We all have an inner world that needs to be nourished, so we can make the outer world a better place. Leaders and organizations who take the time to care for their inner worlds become more effective agents of change. We call this: Inner Work for Social Change.
The Synergos Cultivate the Soul podcast series explores the intersection of philanthropy, contemplative practices, self-reflection and spirituality.
This Aubrey Marcus Podcast with the legendary author and philosopher Charles Eisenstein explores the story of interbeing, and how it can bring about The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible
What is becoming clear is that we need to recognise our connectedness across the spectrum and begin by meeting people where they are at, jointly finding ways to cocreate a more flourishing world while developing deeper senses of our (common) selves.
Mindfulness can help us to discern, interrupt and transform power differentials and biases.
We’ve rounded up the 10 best mindfulness TED Talks to get you started on your mindfulness journey.
Welcome to Mindful by Design, a podcast all about mindfulness, meditation, evidence of how it all works and some guidance to make it work for you. Over five episodes and accompanying meditations, Rev angel Kyodo williams introduces core principles of the mindfulness practice through both science and lived experience.
Ever wondered how empathetic you are? Consider the advice of these five people who have spent their lives studying, understanding and practicing empathy.
To build healthy, resilient organizations, nonprofits need to do more than adopt standard diversity, equity, and inclusion practices. They need to acknowledge systemic racism then commit to and implement processes to upend it.
To avoid that silent complicity, people can learn to become active bystanders: individuals who work to create cultures that actively reject harmful or discriminatory behavior through targeted interventions.
Why social innovation education programs need to develop students’ inner well-being alongside their knowledge of the field, and five principles to help lead the way.
We must shift how we understand and build societal health and prosperity, looking beyond economic growth to collective well-being and environmental sustainability.
In this episode of Inspire Your Life Podcast, host Arthi Rabikrisson is joined by Gretchen Ki Steidle, the founder and President of Global Grassroots, a US based NGO that operates a mindfulness-based social venture incubator and women's leadership program in post-conflict East Africa.
In this episode of Inspire Your Life Podcast, Arthi Rabikrisson, speaks about the need to understand and fortify one's emotional resilience to cope with stress, anxiety, frustration, guilt, but also to be able to be truly empathetic, and offer kindness.
Awareness-based systems change is a consciousness-based, action research approach to social transformation. The Journal of Awareness-Based Systems Change is a place for creative scholarship that is breaking new ground in research and further evolving this emergent field. Enjoy this inagural issue!
As old systems collapse, it has become more urgent than ever to embrace leadership that advances justice, equality and belonging. Explore Cultivating a Culture of Care by host Mallika Dutt, with Virisila Buadromo and Tatiana Cordero Velázquez from Urgent Action Fund, Asia/Pacific and Latin America.
Explore how breathing and mindfulness can support healing and resilience for leaders in this practical 30-minute workshop led by Gretchen K. Steidle, founder of Circles for Conscious Change and Global Grassroots.
Neither top-down nor bottom-up leadership is adequate for solving complex social challenges. We need to combine the strengths of both.
By committing to a broad, participatory learning process, social change leaders can greatly enhance staff positivity and resilience, as well as increase organizational sustainability and impact.
The words we use in NGOs and aid agencies draw imaginary lines between ‘us’ and ‘them,’ stifling our imagination.
Sharing his own lived experience along with compassion, Emmanuel Acho helps us learn about important issues to have more constructive conversations about race—and ultimately lead to change.
How have American convert Buddhists understood racial justice?
Michelle Maldonado, coauthor of A Bridge To Better: An Open Letter To Humanity and Resource Guide, shares a guided meditation for strengthening our ability to be self-aware, self-actualized, and self-determined as we co-create our emerging new reality and world together.
Anu Gupta, founder and CEO of BE MORE with Anu, offers five portable compassion-based tools to face and transform racial bias at work and in day-to-day life.
If we connect our contemplative practices with social realities we can fashion a healthier present and a better future.
Effective leadership goes beyond outward-facing skills such as managing people and growing organizations. What matters is mastering the ‘inner game’ of introspection. Here are some concrete ways to do so.
Learn how compassion can help us cope with today's challenges.