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.
Read MoreTo 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.
Read MoreWhy 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.
Read MoreWe must shift how we understand and build societal health and prosperity, looking beyond economic growth to collective well-being and environmental sustainability.
Read MoreHow leaders can retrain their addiction to being right.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreExplore 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.
Read MoreNeither top-down nor bottom-up leadership is adequate for solving complex social challenges. We need to combine the strengths of both.
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreThe words we use in NGOs and aid agencies draw imaginary lines between ‘us’ and ‘them,’ stifling our imagination.
Read MoreSharing 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.
Read MoreMichelle 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.
Read MoreIf we connect our contemplative practices with social realities we can fashion a healthier present and a better future.
Read MoreEffective 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.
Read MoreHow the internal work of self-inquiry can meaningfully shift our perceptions and behaviors in ways that positively impact the outer world, and how leaders of social change are incorporating the practice into their work and lives.
Read MoreThose of us working towards a more just society must embody the same principles we envision for the world. This begins with mindfulness, which in turn drives compassion.
Read MoreHow mindfulness makes change leaders more effective.
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