Self-Care

The Urgency Index

Many people find that despite their best efforts, even in work they love and feel good about, they have trouble feeling grounded and on top of things at work. Work is often filled with a sense of urgency—and this, as we all know, can lead to stress, fatigue, and eventually, burn-out. Despite endless good intentions, you frequently feel like a hamster spinning its little wheel.

Stressed Out? The Tell-tale Signs

We offer here, courtesy of our Art of Leadership Instructor, Robert Gass, a list of ways to let go of some of that tension and avoid burnout. Read on and learn to identify, handle and prevent stress.

The Four Agreements

The four agreements are simple agreements we can make with ourselves and with others in our organizations and communities, that guide how we act – and react in the world around us.

Yoga at Your Desk

If you're at a desk for a lot of your day, focused and working hard, you might not notice right away when the tension is getting to you. But it will catch up with your body, sooner or later, and can lead to chronic discomfort and even more serious conditions.

Journaling

Journal writing is a way to capture your story and your perspective. Journals also make room for writing that is emotional, personal and tentative -- not the kind of writing that most of us engage in in our work lives! The following is adapted from Claudia Horowitz's book "The Spiritual Activist."

Recipe for a Sacred Hula-Hoop

From the inspirational coffers of Darcy Riddell

Need More Sleep?

You should wake up refreshed in the morning without the use of an alarm clock and feel energetic all day. If not you may find some good tips below.

Creating the Life you Want and Loving the Process

by Judith Ansara Gass, MSW

Proper Breathing 101

"Breathing? I know how to breathe!" Is that what you're thinking?

Loving-Kindness Meditation

Summarized from 'A Path with Heart', by Jack Kornfield.

Exercises to Reconnect to Life and Nature

Take a few minutes every day to do the exercises below. They can deepen your connection to all life and your senses in a surprisingly powerful way.

Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude

“The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings” – Eric Hoffer The practice of gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful personal habits that you can cultivate.

The 40-day practice: Bring something new into your life!

To set an intent for something new you want to bring into your life, a positive behavior you want to adopt or a habit you want to break, our suggestion is this...

Ground & Reconnect to the Purpose of Your Work

This exercise can be done with your colleagues, family, friends or volunteer committees as a way of grounding you in the purpose of your work.

Feeling Overwhelmed? A Practice for Making Conscious Choices

How often do you feel overwhelmed by things you simply “have to do”? You feel that there is no choice and everything has somehow just piled up to become utterly unmanageable. If you know what we’re talking about, then here is a practice adapted from the teachings of Robert Gass just for you:

Resources to Revive, Replenish & Revitalize!

As a means to encourage ongoing learning, we have updated our website to make it even easier to access the articles, exercises and video casts from our programs & conferences.

The Importance of Retreat

You’ve got a workload better suited to two people than one, you are tackling the urgent issues of our time, you have family, friends, bills, your health and your home to take care of. How can you possibly put aside time to retreat in the face of all this?

Feeling Overwhelmed? A Practice for Making Conscious Choices

We don’t always have choice about the events that show up in our lives. It’s a big world and much as we might like, we don’t control it. Yet we always have some choice about how we respond to events.