Grounding in presence helps leaders face a world of chaos. Further grounding in absence enables them to be a resilient, compassionate and wise presence in its whirl.
Leadership Strategies For Facing Distraction, Disruption And Destruction
From a place of centeredness and wholeness, connected to what’s true and agile in their means, leaders can access the resourcefulness and resilience to face this time.
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.
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.
Five Reasons And One Way To Slow Down In This Sped-Up Time
Smooth leadership is more coherent, resonant, attuned, connected and calm, and a way to access it is as near as one’s next exhale.
Moving in Style: Physical Strategies for the Agile Work of Leadership
The world around us is calling for great agility in leadership. Drawing on our full inner team of energy patterns, we can rise to the call.
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.
Flipping Ordinary Experience Creates Extraordinary Leadership
Flow states can be interpreted as peak experiences “I” have, but something much more powerful is possible when they radically flip our sense of self.
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.
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.
Leaders Who Flip Around Backwards Thinking Can Heal The World
Zen and science show us that egocentric thinking is backwards and can’t possibly be true; flip that around to a true sense of self and we can bring healing into the world.
Joy!—A Vital Tool And Signal For Leaders
Bringing joy to politics or leadership is about more than feeling good, as joy plays a dual role of galvanizing a following and signaling that we’re on the right track.
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.
Being Moved by Movingness
A conversation with Peter Appel about the purpose and essence of Movingness and how he recently founded it as a somatic movement practice.
Politics And Resonance—And How You Can Apply The Same Principle
Examining how resonance works in high-profile political leadership offers guidance to all leaders on how to get it working for them.
From Chaos to Clarity: Embracing the Zen Leader
Michael Basil, an upcoming Zen Leader Coach, shares the story of how he found IZL and how it has influenced his life.
Fourth Person Knowing: A New, Yet Old, Way For Leadership Insight
Fourth-person knowing can help us address the intractable issues of today. Here’s a way to access it using Circle Practice.
My Surprisingly Deep Transformational Journey With FEBI
Brad Reed, FEBI Coach and transformational coach, shares his personal transformational journey with FEBI.
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 Key To Transformation Is Not Hacking The Form
The key to effective and enduring transformation lies beneath the surface in shifting the energies, including relationships and perceptions, that hold current forms in place.
Trust that everything is as it should be
One year ago, Courtney Amo, Dr. Julie Beaulac and Casey Berglund wrote "The Mind-Body Way." Now they are sharing how their Zen training is helping them share their work.
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.
Out The Other Side
Brad Reed shares his journey through the Zen Leader series. He explores the ups, downs, and all the sides.
Growing Up In A Time Of Divisions - Schismogenesis
Dr. Whitelaw explores schismogenesis, the creation of divisions. She also offers ways to bridge those gaps.
How Joy Guides Us In Facing Climate And Other Messes
Dr. Whitelaw explores how are can use joy to face into any challenge.
Report from the Frontlines - Helping Refugees in Chicago
David and Sarah Rose, members of the IZL community, have been helping the Venezuelan migrants in Chicago. They share some highs and lows and ways everyone can help.