The Mindfulness Podcast

Today in our podcast we talk about Pat, Patrick Kozakiewicz, our host in the podcast that has never had the chance to bring his own story about mindfulness to our listeners and also what is mindfulness now for him. We talk about mindfulness for the future or a corporation, about the good and also possible derailment factors of mindfulness, we talk about what mindfulness is not and we finish with a...

Today we talk to Cole Harbur (Executive Officer at IOM the Institute for Organizational Mindfulness) about his mindfulness journey and when it started, about the goal of IOM and about what is mindfulness for companies and organisations. We talk about how to bring mindfulness to leadership and what's the science behind it. Thanks for listening More about IOM the Institute for Organizational Mindful...

Today we talk to Mark Higbie and Michelle Miller both from Ford Motor Company respectively as Senior Advisor and Well Being Consultant. We cover together many topics around mindfulness and mindfulness at Ford and in particular their journey into mindfulness and what is mindfulness for them today. Mindfulness at the workplace and its impact and what would happen if everyone in a corporation would p...

Today we talk to Kinga Parrot and her journey into mindfulness. We talk about how mindfulness changed her life and approach to difficulties. How the practice was so beneficial to her and her family that she chose to share it with her peers and colleagues and how she did that at IBM. Closing the conversation with a multi focused mindfulness practice lead by Kinga. Thanks for listening

Today we talk to Marta Haynes and Sabine Nagl, both IBMers, part of the Mindfulness@IBM Community and organizers of the Summit 2021. Together we talk about how we experienced the Summit, what were the most curious sessions and what represented the event for us. We end the podcast with an affirmation practice lead by Marta. Thanks for listening

Today we talk to Sabine Nagl, member and student of the Mindfulness@IBM community and practice leader. Sabine helped to organise the Mindfulness@IBM Summit this year and she's taking us into her journey into mindfulness, from discovering it's benefits to leading daily practices and yoga with other colleagues. Enjoy also the eye relaxation practice at the end and thanks for listening.

Today we talk to Ron Francis, Mindfulness@IBM Student, Security Leader for the Storage Infrastructure in the CIO Hybrid Cloud Platforms and also guide in the Green Jeep Tours on the Rocky Mountain National Park. Ron tells us about his journey into the Park, the feelings connected with walking that area, the feelings of the people he guided around and what has Mindfulness to do with all of this. Ju...

Today we talk to Liza Cooper, mindfulness student and data analyst part of our Mindfulness@IBM Community. Liza took us through her journey into mindfulness from yoga, that initially helped her to acquire a peace of mind, to using daily guided meditations to sleep better, to start using mobile apps regularly until the moment when she started talking and sharing it with her colleagues at the office....

Today we talk to Cole Baker-Bagwell, Chief Experience Architect @Red Hat, certified yoga teacher and host of the Kindness Think Tank Podcast, you can lear more about Cole here https://coolaudrey.com/podcast/ Cole has a fascinating story and is a great example of the power of kindness in our world and in our business world. We talk about many things in this episode, about yoga and mindfulness, abou...

Today we talk to Ionela Toma, Mindfulness@IBM Student, communication professional and morning runner. Ionela takes us through her journey into her personal mindful experience from changing her diet, feeling about others in a different and kinder way and starting a different morning routine. Enjoy our conversation, thanks for listening.

Today we talk to Debamitra Chakravorty, IBMer and master editor of the renovated Mindfulness@IBM Newsletter. We talk in the episode about the newsletter, about dishwashing and how it can become a mindful practice, about giving 100% of our presence, about racing and living with more kindness, about equanimity, acceptance, about enjoying the moment, about feelings, about love and mindful eating. Hop...

Today we talk to J Daniel Gawrys, M.S, Client Success Manager for Watson Health and Mindfulness Student in our community. Daniel is taking us through his mindful journey from his daily routine and what are its effects to a lovely hummingbird visualization practice. Enjoy and thanks for listening. Links: For the description "Guided Imagery Practice". Here's an overview from Cleveland Clinic about t...

Today we talk to Katie Gold, Mindfulness@IBM Student, Managing Consultant and Design Thinker. Katie is taking us through her Mindfulness journey from meeting the Dalai Lama during her studies to joining IBM and bringing it to her environment of friends and colleagues. We talk about mindfulness and meditation and its differences, about some of the goods of mindfulness, about mindfulness and its ben...

Today we talk to Yasir Syeed, Sales Specialist@ Red Hat and Mindfulness Student. Yasir is also a certified trainer of the SIYLI Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. We talk about hope, the power of hope, hope and mindfulness, future and present and where hope can be event a more powerful practice than mindfulness. Thanks for listening.

Today we talk to Jaylen Jones, Software Tester at IBM, former P-TECH student and a key member of the Mindfulness@IBM community as he takes us through his experience with mindfulness, emotions and living. About the power to bring each of his moments to life. Thanks for listening. Thanks for being 🙏

Today we talk to Somersby Lock, a mindfulness practitioner and student. She is writing her dissertation on the topic of mindfulness in the workplace and shares with us her powerful journey into mindfulness. From great loss, to a mindfulness centre to much much more. Thanks for listening.

Today we talk to Janez Kovac our IBMer practice leader in Slovenia that brought to our podcast a special guest: Mojca Brezigar Bas that is leading the practices in Slovenia and has an interesting personal story with mindfulness. We talk about burnout, stress, vacation and how to get our inner peace back when we need it. Thanks for listening and enjoy also the practice.

Today we talk to Shalini Grover and Janez Kovac, both IBMers and members of the Mindfulness@IBM Community. We talk about anxiety and stress in times of unclarity and how each one of us deal differently with it. Enjoy the conversation and thanks for listening.

Today we talk to Jessica DeSimone about how an unusual meeting with Tiger Rug, practicing daily gratitude, and learning about the Anchoring Heart Technique changed her life. We also talk about her work with Veterans and the role practicing mindfulness plays in it. Thanks for listening

Today Pat leads into a little practice for you to enjoy during the week, no news, no guest. Just Mindfulness. Thanks for listening

Today on Episode 20 we talk to Shalini Grover our Mindfulness@IBM practice leader from India and member of the core team. We talk about her journey, about growing mindfulness into our life, about emotions, acceptance and we finish our conversation with a wonderful 3 steps breathing movement exercise.

This week we have Marta with us. An experienced sales enablement professional and Mindfulness practitioner. Today we talk about her journey, what happens when Marta practices Mindfulness and when not, enablement and affirmations.

Today we talk to Estela Quesada Zuheros (Digital Success Manager @IBM) Mindfulness@IBM Student and practice leader in Spain that is taking us through her experience with mindfulness that lead her not only to change her life but also to write a book and choose to go for a retreat and lead courses for the community. A fascinating story that we wish you to enjoy. Enjoy as well the calming and refresh...

Hello mindful listeners, today we talk to Paul Ellis, a mindfulness student and Mindfulness@IBM community practice leader. He will take us through his mindful story that all started with a single raisin. Paul is also leading us in a basic and powerful breath and body practice. Thanks for listening.

Today we talk to 4 of our Mindfulness@IBM Community members. We have the honour to interview: Ofer Peled - Israel Emilia Senczak - Poland Stefan Momma - Germany Katia Picada - Brazil/Canada We talk about the community, how they discovered mindfulness, what is it for them and their best tips to practice it. Enjoy and thanks for listening!