Awakening Mindfulness at Work: A Conversation That Matters!

What happens when mindfulness meets creativity? In this episode, Pierre and Sarah explore how mindfulness can help us move beyond analytical thinking and create the mental space where new ideas can emerge. They look at practices such as open awareness, mindful mind wandering, non-judgment, and strategic distraction—and how each can support creative thinking. They also explore one of creativity’s b...

Scrolling doesn’t have to be something that simply happens to us. What if we could become more aware of why we scroll, how we scroll, and what we actually want from the experience? In this episode, Pierre and Sarah explore how we can shift from habitual scrolling to more intentional scrolling. They introduce two simple questions—Why am I scrolling right now? and How am I scrolling?—and explore the...

What if five simple practices could help you navigate stress, uncertainty, and the increasing complexity of modern work and life? In this episode, Sarah introduces her framework of the Five S's of Mindfulness: Slowing Down, Simplifying, Softening, Surrendering, and Sharing. Together, she and Pierre explore how these five practices naturally build upon one another to help us cultivate greater prese...

In the first episode of this series, Pierre and Sarah explored the surprising benefits of scrolling and the deeply human needs it can fulfill. In this second conversation, they turn to the other side of the story. What happens when scrolling becomes more than an occasional break? What does it quietly take away from us? Together they explore the hidden costs of our digital habits—from fragmented at...

Scrolling has become one of the defining behaviors of modern life. We do it while waiting in line, between meetings, when we're bored, or when a task becomes difficult. But before asking whether scrolling is good or bad, what if we asked a different question: What is scrolling actually doing for us? In this first episode of a three-part series, Pierre and Sarah take an unconventional approach. Ins...

Fear of Missing Out—or FOMO—is often associated with social media. But it also shows up at work: checking one more email, saying yes to one more meeting, postponing time off, or worrying that opportunities are passing us by. In this episode, Sarah and Pierre explore how FOMO quietly shapes our decisions, fuels stress and anxiety, and pulls us away from the present moment. Together they examine bot...

When work feels overwhelming, difficult relationships drain your energy, or uncertainty leaves you feeling stuck, it can be easy to lose sight of your inner stability. This gentle guided meditation offers a space to pause, reconnect, and care for yourself. Through mindfulness, self-compassion, and the practice of sending kind wishes, you'll be invited to soften reactivity, cultivate curiosity, rec...

We spend so much time managing our to-do lists that we rarely stop to ask a more important question: Is our to-do list helping us—or quietly managing us? In this final episode of our three-part series, we explore a different way of thinking about productivity. We begin with two simple practices that can immediately improve the way we experience our workday: Doing the difficult thing first • Celebr...

Most of us begin the day by looking at a long to-do list. But what if that isn't the best place to start? In this episode, we introduce the Today's Intentions List—a simple yet powerful practice for bringing greater clarity, focus, and calm to your workday. Rather than reacting to an ever-growing list of tasks, you'll learn how to begin each day by intentionally choosing what matters most. Along t...

In this first episode of a new series on to-do lists, we explores why something designed to help us stay organized can so easily become a source of pressure, guilt, anxiety, and self-judgment. Rather than offering more productivity tips, he invites us to rethink our relationship with the to-do list itself. You'll discover three simple yet surprisingly powerful approaches: Renaming your to-do list...

Joy often passes by unnoticed. In this guided mindfulness meditation, you'll practice slowing down long enough to truly experience moments of joy, appreciate your own growth and effort, and reconnect with meaningful relationships. This meditation is designed to help you build resilience, calm your nervous system, and carry more presence into your work and daily life. A simple practice you can retu...

How do you stay mindful when your day is packed with meetings, deadlines, interruptions, and responsibilities? In this practical and down-to-earth conversation, Pierre Khawand and Sarah Pellegrini explore one of the most common questions they hear from mindfulness practitioners: How do I bring mindfulness into my everyday life—not just during meditation? Together, they discuss simple and realistic...

Mindfulness and meditation are often surrounded by misconceptions, jargon, and unrealistic expectations. In this episode, Pierre and Sarah strip away the complexity and explore a simpler, more human approach. What if mindfulness was simply awareness with kindness? What if meditation was nothing more than sitting and befriending yourself? Together, they discuss presence, emotional maturity, self-aw...

In this episode of Awakening Mindfulness at Work, Pierre and Sarah explore one of the deepest realities of life: change. From uncertainty at work to personal transitions, relationships, aging, and the rapid changes happening around us, they reflect on how mindfulness can help us respond with greater presence instead of resistance. Together, they discuss attachment, fear, impermanence, the nervous...

In this special meditation episode of Awakening Mindfulness at Work, Sarah gently guides us through a calming mindfulness practice centered on breath, presence, intention, listening, and embodied awareness. With warmth and spaciousness, this guided meditation invites you to slow down, soften, and reconnect with the aliveness already here—through the body, the heart, and the changing flow of the pr...

In this episode of Awakening Mindfulness at Work, Pierre Khawand and Sarah Killeen explore a challenge many of us quietly face every day: avoiding the tasks, conversations, or situations that feel emotionally difficult. But what if the real difficulty is not the task itself—but our relationship with it? Together, they unpack the emotional side of avoidance, including fear, shame, overwhelm, perfec...

A simple quote sparked a powerful reflection for this episode. After reading John Steinbeck’s line, “To be alive at all is to have scars,” Sarah began reflecting on how this idea applies to the workplace—and how mistakes, setbacks, and difficult moments can become powerful catalysts for growth. In this episode of Awakening Mindfulness at Work, Pierre and Sarah explore how challenges, mistakes, and...

In this episode of Awakening Mindfulness at Work, Pierre and Sarah explore a situation many people quietly face: being in a work environment that feels difficult, draining, or even overwhelming—while not being able to change it, at least for now. Instead of focusing on quick fixes, this conversation offers a grounded and compassionate exploration of what is still possible. They discuss: How to shi...

In this episode of Awakening Mindfulness at Work, Pierre and Sarah explore a simple yet powerful quote by Thich Nhat Hanh: “If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” From this reflection, they open a conversation on awe, gratitude, and simplicity—and how these qualities can transform not only how we see the world, but how we show up at work. They explore...

In this episode of Awakening Mindfulness at Work, Pierre and Sarah continue their conversation with Dr. Jonathan Fisher, this time exploring the theme of lightness. What does it mean to live and work with purpose—while also experiencing joy, ease, and lightness? Are these in tension, or can they support each other? Drawing from his own journey through burnout, Dr. Fisher shares how carrying the we...

In this episode, we turn our attention to a quality that is often overlooked at work—joy. We tend to associate mindfulness with managing stress or navigating difficult situations. While that’s important, it’s only part of the picture. Joy is just as essential—and just as trainable. Pierre and Sarah explore how joy can be cultivated in practical ways throughout the workday. This includes simple mom...

In this episode of Awakening Mindfulness at Work, Pierre and Sarah are joined by Dr. Jonathan Fisher to explore a deeper understanding of wisdom—one that goes beyond thinking and into the body. Together, they unpack how wisdom arises not only from the brain, but also from the heart and the gut, and how learning to tune into these signals can support clearer decisions, reduce stress, and help preve...

In this episode of Awakening Mindfulness at Work, Pierre and Sarah explore a deceptively simple yet transformative approach: working in iterations. Rather than taking on overwhelming tasks all at once, they introduce the idea of creating small, intentional “containers”—clear, manageable steps that help us begin, explore, and make progress with more ease. They discuss how iterations can reduce proc...

In today’s fast-paced work culture, it’s easy to fall into the rhythm of doing more, faster—checking off tasks, staying busy, and tying our sense of worth to productivity. But at what cost? In this episode, Pierre Khawand and Sarah Pellegrini explore a simple yet powerful question: Would you rather be productive—or happy? Rather than choosing one over the other, they unpack how the two can coexist...

In this episode of Awakening Mindfulness at Work, Pierre and Sarah are joined again by Dr. Jonathan Fisher to explore the theme of courage—what it really means, and how it shows up in our daily lives. Rather than focusing on heroic or dramatic acts, they reframe courage as something much more accessible: taking small, meaningful actions aligned with our values, even in the presence of fear. The co...