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MINDFULNESS

Moment-to-moment awareness cultivatedby paying attention to things we usually ignore

Mind-Heart-Body experience of wholeness

Jon Kabat-Zinn2


MINDFULNESSThe Process of

� Guide Attention & Awareness � Focus on Breath or Other Object � Gently Develop Concentration

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� Bring your awareness into your body

� Relax

� Focus on your breathing

� Notice your experience

SimpleSteps:

NOTICE what’s happening

Stop & turn inward

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MINDFULNESS

�Calm in chaos � Inspire calm in others �Creative & innovative �Better decisions through collaboration � Integrate complex information

The Benefits of

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SYSTEMS... � Import, use, and transform energy

� Seek dynamic homeostasis

� Have unused energy that leads to unpredictability

� Move toward greater differentiation

� As systems become more differentiated, integration and coordination bring coherence

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Systems SimulationFinancial viability and growth Management systems

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Purpose

Pressure

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PERSPECTIVE � Be aware of and use energy wisely

� Work with dynamic homeostasis

� Welcome resistance

� Bring coherence by inquiring, understanding & aligning

� Connect and build lasting relationships

Leading from a Systems

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� Advocacy

� Inquiry

� Reflection

BalancesDialogue

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�Express �Ask �Reflect

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Talking about the System . . .

� What did you learn? � How did the system behave? � When did the system begin to change? � What changed? � How did new behavior emerge?

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please contact

Bernice Moore, [email protected]

831-854-7743

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