Mindfulness, Being Present & the Power of One
2 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / October 14, 2010 / Posted in Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessOne grain of sand can turn the tide
One single spark can light the night
One simple dream
One gentle word
One act of love from someone
Can start a Chain Reaction
It all begins in the heart
The Power of One
I have been blessed by the people who have touched my life.
One grain of sand can turn the tide
Tomorrow evening the [...]
Mindful Running: Running on Thin Ice
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / October 5, 2010 / Posted in Mindful Running, Running Injury PreventionIn an earlier piece I wrote about Running form and attached a picture of Nicholas Romanov, founder of Pose Method, running across the ice at an ice rink.
I came across another video of him at the blog site of a friend with whom I’ve corresponded off and on for the past two years. [...]
Mindful Breathing Is A Way Back To Your True Home
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / September 21, 2010 / Posted in Breathe, Meditation, MindfulnessThis is from Taming the Tiger Within:Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions
Every time you feel lost, alienated or cut off from
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Thich Nhat Hanh and His Gifts to Mindfulness
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / September 13, 2010 / Posted in Breathe, Meditation, MindfulnessThe gifts are so numerous that Thich Nhat Hanh, Thay to his followers, has shared with the world through his presence and his writings.
He shares in Taming the Tiger Within: Meditation on Transforming Difficult Emotions
Every time you feel lost, alienated, or cut off from life,
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A Mindful Journey: Finding a Retreat to Move Forward by Staying Still as a Mountain
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / September 11, 2010 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessA marvelous website and a work of love and commitment is hosted and gifted to the community by Gregory Martin MA and Pam Parsons Dupuy MA LMFT: Still Mountain: A Guide To Retreats
Still Mountain: A Guide to Retreats. Still Mountain is a website committed to providing resources and guidance for people seeking [...]
Playing with Mindful Running and some Mindful Programs
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / September 11, 2010 / Posted in Meditation, Mindful Running, Mindfulness, The Running MindIn replying to Proper Running: Mindful Movement in the Moment, Israel Manas share that he and his colleagues have been practicing Mindfulness during their runs.
I look forward to what they are doing, experiencing and learning.
You may want to read Israel’s article MINDFULNESS (ATENCIÓN PLENA): LA MEDITACIÓN EN PSICOLOGÍA CLÍNICA or visit his website: Psicologia y [...]
Mindful of Relationships: A Tribute to a Critic and a Coach
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / August 30, 2010 / Posted in Mindful Business, Mindful LeadershipLowell Nerenberg has been a dear friend for the many years we traveled as fellow Vistage (formerly TEC) Chairs. When one has a vocation, a calling, “You don’t have a Vision, the Vision has you.” In this blog by Dan Waldschmidt, you see the impact reflected in his writing on hiring his biggest [...]
Timeless Reminders – A Mindfulness-based iPhone App!
3 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / August 20, 2010 / Posted in Breathe, Meditation, Mindfulness
The numbers are pretty staggering when some statistics say that 75% of people in the United States are either moderately or extremely stressed. I’ve also read that it could be almost 90% of the conditions doctors see are related to stress.
You will find it interesting to visit Dr. Daniel Friedland’s website , Super Smart [...]
Leadership Virtuosity: Lee Thayer’s Call for Leaders to be Mindful
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / July 27, 2010 / Posted in Mindful LeadershipLee Thayer’s Leadership Virtuosity is his latest book that is a must read for all who want to see what is the cost of becoming a virtuoso leader.
It would be a good idea to remember to re-read Buddha’s Kalama Sutra as a reminder of leadership and followership and now jumping to conclusions. The [...]
A Reflection on the Odyssey of Chairing
3 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / July 3, 2010 / Posted in Mindful Business, Mindful LeadershipJune was my 24th year as a Vistage Chair. I have been blessed to know this group of men and women who do the work I do. The people pictured above have all been doing the work of helping leaders of small and mid-sized companies develop and transform themselves professionally and personally. It [...]
