By Christine O’Shaughnessy, Founder of Mindful Presence Feedback is one of the most valuable currencies in the workplace yet, many of us dread it. When we don’t have a clear framework for giving feedback effectively or staying groundedwhen receiving it, it can quietly undermine trust, collaboration, and motivation. Conversationsthat should help us grow often become charged with tension, resentment, or…
Are You Getting the Results You Want? Every individual and organization operates within a framework of deeply ingrained mental patterns—paradigms. Paradigms are habitual thinking. These paradigms shape our logic, direct our behaviors, and ultimately determine the results we achieve. If you find yourself stuck in a cycle of unsatisfactory outcomes, negativity, or unskillful thinking, such as blaming or obsessive, unproductive…
Understanding and Transforming Paradigms for Lasting Change In our day-to-day lives, we often operate on autopilot, following established patterns of thought and behavior. These patterns, or paradigms, are deeply ingrained from an early age and continue to shape our actions, decisions, and outcomes. While acquiring knowledge is essential, it is not sufficient for achieving meaningful results. This paper explores the…
Christine O’Shaughnessy’s “Mindful Presence in Leadership: Releasing Burnout, Chaos and Stress” is now available, offering a transformative approach to leadership in today’s fast-paced world. Drawing from extensive mindfulness practice and corporate experience, O’Shaughnessy provides practical techniques for cultivating mindfulness and emotional intelligence in leadership roles. This guide equips leaders at all levels to navigate complexities with resilience, foster empathy, and achieve both professional success and personal growth.
I’m thrilled to announce the upcoming release of my new book, “Mindful Presence in Leadership: Releasing Chaos, Stress, and Burnout,” set to launch this September. This book is the culmination of years of experience working with leaders across various industries, helping them harness the power of mindfulness to transform their leadership styles and personal lives. In “Mindful Presence in Leadership,”…
Guided Stress Meditation
Stress is an inevitable part of life, but it is your reaction to stress that creates suffering. Stress affects everyone differently and your perception to stress may be different than others. With consistent meditation practice you can change how you respond to stress creating healthier ways of being with yourself and with others.
When the mind wanders we simply bring it back to the breath. This allows us to create a non-reactive, non-judgmental awareness to our experiences leading to a more balanced way of being. This track provides a 10 minute guided meditation to help alleviate stress. We recommend taking a comfortable seated position with your feet on the floor prior to starting.
Sitting Meditation is the practice of paying attention to a single point of reference like our breath. Meditation is not about stopping thoughts, rather it is noticing thoughts when they arise and our reaction to them. We simply attend to how the breath is flowing training the mind to be focused on one thing, at one time…the breath.
When the mind wanders we simply bring it back to the breath. This allows us to create a non-reactive, non-judgmental awareness to our experiences leading to a more balanced way of being. This track provides a 15 minute guided sitting meditation for beginners who want to learn how to meditate. We recommend taking a comfortable seated position with your feet on the floor prior to starting.
Develop mindful awareness of sensations within the body (such as tingling, tightness, heat or coolness, buzzing , pulsing, or numbness) without having to hold on to it in this 15 minutes complimentary guided Body Scan Meditation.
Mindful Presence’s guided body scan meditation is appropriate for those who are new or experienced with meditation, and is designed to reduce stress, anxiety and tension in the body. We recommend taking a comfortable seat on the floor or lying down before playing the meditation.