Mindfulness Monday

In this episode of Mindfulness Monday, Ora Nadrich shares a conversation with Hunter Clarke-Fields.

Hunter Clarke-Fields, MSAE, is a mindfulness mentor, coach, host of the Mindful Mama podcast, and creator of the Mindful Parenting online course. She coaches moms on how to cultivate mindfulness in their daily lives.

Learn more: https://www.mindfulmamamentor.com/about.php

In this episode of Mindfulness Monday, Ora Nadrich shares a discussion with Kate Lanz, coauthor (Paul Brown) of the revolutionary book; All The Brains In The Business - The Engendered Brain In The 21st Century Organisation. The two discuss the fascinating exploration of gender diversity in the brain (and workplace) and how to look deeper into the mind, and come into a new relationship with how the brain works.

ABOUT:

The power of gender difference, not gender equality, is a secret source for success. Some smart businesses are starting to wake up to this fact. This book explores why and how.

Properly valuing brain gender diversity in the workplace is one of the biggest and largely untapped sources of competitive advantage for modern businesses. Recent advances in neuroscience provide the key to unlocking it.

Modern research shows that there are gender-based differences in the brain – it’s just not as simple as a binary between a ‘male brain’ and ‘female brain’. In fact, our brains are like a mosaic where many of the tiles are available in thousands of shades on a spectrum between pink and blue. The problem is that our workplaces tend to be governed by structures, processes and cultures that are practically pure blue. All the brains in the business that are elsewhere on the spectrum cannot thrive as they might, so sources of productivity, creativity and agility go untapped.

Anyone who manages people needs to understand how the brain works and the impact it has on how people work together as teams. Anyone who wants to unlock the talent and productivity of all of their people needs to understand how recent findings around male- and female-type brains should shape the way they manage.

Leading applied neuroscientists and international corporate coaches Kate Lanz and Paul Brown show you why and how to access all the brains in your business.

Learn more: https://www.mindbridge.co.uk/about

In this episode of Mindfulness Monday, Ora Nadrich shares a discussion with PJ Jackson, author of The Labyrinth Influence: Awaken the Wisdom Within. The two discuss turning pain into power, and how to triumph by connecting to the wisdom that exists within.

About:

If just one step could change your life, would you take it?

In The Labyrinth Influence: Awaken The Wisdom Within, we meet a woman searching for answers. After overcoming myriad challenges in work and life—a round of layoffs, her husband’s serious illness, and health issues of her own—the Woman finds herself at the mouth of a labyrinth, unsure of her next move. Should she pursue the road less traveled and the potential to make a difference, or stick with the safety of what she has always known?

Before she can find her path, she must let go of it all—her social conditioning, her definition of success, and even her concept of herself.

Thus, the Woman sets off on her journey, learning to trust herself in the labyrinth and beyond. Along the way, she encounters setbacks and challenges that make her question everything. But ultimately, she realizes that she has had the answers all along—she just had to figure out how to access them.

In this moving business fable based on author PJ Jackson’s transformative experiences as an applied scientist and authority on women in business, the reader travels with the Woman as she uncovers seven universal wisdoms and cultivates grace, power, and ease on the route to personal fulfillment.

If you are ready to tap into your inner wisdom, identify your true purpose, and embrace your own unique value, then PJ Jackson—and The Labyrinth Influence: Awaken the Wisdom Within—is your guide.

Learn more: http://pjjackson.com/

Today's episode of Mindfulness Monday features a conversation between Ora Nadrich and Paul Napper, co-author (Anthony Rao) of the deeply insightful book; The Power of Agency - The 7 Principles to Conquer Obstacles, Make Effective Decisions, and Create a Life on Your Own Terms.

Dr. Paul Napper provides consultation and coaching to business leaders to help them sharpen and strengthen their leadership efforts. His professional background includes extensive experience in assessment and the application of psychological principles to improve the performance of individuals and organizations. His client list includes Fortune 500 companies, universities, start-ups and non-profits.

Dr. Napper launched his career as a Wall Street analyst, first with J.P. Morgan Investment Management in New York and, following that, with Crowell, Weedon and Company in Los Angeles. During his tenure as a securities analyst, he was responsible for following several major industries, including banking, insurance, and media.

He subsequently launched the management psychology practice, Performance Psychology Consulting, with two partners in 1998, where he advises a broad array of organizations and industries.

Dr. Napper earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania in International Relations and pursued his master’s degree in the same field at the University of Chicago. He received his doctorate from William James College, one of the nation's preeminent colleges of applied professional psychology. He completed an advanced fellowship in psychological testing and assessment during a three-year academic appointment at Harvard Medical School.

He authored a book on psychological agency and the realization of human potential published by St. Martin's Press in 2019.

Learn more: http://performpsych.com/about.php

In this episode of Mindfulness Monday, Ora Nadrich shares a discussion with Michael Shuman, author of Put Your Money Where Your Life is: How To Invest Locally Using Self-Directed IRA's and Solo 401(k)s.

Michael H. Shuman is an economist, attorney, author, and entrepreneur, and a leading visionary on community economics.  He’s Director of Local Economy Programs for Neighborhood Associates Corporation, and an Adjunct Professor at Bard Business School in New York City.  He is also a Senior Researcher for Council Fire and Local Analytics, where he performed economic-development analyses for states, local governments, and businesses around North America.

He is credited with being one of the architects of the 2012 JOBS Act and dozens of state laws overhauling securities regulation of crowdfunding.  He has authored, coauthored, or edited ten books.  His three most recent books are Put Your Money Where Your Life Is:  How to Invest Locally Using Solo 401ks and Self-Directed IRAs; The Local Economy Solution:  How Innovative, Self-Financing Pollinator Enterprises Can Grow Jobs and Prosperity; and Local Dollars, Local Sense:  How to Shift Your Money from Wall Street to Main Street.

One of his previous books, The Small Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition (Berrett-Koehler, 2006), received as bronze prize from the Independent Publishers Association for best business book of 2006. A prolific speaker, Shuman has given an average of more than one invited talk per week, mostly to local governments and universities, for the past 30 years in nearly every U.S. state and more than a dozen countries.

Learn more: https://michaelhshuman.com/?page_id=6

In this episode of Mindfulness Monday, Ora Nadrich shares a conversation with Kevin Vallely about how adventure can be a tool for transformation and living an unconventional life.

Kevin Vallely juggles his life as a registered architect, leadership mentor, author, keynote speaker and father, while also becoming an internationally recognized explorer. 

Their new book is Wild Success: 7 Key Lessons Business Leaders Can Learn from Extreme Adventures (McGraw Hill, March 10, 2020). 

Learn more at www.morewildsuccess.com.

In this episode of Mindfulness Monday, Ora Nadrich and Chad Ford discuss "Dangerous Love" and how to transform fear into power.

Chad Ford is a professor of Intercultural Peacebuilding at BYU-Hawaii. He has worked as conflict mediator, facilitator and consultant for governments, NGOs and corporations around the world. He previously was a senior editor/writer at ESPN. His new book, Dangerous Love: Transforming Fear and Conflict at Home, at Work, and in the World (BK Publishers, June 23, 2020) is a personal exploration of how we transform fear and conflict. 

Learn more at dangerouslovebook.com.

In this episode of Mindfulness Monday, Ora Nadrich discusses self-care and spirituality with Dr. Ro. 

Dr. Ro has been a leading nutrition coach for over 2 decades and was named one of the nation’s top 5 nutritionists by More Magazine and Shop Smart (The quick & easy guide from Consumer Reports). She penned a health column “America’s Nutrition Coach,” for the National Newspaper Publishers Association, distributed to 200 African American newspapers nationwide. Dr. Ro has served as the resident nutritionist and blogger for iVillage.com, the leading health source for women and families online, and joins First Lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey on the Ebony Power 100 List of the Most Influential African Americans in the U.S. (2010 and 2011). She is the Dr. Oz Show Nutrition Coach who helped over a half-million Americans lose more than 5 million pounds and served on the Medical Advisory Board for the Dr. Oz Show for 7 seasons. She recently joined the Advisory Board at Family Circle Magazine and is columnist to Ebony Magazine’s “Get Fit” and “Health and Wellness” columns.

Dr. Ro also served as nutrition coach to the Meredith Vieira Show and has held the same post on The View, helping Sherri Shepherd lose weight for her infamous on-camera swimsuit reveal. She contributed to “Anderson Live,” Anderson Cooper’s Daytime Talk Show where she helped obese teenagers and families lose weight to gain their lives back. Dr. Ro has contributed to national news outlets such as NBC’s Today Show, The CBS Early Show, Good Morning America, CNN, HLN, and to National Public Radio, where she also had a weekly segment. She served as lead nutrition coach, to TV-One’s Makeover Manor where she also hosted Livin’ Healthy with Dr. Ro and was the Medical Correspondent to BET News and host of Heart and Soul, the network’s first ever national health magazine show for women of Color. As the go-to nutrition coach to real people and celebrities nationwide, Dr. Ro has been featured in O Magazine, Quick & Simple, Self, Ebony, Essence, Family Circle, The Dallas Morning News, Memphis Commercial Appeal and numerous national publications. Her recent book, Lose Your Final 15, has been the cover story in Woman’s World Magazine and her first book Dr. Ro’s Ten Secrets To Livin’ Healthy was recommended by USA Today and New York Daily News as a “must-have” to slim down.

Lear more: everythingro.com

In this episode of Mindfulness Monday, Ora Nadrich has an illuminating conversation with Luthern Williams.

Luthern Williams, a visionary educational leader, is the Head of School at New Roads School in Santa Monica, California. He holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an Ed.M. in School Leadership from Harvard University. Previously, Luthern was the Assistant Head of School for Program and Middle School Director at New Roads School. Luthern has over twenty-five years of experience as an administrator and English teacher in independent schools in New York City, Boston, and Los Angeles. He served as the Director of College Preparation and College Admissions at College Launch, an educational consulting company; the Director of Studies at the Oakwood School in North Hollywood, California; the Upper School Director at Beaver Country Day School in Boston, Massachusetts; and the Director of Diversity at the Winsor School in Boston, Massachusetts. Throughout his career, he has drawn on his extensive knowledge of education to align schools’ programs with their missions and to build educational models where all children thrive; learn love, respect, empathy, and compassion; and develop the tools to create a world based on the inherent dignity and worth of each individual. To prepare teachers to educate for this “New World,” Luthern has contributed to the design, redesign, and development of one of the premier teacher induction and professional development programs for independent schools in the nation as well as created professional development processes in many independent schools. In addition, Luthern has trained teachers to devise strategies and assessments for students with various learning styles as well as culturally sensitive teaching methods and curricula. He has done talks, interviews, presentations and workshops on the local, state, national, and international level. He has consulted nationally on education, and he has written articles in this field. In addition, he has served as Board Chair and Board member on nonprofit boards. Luthern is deeply committed to democratizing meaningful access to high quality education for socio-economically disadvantaged students and developing schools, built on wellbeing, that are catalysts for societal transformation.

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In this episode of Mindfulness Monday, Ora Nadrich shares an illuminating conversation with Carolyn Coleridge, LCSW.

Carolyn Coleridge, LCSW is a Columbia University trained psychotherapist, energy healer and practicing intuitive. She has been licensed in NY, NJ and CA as a psychotherapist. She volunteered for six years at UCLA as an energy healer working with the Complementary Alternative Medicine team for the Pediatric Pain Clinic under a Pediatrician.  She has appeared on CNN and also Chrisley Knows Best.  She has worked in mental health for 25 years teaching, spiritual wisdom Mindfulness and energy awareness in a major HMO.  She has written three books, Honor Your Spirit, How to work with the Universe, and Soul Wisdom, Inspirations for Living a Spiritual Life. She is a spiritual wisdom teacher at the Den Meditation Center in Los Angeles, Ca. and has a spiritual healing, reading and counseling practice in Los Angeles. 

www.intuitivesoulhealing.com    

Instagram  intuitive_Soulutions  

Facebook group How to work with the Universe.

In this episode of Mindfulness Monday, Ora Nadrich has a conversation about uncovering happiness, Mindful living and the power of NOW with Elisha Goldstein, PhD.

Elisha Goldstein, PhD is founder of The Mindful Living Collective - the central online mindful space to find the teachings, practices and tribe to up-level your mind, your life and business. He is also the co-founder of The Center for Mindful Living in Los Angeles and creator of the 6-month online coaching program, A Course in Mindful Living. His books include Uncovering Happiness and The Now Effect, A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook (2nd edition) and MBSR Everyday.  In an increasingly fragmented society, he is working to bring people together so they may motivate and inspire one another in far-reaching ways.

In this latest episode of Mindfulness Monday, Ora Nadrich has a discussion about Mindfulness and today's times with Seane Corn.

SEANE CORN is an internationally acclaimed yoga teacher and public speaker known for her social activism, impassioned style of teaching, and raw, honest and inspired self-expression. Over her 25-year teaching career, Seane has created many instructional DVDs, including her groundbreaking series The Yoga of Awakening with Sounds True. Featured on over 40 magazine covers and countless media outlets, Seane has chosen to use her platform to bring awareness to global issues including social justice, sex trafficking, HIV/AIDS awareness, generational poverty, and animal rights. In 2005, she was named “National Yoga Ambassador” for YouthAIDS, and in 2013 received both the Global Green International Environmental Leadership Award and the Humanitarian Award by the Smithsonian Institute. Since 2007, she has been training leaders of activism through her co-founded organization Off the Mat, Into the World®. Seane also co-founded the Global Seva Challenge, which has raised over $3.5 million by activating communities of yoga and wellness in fund and awareness raising efforts. Her first book Revolution of the Soul was published in Fall 2019.

In this episode of Mindfulness Monday, Ora Nadrich shares a discussion with Jennifer Kahnweiler on the virtues of being an introvert, and how you can channel that super-power into a leadership role.

About Jennifer B. Kahnweiler:

Jennifer B. Kahnweiler PhD, Certified Speaking Professional, is an author and one of the top global leadership speakers on introverts. She is hailed as a “champion for introverts.” Her bestselling books, The Introverted Leader: 2nd Edition, Quiet Influence, and The Genius of Opposites have been translated into 17 languages. Jennifer helps organizations harness the power of introverts. She has been a learning and development professional and leadership speaker at leading organizations like Merck, NASA, Bosch, The American Chemical Society, Freddie Mac, the US Centers for Disease Control, the American Management Association, and TEDX Centennial Park Women.

In this latest episode of Mindfulness Monday, Ora Nadrich interviews Jill Sorenson.

Jill Sorensen is a model, interior designer, producer, writer, women’s activist & single mom who truly changes people’s lives. Jill worked for several years as a top model with Elite Models, The Ford Modeling Agency & made numerous appearances on national TV shows & independent films.  Other than her incredible son Luke, her greatest achievement was co-founding, “Knock Out Abuse,” a non-profit organization that for more than two and a half decades, has raised awareness & funds for victims of domestic violence. Jill & her dear friend/fellow Co-Founder Cheryl Masri teamed up in 1993 to create a Washington, DC based charity, “Knock Out Abuse” in an effort to help battered women rebuild their lives. Cheryl Masri currently runs the day to day operations of Knock Out Abuse in DC  In DC, “Knock Out Abuse” raised over $12 million dollars to provide transitional support to more than 35,000 women and children. Proceeds go directly to organizations offering counseling, long and short-term housing, legal assistance, financial education, job training & the necessary resources to realize a new beginning for these extremely deserving families.  Jill is involved in organizing fundraisers & the spectacular Knock Out Abuse Gala, which has become a “must attend” event in Washington, DC.

For all top business and political leaders, philanthropists and celebrities, it is the must attend event of the year. It is an evening of incredible entertainment, inspiration and most importantly, fundraising for a very special cause. Two years in a row it was voted the Number 1 event in DC , beating the White House Correspondence Dinner. The Knock Out Abuse Gala has been attended by countless stars: Hillary Clinton, Wolf Blitzer, Lenny Kravitz, Kathleen Turner, Senator Kristen Gillibrand among many others.  Knock Out Abuse is a powerful platform for women to help each other. It focuses on offering transitional support to those whose lives have been impacted by poverty, abuse and a lack of safe shelter. It’s about helping women find their voice again. Jill believes in true equality between men and women and really strives to make a difference in the quality of women’s lives. Her non-profit does just that, by empowering women to stand up for themselves and be heard. In 2006, Jill was the recipient of The Salvation Army Compassionate Citizen Award.  In 2018, Jill founded Knock Out Abuse West in Los Angeles, California. Jill works with Knock Out Abuse West‘s director Barbara Chinlund (also an ex-model.) Susan Pfeiffer holds the position of Treasurer. With annual fundraisers, a speaker series and other fund raising initiatives KOAW raises funds that go to direct service providers, that offer counseling, long & short term housing, legal assistance & absolutely necessary resources to help victims of domestic violence.

If that’s not enough, Jill wrote, produced and starred in a movie called “Marmalade.” A comedy, about a fashion model being put out to pasture that drew attention to ageism in the fashion industry. Jill won “Best Actress” at The California Film Festival.   Knock Out Abuse West branched out with a salon series called, Lived & Learned. Evenings where trailblazers and women we all admire share their challenges, triumphs, and wisdom. After they do a Q&A with the audience.  Jill also has a hugely successful design company and home decor brand, Jill Sorensen Inc, (www.jillsorensenlifestyle.com) designing residences all over the world, with her colorful, bold take on interiors. Her designs have been featured in House Beautiful, HGTV, Coastal Living, Luxe Magazine, The Washington Post, LA Times, The Washingtonian, Trad Home, DC Magazine among many others. Jill is has appeared been featured as a top designer on The Nate Berkus Show.