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SIYLI Training – What to expect
Here’s a quick wrap up of what was the first training that SIYLI (Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute) did outside of Google, in a two day overview of the SIY program. It took place in San...
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Mindfulness at Work: An Interview with Mirabai Bush
By ELISHA GOLDSTEIN, PH.D. Most of us spend the majority of our day at work. It follows that an essential place to bring mindfulness to is at work. Mirabai Bush is the author of Working with...
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The mind business
by DAVID GELLES Yoga, meditation, ‘mindfulness’ – why some of the west’s biggest companies are embracing eastern spirituality General Mills, the company behind Cheerios cereal and Häagen-Dazs ice...
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Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence: Richard Boyatzis
Coursera has done it again! After news of a great course on neurobiology, now there’s a new course on Emotional Intelligence and Leadership by Duke’s University Professor Richard Boyatzis, a world...
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Compassion
I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy. Rabindranath Tagore
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The Majesty of the Present: Clifford Saron at TEDxUCDavis
In his contemplative talk, Clifford Saron examines the physiological effects of meditation. Through his findings he describes the concrete benefits of inward and present minded thinking. For more...
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Time for the caring and compassionate manager
Employees need to feel supported at work Has any sector of higher learning been subject to harsher moral criticism over the years than business education? Not likely. Not only have business schools...
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Buddhist monk finds Google, Facebook might hold the key to eternal happiness
As I drove to the Googleplex to meet Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche, I was pretty sure I was headed to that place where worlds collide. I mean, the Rinpoche, as he’s called, was a Buddhist teacher; a lama;...
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Meditation’s Effects on Emotion Shown to Persist
Meditation affects a person’s brain function long after the act of meditation is over, according to new research. “This is the first time meditation training has been shown to affect emotional...
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Best Birthday Gift for HH the Dalai Lama
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, speaking from Sera Monastery in South India, about the best gift he can receive for his birthday – a short clip from his live video teleconference appearance at a...
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The Morality of Meditation
MEDITATION is fast becoming a fashionable tool for improving your mind. With mounting scientific evidence that the practice can enhance creativity, memory and scores on standardized intelligence...
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What Happens to the Brain When You Meditate (And How it Benefits You)
Ever since my dad tried to convince me to meditate when I was about 12, I’ve been fairly skeptical of this practice. It always seemed so vague and hard to understand that I just decided it wasn’t for...
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Top 10 Scientific Benefits of Compassion
1. It makes us happy 2. In fact, it makes us happier… than buying things for ourselves 3. It makes us attractive 4. It uplifts everyone around us 5. It spreads like wildfire 6. It boost our health and...
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What Happens to the Brain When You Meditate (And How it Benefits You)
Ever since my dad tried to convince me to meditate when I was about 12, I’ve been fairly skeptical of this practice. It always seemed so vague and hard to understand that I just decided it wasn’t for...
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How Emotionally Intelligent Are You? Here’s How To Tell
What makes some people more successful in work and life than others? IQ and work ethic are important, but they don’t tell the whole story. Our emotional intelligence — the way we manage emotions, both...
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How practising mindfulness in the workplace can boost productivity
Mindfulness offers a host of benefits to employers and employees alike, reports mindfulness expert and coach Liz Hall. Not that long ago, meditation was seen widely as the preserve of hippies and...
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Bill Gates Revealed His Goal For The Rest Of His Life
For the past five years, Bill and Melinda Gates have published an annual letter, modeled on Warren Buffett’s legendary Berkshire Hathaway shareholder missives, which help set the global philanthropic...
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Mindfulness Isn’t a Trend, It’s a Movement
I helped organize a Buddhist youth conference in 2003. Two hundred young meditators from around the world came together hoping to learn the secrets of life from the head of the Shambhala Buddhist...
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Google’s head of mindfulness: ‘goodness is good for business’
Google’s Jolly Good Fellow Chade-Meng Tan believes that mindfulness is the new fitness. Photograph: Google Chade-Meng Tan’s job description would never get past most companies’ human resources...
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