In this episode I talk about the foundational skill of Presence: being able to focus on the present moment and also remaining calm in the midst of difficulties. This episode includes:

• Why calm presence is contagious
• How having greater presence helps you practice kindness
• How humans are hard-wired to co-regulate their nervous systems
• Practices for developing greater Presence
• How to return to calmness after being triggered emotionally
• Book recommendation: Present Through the End by Kirsten DeLeo

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In this episode I'm sharing research by Dr. Jonathan Haidt that demonstrates the ripple effects transmitted from each and every act of kindness. When other people see us being kind it changes them. And this moment in time--when people are feeling overwhelmed, polarized, frightened, and uncertain--is exactly when kindness is needed.

"Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside,

you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing."

from the poem Kindness by Naomi Shihab Nye

This episode includes:

• How we collectively know deep sorrow at this time in history
• Apples: a simple story of kindness becoming contagious
• Dr. Jonathan Haidt's research findings about kindness
• Noticing the effects of kindness on others
• The Kindness Walk as a practice
• Invitation to share your kindness stories with me at info@eoluniversity.com

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In this episode I share a useful and simple metaphor for levels of consciousness that can help us understand why there are so many opposing views of the world in our society right now - and how to navigate them. This episode includes:

• The "building" metaphor for levels of consciousness
• How the view differs from the ground floor to the penthouse
• Why we need to have compassion for people who have only seen life from the ground floor
• Practices to move up the staircase of consciousness
• Wisdom is knowing which floor the conversation is happening on

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