I hope you are enjoying the summer. It is hard to believe it is already late July. I am delighted to share this Newsletter with you as a great deal has happened since the last Newsletter. Mindful Leadership: The 9 Ways to Self-Awareness, Transforming Yourself, and Inspiring Others was launched on March 29th inToronto. It was a wonderful book launch with 170 people there to celebrate the event and the universal comment was that it was a tremendously joyful and peaceful evening. I suppose that is to be expected when that many Mindful people are in one place! The feedback on the book has been wonderful to date. If you have had a chance to read it, I hope that you experienced the pleasure in reading it that I experienced in writing it. If you would like to pick up a copy to share with a friend or colleague, below are some links where you can obtain it. In March, as well, I had the pleasure and privilege of being invited to participate in a ground breaking study at the Harvard Medical School in Boston where with the use of functional MRI the impact of tranquility practices on the brain are being studied. We spent a week on retreat meditating and then being tested. The researchers were comparing the brain function, while meditating, of highly experienced meditators (those with more than 10,000 hours of meditation experience) with novices and less experienced meditators. I will be able to share more information with you in the coming months, including interesting video interviews. On another note, I am delighted to say that you can now access some of my guided meditations on iTunes by searching "Mindful Leadership." They are complementary. I am also excited to say that I have recently launched a YouTube Channel. It is appropriately named Mindful Leadership's Channel. The link is: http://www.youtube.com/user/mindfulleadership I hope you enjoy it. I am working on some exciting projects that I will share with you in more detail later this summer. They include the creation of some Apps on various themes such as relaxation, to mention just one. On September 27th and 28th I will also be offering a One and a Half Day Introductory Mindfulness Course for those whose schedule does not permit coming to 8 classes and / or for those who have not taken Mindfulness classes in a while and would like a refresher. You will receive details of this in the next few weeks. Then in late January I will be launching a Two Day Mindful Leadership Program for those who have already taken an Introductory Course or Coaching Program. So as you can see, a great deal has been going on and much is being planned. It is all very exciting and a continued move towards my personal aspiration to spread Mindfulness in the world. I feel privileged to be able to do that and grateful for all the support from others to make it happen. One of these people is Peter Pacini who created the Mindful Leadership's YouTube Channel, as well making my guided meditations available on iTunes. He also continues to make the Newsletter and Blog possible. And in addition to all that he is a great deal of fun to work with! I am very grateful. In this Newsletter the Mindful Missives and Mindfulness in Action Tips focus on three of the 9 Ways: Be Positive, Be Compassionate and Be Impeccable. I am also delighted to say that I am in conversation with Janet Martin, a senior seasoned business executive who is a Mindful leader and shares with us what this means in her life and her work. I hope you enjoy the Newsletter and find it useful. Your feedback is always welcome and appreciated. So please send your thoughts, comments, questions and ideas. Have a wonderful rest of the summer and may it be filled with Mindful moments. Best, Maria. |