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The Mindful Leader Talk

Written by: Maria D. Baez
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  • The effects of Mindfulness as secular practice on occupational stress and the organizational culture.
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  • How To Awaken the Awareness of The Nine Environments That Make Up Your Life.

    How To Awaken the Awareness of The Nine Environments That Make Up Your Life.
    Jul 21 2023
    "By gaining a deeper understanding of these environments, we disco our way to a life filled with balance, joy, and well-being." - Dr. María D. Báez   "Cosmic Groove: Dancing Through the Nine Environments of Life" Dr. María D. Báez, our guide and magical transformation maestro, explores the nine fundamental environments that shape, influence, and impact our lives in this enlightening and empowering episode of The Mindful Leader Talk. Building upon the foundational teachings from Buckminster Fuller's book "Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth," we examine the crucial roles that our social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, professional, financial, cultural, technological, and physical environments play in our lives. Each environment is presented as a unique room in our cosmic disco, a space that pulsates with energy, rhythm, and influence. As we dance through each room, we learn not only to navigate these environments but also to harness their power, turning every challenge into a source of growth and every stressor into a potential stepping stone toward greater resilience and joy. First, we engage with our social environment, encapsulating all our relationships, interactions, and connections. We discuss ways to enhance social bonds, reduce conflict, and cultivate a sense of community, facilitating a dance of harmony amidst the ever-evolving dynamics of human connection. Next, we enter the realm of our emotional environment. We explore emotional intelligence and stress management techniques, teaching you how to ride the roller coaster of emotions gracefully and cultivate positive emotions that can turn the disco lights on even during tough times. Our intellectual environment forms the third room in our cosmic disco. Here, we discuss how fostering a growth mindset, indulging in lifelong learning, and nurturing creativity can make this room a hub of enlightenment and innovation. As we move into the spiritual environment, we delve into practices that nurture the soul and provide a sense of connection with something greater than ourselves. Whether through meditation, mindfulness, or simply discovering our values and purpose, we explore how spirituality can lend depth to our cosmic dance. Our professional environment is where we spend a significant portion of our lives. Thus, we discuss ways to align our work with our values and passions, maintain work-life balance, and foster healthy professional relationships, helping you hit every professional beat with vigor and satisfaction. The sixth room houses our financial environment. With practical advice on budgeting, financial planning, and decision-making, we ensure your financial dance doesn't become a tango of stress and anxiety. Our journey through the cosmic disco then takes us into the cultural environment. We emphasize the importance of embracing diversity, inclusivity, and cultural heritage, teaching you to dance harmoniously with everyone on the global dance floor. Next, we navigate the digital beats of the technological environment. Here, we discuss how to set boundaries, use technology mindfully, and leverage its potential to enhance our lives rather than become a source of stress. Finally, we groove into our physical environment, emphasizing the importance of our surroundings in influencing our well-being. We provide tips on creating a nourishing physical environment that supports your health and well-being. As the episode draws close, we remind you that every step in this cosmic disco is about more than finding balance or achieving a meditative state. It's about embracing your inner power, activating your creative energies, and dancing through life's challenges with a sense of purpose, joy, and resilience.    Links and Resources https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/ (1.tech-logo-reveal-152542.mp3 (mixkit-relaxing-harp-sweep-2628.mp3 3.sound-effect-twinklesparkle-115095.mp3 4.mystical-wind-chimes-transition-fx-6327.mp3 5.chonology-of-love-6094.mp3 6.soft-piano-100-bpm-121529.mp3 7.disco-funk-loops-001-remix-1-long-loop-with-drums-120-bpm-6278.mp3 8.swoosh-fx-mediumwav-14619.mp3 9.angelical-pad-143276.mp3 10.celestial-melody-18337.mp3 11.serene-crystal-singing-bowls-29521.mp3 12.positive-orchestral-jingle-21444.mp3 13.ancient-99556.mp3 14.crowd-cheering-143103.mp3) Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3635-deliberate-thought License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Kalimba Relaxation Music by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5711-kalimba-relaxation-music License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Call to Action: If you found value in this episode, please rate us on Apple Podcasts, share it with your network, and don't forget to subscribe. Stay tuned for our next episode, featuring an interview with a Mindful Leader and former Army Officer. Contact Information: Email your thoughts, ideas, and success stories at maria@mbaezconsulting.com or visit our website at ...
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    14 mins
  • Mindful Habits to Cope with Life/Occupational Stress Successfully

    Mindful Habits to Cope with Life/Occupational Stress Successfully
    Dec 21 2021
    Mindful Habits, Coping Mechanism, Life/Occupational Stress, DML Method Episode Title: Mind Habits to Cope with Occupational Stress Successfully In this episode, we talk about what habits are, what they represent in our lives, and how to consciously lay the foundation to create the best day of your life. Points discussed in this episode: What is a habit?What studies on habits confirm.What behavioral analysis psychologists say about harmful habits and their effects on individuals.Example of a morning plan to set up a mindful dayAn audiobook title for meditation.The DML Method to start creating mindful habits.A thoughtful quote from Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn's book "Full Catastrophe Living".ReflectionsTitle of the following topic Transcript: The information presented in this podcast is general. It is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. It should never be used to diagnose, prescribe medical or psychological conditions, or replace a physician. And it is not intended to prevent, treat, or cure such conditions or substitute for mental care, preventive health care, counseling, or therapy from or a physical or mental health professional. Thank you for listening and blessings! Have you ever wished to discover how to help your employees with their occupational stress with a mindful approach? What if there is a way to build a productive and supportive environment for your employees that leads you to influence the organizational culture positively? Well, this is your invitation to join us for Mindful Leader Talk, a podcast on the effects of mindfulness as a secular practice on occupational stress and organizational culture. Blessings & Welcome to The Mindful Leader Talk podcast, mindfully coping with occupational stress!. I am María Báez, an organizational leadership psychologist, consultant, trainer, coach, and full-time magician! Did you know how to uncover habits to cope with occupational stress successfully.? Stay here to find answers in today's podcast. General knowledge tells us that a habit is a settled or regular tendency, an automatic reaction to one specific event or a routine practice made in a fraction of seconds. Studies confirm that the consistency of a habit becomes a behavioral pattern. A habit may form or shape human behavior, therefore the outcome in mood, emotions, anger reactions, and relational transactions daily. Behavioral analysis psychologists have concluded that habits can be molded or replaced by positive ones when they are harmful to the individual. For instance, I wake up this morning, and I give thanks for the beautiful day that awaits me. When I open my eyes, the first thing I see is a painting on the shelf with the colorful butterfly and the writing that says "Enjoy Life." Next, I go to the bathroom. At the same time, I brush my teeth. I look in the mirror to appreciate the beautiful, spectacular image reflected there. While preparing my coffee, I set up my favorite audiobook, "the circle of fire" meditation. Upon arriving at my workstation, I create my safe space, a work environment creek of harmony and peace with essential oils. Next, I greet my plants while I feed them. Finally, I do mindful movements for 10 minutes to conclude my daily routine of mindful habits. I have heard "it is easier saying than doing," and in my experience, I know this is true. Although, It also makes sense the idea of "if we keep doing what we always do, we will keep on getting what we always get." This tells me that something needs to change, and we must define and identify why we must change this pattern. No, just because we want, we should label the real reason or consequences we will be paying if we do not do it now! These real reasons, three opposite-habit things, will guide us when making the plan. They will be the opposite behaviors or doings as the usual current ones. Not everything is lost. Suppose we commit to a goal daily by visualizing the prizes to enhance ourselves by pulling out from those old habits. There is no doubt we will become the master of our own mindful living in that case. I created a method called DML to save the day. DML stands for Define, Make a plan, Live in it. Define: Describe or identify the harmful habit. Please remember to add your reason. Make a plan: Write down the opposite you chose to change, the one you will commit from now on. Live in it: Commit to your plan by logging your new habits day by day. A reflective quote from John Kabat-Zinn book "Full Catastrophe Living" -.  You have only moments to live. Says: "Oh, I have had my moments, and if I had to do it over again, I'd have more of them. In fact, I'd try to have nothing else. Just moments, one after another, instead of living so many years ahead of each day". Amazing quote to reflect, isn't it? I have learned through my own experiencing. Also, wellness professionals mention that a daily routine of consciously established habits is the foundation for living the day in full ...
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    9 mins
  • Occupational stress, the physical body, and mindfulness from a chiropractic‘s perspective

    Occupational stress, the physical body, and mindfulness from a chiropractic‘s perspective
    Sep 10 2021
    It is common knowledge that chronic stress can wreak havoc on the body. Back pain, muscle tension, tension headaches, fatigue, and neck pain are some of the symptoms people experience when under stress.   Over time, stress weakens the immune system and makes the body more vulnerable to disease. Based on researchers, chiropractic treatments help relieve the uncomfortable symptoms of chronic stress. Additionally, regular chiropractic adjustments can calm the nervous system and decrease the fight-or-flight response most people experience when stressed. Much research on human health confirms that the pressures of the work environment, job tasks, demands, and relationships with coworkers or bosses can increase people's susceptibility to health problems. In addition, they will increase the risk of job stress, especially when working in a fast-paced environment.   And to corroborate the issue of occupational stress, the physical body, and mindfulness, today we have an exceptional guest, Dr. Cappel.   MARIA: Hello Dr. Maxine! I am so,  how can I tell it thrill to be here with you today to know more about your practices and what you do? Dr. Maxine is a chiropractor, third generation of chiropractitioners. Tell us a little bit more about you and what you do.   DR MAXINE: Thank you, Maria, for having me here. This is very exciting. So as you mentioned, I am a third generation chiropractor, and I'm the sixth in my family. Wow, that's an unusual distinction because my grandfather was a chiropractor back in 1914, when the practice of chiropractic was only 19 years old. My family were actually pioneers in the chiropractic profession. And, you probably won't meet another third generation chiropractor, maybe not for a very long time. So it makes me quite unusual. And you might say, it's my family legacy. And chiropractic is in my bones.   MARIA: Wow, that's beautiful, beautiful. And that seems we are sharing, basically, or information related to occupational stress. I have the first question for you.  What ways does the mind affects your physical body?,   DR MAXINE: Your mind is completely connected to your physical body. So your thoughts are probably the main way that you develop vertebral subluxation. So I just need to explain what that means. Yes. So chiropractic works on the basic fundamental principle that the nervous system controls and coordinates every function in your body, from your heart beating regular to your breathing, easy to your digestion going normally, and your bowels going every day, through your hormonal balance and your periods coming right or wrong to your blood pressure to your heart, B to your everything about you. So if your nervous system isn't clear, then there's going to be problems expressed physically continue. So one of the basic tenets of chiropractic is that how do you interrupt or interfere with the clear functioning of the nervous system? Well, there are three main ways. The first way historically by the developers of chiropractic back in 1895, is through emotional stress. This, and I'll come back to that. And the second way that people develop interference to their nervous system is through chemical toxicity. And the third way that people develop interference in nervous system is through physical means of physical problems. Wow. So and I could explain all that. But the first one, emotional trauma, or not even emotional trauma, just emotional stress is probably the biggest way to provide interference to nerve system. And if your nervous system isn't working, right, there's interference to its functioning. And there's interference to the messages getting from the brain to all the parts of your body, from the brain to your heart, your digestive system to your lungs, to your ovaries, or your prostate, or the blood vessels, or the muscles in your legs or, or to your shoulders, or anything that you can think of in your body, also, including your inflammatory system. If there's some interference to that, then there's going to be expressions from any number of organs, that they're not functioning, right, because you're not getting the life energy, the signals the vital mental impulses from the brain to feed the organs than normal information on how to function when to stop. And they may over function, they may under function. And this manifests is physical problems. Of course, it could be neck, pain, the neck, shoulders, or the back. But it could also be heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure, skin rashes, it could be asthma, it could be allergies, it could be it goes on and on and on. There's no stopping it. It could be painful periods, it could be chronic inflammatory diseases, is because the nervous system controls and coordinates all this if there's emotional stress, then there will be interference to the nervous system working right.   MARIA:  Right. It's when when you were talking a word pop into my mind, emotional exhaustion. Is that related to occupational stress?   ...
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    25 mins

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