“An effective leader is willing to think about what's happening and how to understand what's going on. Facilitating flow and making others more conscious of it, the leader communicates an awareness of process to the group, making them more aware of their energies and options. One important principle is to keep track of who has not spoken. ... It's also important to notice when people do speak out but are not heard. Effective leaders practice patience, reminding themselves to wait and observe, remembering that there's always more going on in a group than we're consciously aware of.” PeopleThinkingImportantRememberEnergySpeakWaitingProcessLeadershipLeaderPrinciplesPracticeHeardGroupsAwarenessWillingHappeningsConsciousFlowTrackCommunicateRemindingSpeaks Out Author:Diane Dreher
“When you meditate, don't think about what is happening. Rather, let your awareness be seated in the tender warmth you feel in your body. If you do this, any meditation practice you do will be fruitful.” IfsThinkingFeelsBodyPracticeMeditationAwarenessHappeningsYour BodyWarmthMeditation Practice Author:Gil Fronsdal
“Dancing in high heels is kind of tough. I learn the dances without the heels, and then we add them. We just practice, and I get used to it. My feet hurt really badly at the end of the shows, but it's fun. While it's happening it's fun. I feel tall.” FeelsKindEndsShowsUsedFunHurtPracticeFeetHappeningsToughAddDancingTallHeelsHigh Heels Author:Ariana Grande
“When you look at what is happening to our world-and it is hard to look at what's happening to our water, our air, our trees, our fellow species-it becomes clear that unless you have some roots in a spiritual practice that holds life sacred and encourages joyful communion with all your fellow beings, facing the enormous challenges ahead becomes nearly impossible.” WorldLooksHardSpiritualWaterChallengesPracticeClearImpossibleAirTreeHappeningsRootsFellowsSacredSpeciesEnormousOur WorldJoyfulCommunionSpiritual Practice Book:Greening of the Self Source: Greening of the Self
“The federalism term is a good term, but it's just below the surface; it's just about to come up into wider public understanding that these practices are happening and are politically viable.” UnderstandingTermPracticeHappeningsCome UpSurfaceFederalismBelow The Surface Author:Gar Alperovitz
“My yoga practice, I do it because when I get on my mat, I know I'm going to be transformed. I know that whatever stresses are in my life or whatever worries I have or whatever monkey mind is happening for me, when I get off the mat, I'm going to be transformed.” KnowsMindPracticeWorryHappeningsYogaStressTransformedMonkeysYoga PracticeMonkey Mind Author:Michael Franti
“Your tree pose is going crazy and you're falling; and your leg is burning; and it feels impossible to maintain any sort of stability practice observing what's happening instead of getting wrapped up in the circumstance. If you can learn to be easy with your breath in these moments, your body and mind will follow.” IfsFeelsMindMomentsBodyFallEasyPracticeImpossibleTreeCrazyCircumstancesHappeningsBreathsLegsYour BodyBurningStabilityObservingMind And BodyGoing Crazy Author:Tara Stiles
“I came out with a book called The True Secret of Writing: Connecting Life with Language. It's a book that describes how writing is a practice and how my teaching is part of that practice. I direct the writing and create books but underneath, there's always the river of practice happening. No good, no bad. Just do it.” WritingBookLanguageSecretPracticeTeachingHappeningsRiversDirectConnectingJust Do It Author:Natalie Goldberg
“It's impossible to separate our contemporary practice of the death penalty from our history around race and slavery, and specifically, lynching. Where lynchings were happening 100 years ago is where executions are happening today. And that's a haunting and eerie thing.” YearsTodayRacePracticeImpossibleHappeningsYears AgoSlaveryContemporaryExecutionPenaltiesHauntingDeath PenaltyLynchingEerie Author:Shane Claiborne