Shambhala Sun’s Guide To Mindful Living
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / March 9, 2010 / Posted in Breathe, Meditation, Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessThe March issue of the Shambhala Sun is focused on Mindfulness. The editorial by Barry Boyce explains (although it always has):
Why The Shambhala Sun Is Taking Mindfulness to Heart
The Shambhala Sun has collected a series of excellent articles in its feature section in its Guide To Mindful Living.
Thich Nhat Hanh shares a [...]
Mindfulness is:
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / March 7, 2010 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessMindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: On purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.”
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Above my desk sits a reminder shared by a friend Dorothy Mitchell some time ago.
Am I awake
And fully present
And living my life
Intentionally
Check out UCSD’s Mindfulness site
Mindfulness is non-judgmental and open-hearted (friendly and inviting of whatever arises in awareness). [...]
Mindful Service & Joy: Where is Frank Ostaseski?
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / February 9, 2010 / Posted in Meditation, Mindfulness, UncategorizedFrank Ostaseski has much to share on Mindfulness.
If you have an opportunity, be with him at any of the programs listed below. You will have the opportunity to share a moment in time to reflect upon your own life and the living of that life. With Frank and friends you have a mindful moment [...]
Ready for 2010? First, complete 2009.
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / December 24, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Business, Mindful Running, MindfulnessThis is shared with you from a fellow Vistage Chair and friend: Dwight Frindt
Ready for 2010? First, complete 2009.
It’s the time of year when many of us conduct annual rituals that may include everything from strategic planning sessions for business to making New Year’s resolutions or setting Bold Goals for 2010 and beyond. We’ve found [...]
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, [...]
Mindful of A Good Day
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / November 26, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, Mindfulness, UncategorizedThanks to a dear friend, Jenn Sertl of Agility3R, for sharing this with me and the Vistage Chair community. Happy Thanksgiving.
This video, featuring Brother David, a highly-respected Benedictine monk, author and spiritual leader, is a BLESSING to all those with “eyes to see and ears to hear.” Look, listen and be inspired by this [...]
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.
This Moment/Present Moment: An Idea Worth Spreading by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, Neuroanatomist
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / September 29, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessWhat a wonder gift Jill Bolte shares with the world from her TED Presentation She shares her journey of her brain from the inside out as she talks about her stroke. For someone reflecting on Mindfuless, she vividly addresses what life is about: This moment. Present moment.
A Gift of Mindfulness from Palma
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / July 19, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Business, MindfulnessSometime back I wrote a short piece called: A Mindful Cell Phone. It inspired a lovely reflection and some moving insights by Palma Bellardoni in her blog at Buddha Trance: The Future is in Your Mind, Think Love.
She said:
Today, I came across Mindfulness,…, and his post A Mindful Cell Phone. Since I have [...]
Mindfulness, St. Benedict, and the Monastic Way
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / May 25, 2009 / Posted in Meditation, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessForty Memorial Days ago, I set out on a 55 mile run to the Benedictine Abbey in Oceanside for a silent retreat. The run and the retreat was my way of reflecting on the 10 years since leaving the monastic life as an Augustinian. Twenty Memorial Days ago, I was with Kip, and my [...]
