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Why Mindfulness and Meditation Are Good for Business

By Knowledge@Wharton — 2013

Mirabai Bush and Katherine Klein, vice-dean of Wharton’s Social Impact Initiative, discuss how individuals can bring meditation and “mindfulness” into their everyday lives.

Read on knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu

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The Four Foundations of Mindfulness

According to the late Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, spirituality means relating with the working basis of one’s existence, which is one’s state of mind. The method for beginning to relate directly with mind is the practice of mindfulness.

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How Practicing Mindfulness Just Might Make You More Productive (And More Ripped)

Andy Puddicombe, co-founder of meditation app Headspace, explains how practicing mindfulness might help you better cope with stress, handle daunting projects, and get a better workout.

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Mindfulness Is Not a Fad. Try It

“Be present, be patient, be gentle, be kind . . .

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Three Mindfulness Practices for Leading in Disruption

It’s clear that our leadership context has changed. We need to develop new capacities to lead in this environment. I sat down with neuroscientist Rick Hanson, author of the upcoming book Neurodharma to talk about how mindfulness can help us develop new capacity and be more resilient.

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How to Make Your Morning Routine More Mindful

Jon Kabat-Zinn talks about mindfulness meditation and his morning ritual.

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A Mindfulness of Breathing Exercise with Neuroscientist Amishi Jha

The sequence of events in this practice are: focus, sustain attention, notice, and redirect attention back to the breath when it wanders. This is what we might call a "push-up" for your attention.

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Here's What Mindfulness Is (and Isn't) Good For

It won’t solve every problem.

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Thich Nhat Hanh’s Final Mindfulness Lesson: How to Die Peacefully

“Letting go is also the practice of letting in, letting your teacher be alive in you,” says a senior disciple of the celebrity Buddhist monk and author.

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You Don’t Need to Be Buddhist

Thich Nhat Hanh tells Andrea Miller that anyone can use the five mindfulness trainings to lead a life of understanding and compassion.

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A Guided Reflection on Bringing Rain to Difficulty

Tara Brach discusses RAIN, a technique she frequently teaches to her students and also uses in her own life.

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