A Mindful Moment for a friend and loved one: Armon Kamesar
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / December 24, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Business, Mindful LeadershipArmon Kamesar was a friend. He was proud that his major in college was Animal Husbandry. It was something that he used throughout his life in his commitment to others and to doing the right thing. He is missed.
I will always remember our walk-and-talks in the early ’80’s. Armon truly lived his life. Music, Jazz, [...]
Mindfulness, Gratitude & Appreciation=Thankfulness
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / November 25, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, Mindfulness, UncategorizedLaura Fine taught me what it means to have an Attitude of Gratitude. Appreciation has been shared by so many patients who have been part of the Healing Hearts and Lifestyle Change Program at Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine. These gifts have been shared so deeply by my family and friends over the years. Today [...]
Mindful Running: Ya never know your impact.
2 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / November 24, 2009 / Posted in Injury Prevention, Mindful Running, Running Form & Style, Running Injury Prevention, The Running MindInteresting where one’s thoughts end up being shared. I was looking up some info on Barefoot Running and came across this quote quoting me from a 2001 post of mine on Ball/Heel/Ball Is The Correct Way To Run. Pleased to have an impact on barefoot running and proper running.
In a March 30th, 2004 [...]
A Reminder To Myself About Being Too Busy
2 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / October 29, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessIn the busy 24/7 world we live in I realize how easy busyiness creeps up on us. Before I know it I am caught up in a thousand and one things…and wondering: Why? How did this happen…again. Listening to Peter Coyote read Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind the other day I was reminded about getting caught [...]
The Power of Mindfulness on the Mind
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / October 1, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Business, MindfulnessThe work of Daniel Siegel has done much to help us understand the Mind in Mindfulness.
You will find his books interesting and insightful.
The Developing Brain; The Mindful Brain ; Mindsight
This is from Google Personal Growth Series: Mindsight: The New Science of
Source given at the Google Tech Talks on April 22, 2009. Siegel examines [...]
Mindful Reflections from the Tao and Rumi
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / September 30, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessIf you are on Twitter, you will find TaoQuotes and RumiQuotes most helpful as thoughtful moments of reflection.
Mindfulness and What Happens When We Forget
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / July 14, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessThere is a great BBC Series from several years ago called: The Century of the Self. Edward Bernays is a name very few people recognize, however he truly influenced the 20th Century and continues to influence each of us in ways that we are: Unaware.
Edward Bernays was the nephew of Sigmund Freud. After [...]
Time Span and Being Mindful
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / July 13, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessDear friend and fellow Vistage Chair Tom Foster continues to bring the work of Elliot Jaques to the business community. This little piece about Time Span is helpful in realizing our role in creating the space where we find ourselves. I paraphrase the title of a book, that I often use, written [...]
Mindfulness, Compassion, and Language
3 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / July 9, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessKurt Barstow’s article Mindfulness, compassion, and language is worth a good read.
He shares insights from Jack Kornfield’s The Wise Heart on Compassion
Several weeks ago I had the privilege and pleasure of attending a session by Marcelline Brogli, MFT who did a masterful job sharing the work of Marshall Rosenberg’s teachings from his [...]
Taking a Spirituality Survey Mindfully
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / July 8, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessI thought that some of you might be interested in taking Jonathan Ellerby’s Spirituality Survey.
I share the Kalama Sutra and James Hollis’ perspective on Personal Authority to help you help Jonathan “capture a better unbiased understanding of how people experience spirituality in America, and the world.”
The Kalama Sutra
The Kalama Surta is the Buddha’s reply to [...]
