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Continue ReadingMy Story: How Mindfulness Changed My Life
This is my testimonial contribution to the awesome everyday-mindfulness.org website. My story about how mindfulness changed my life. Why not share yours? We’d love to hear it.
Continue ReadingA Cultural Sea Change: Mindfulness for Surgical Residents
The Problem Burnout, an occupational syndrome included in the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision, has been defined as a “prolonged response to chronic interpersonal stressors on the job.” Burnout contributes to surgeons’ medical errors and lapses in professionalism. Despite how widespread burnout, depression, and suicidality are among surgeons, evidence-based interventions that […]
Continue ReadingHow San Antonio is Building a Startup Culture – CitiesSpeak
At City Summit 2018, 50 cities committed to new initiatives to support their innovation economies. NLC’s City Innovation Ecosystems program collects and tracks these commitments in order to showcase successes, identify best practices and connect peer cities who can learn together. Here we share the story of one city’s work: Kate Kinnison, R&D Administrator for the […]
Continue ReadingJust 10 minutes of mindfulness meditation can improve verbal learning and memory processes, study finds
New scientific research published in the journal Memory & Cognition provides evidence that a brief mindfulness meditation exercise can enhance verbal learning. “A number of studies have shown that mindfulness can improve cognitive abilities, including certain verbal abilities. However, little research has examined how mindfulness can affect verbal learning and memory. Furthermore, no research has […]
Continue ReadingBurn out + Happiness
Burn-out ánd happiness? Mindful Trekking with outdoor psychotherapy works miracles. Burn-out is a chronic neurohormonal disruption with a recovery period of more than 6 months. Except by Mindful Trekking @ Lycian Way. Reconvalescence is 80% quicker. I facilitate this recovery with pressure-cooker-coaching, individually. How? By intensive mindfulness-meditation-training combined with ultra-short psychotherapy and solid physical exertion […]
Continue ReadingWhy Startup Culture is Coming to a Classroom Near You | EdTech Digest
To prepare entrepreneurial innovative future-ready students, we must make a shift. GUEST COLUMN | by Becky Shiring Standardized tests do not prepare our students for the realities of the future. Students build skills in environments that replicate the real world. Unfortunately, many schools and classrooms more closely resemble the assembly line, factory-style workplace of the […]
Continue ReadingBring Your Best: TechOhio’s Startup Culture Awards are Back!
Can new companies show they have what it takes to earn top spot? Last year, TechOhio introduced companies across the state to the Startup Culture Awards, a search for the Ohio startup with the best company culture. After thousands of votes were cast, Aware (formerly Wiretap) in Columbus and Global Cooling Inc. in Athens were […]
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