Discover how mindfulness can transform your daily life, reduce stress, and help you find joy amidst chaos, especially for widows and widowers navigating grief, careers, and parenting. Harriet Stein shares practical insights, her personal story, and tools to incorporate mindfulness into busy routines.
Key topics:
- The true meaning of mindfulness: paying attention without judgment
- Practical ways to practice mindfulness in everyday activities like driving, washing hands, and walking
- How mindfulness can ease stress and grief, especially during challenging times
- The nine attitudes of mindfulness according to John Kabat-Zinn
- Harriet's journey from nursing to coaching, and writing her book, Perfect Attendance
- The importance of being present for life, not work, as highlighted in Harriet's story about her mother
- Easy resources for beginners: books, YouTube channels, and mindfulness practices
- The value of daily mindfulness practices like pause, gratitude, and sensory awareness
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction to mindfulness and its relevance for widows and widowers
00:29 - The definition of mindfulness: paying attention without judgment
00:59 - How to practice mindfulness in daily life: red lights, walking, and chores
02:01 - Harriet's personal journey from nurse to mindfulness coach
03:20 - Incorporating mindfulness in corporate settings: stress reduction and focus
04:05 - Simple exercises to develop mindfulness: noticing thoughts and sensations
06:20 - Lessons learned from Harriet's grief process and its duration
07:43 - Strategies for maintaining mindfulness with busy schedules and grief
08:05 - The nine attitudes of mindfulness, with an emphasis on non-striving
11:17 - Harriet's book: Perfect Attendance, Being Present for Life
13:01 - The story behind the book's title and the importance of presence over work
14:05 - Clarifying myths about mindfulness and its practical application
17:23 - Practical resources: books, online courses, and community practices
18:49 - Incorporating mindfulness into daily transitions and breaks
20:19 - The significance of sensory-grounding techniques, like hand-washing, for stress relief
21:56 - Recommended mindfulness resources: Jon Kabat-Zinn, YouTube channels, and retreats
23:38 - Harriet's website: harrietstein.com and how to connect
24:23 - Words of wisdom: you are enough, and authenticity matters
25:35 - Final encouragement to prioritize self-care through mindfulness
Connect with Harriet Stein:
- Website: harrietstein.com
More about Harriet Stein
HARRIET STEIN, RN, MS
Harriet Stein understands the unique challenges that businesses face today. An inspirational teacher and professional speaker, Harriet is passionate about speaking to organizations of all sizes about how a culture of mindfulness can reduce stress, increase performance, lower healthcare costs, and boost employee engagement.
A cookie-cutter app cannot effectively show you how to use mindfulness to combat work overload, answer your specific questions, or address your unique challenges. Harriet's mindfulness programs teach essential skills through hands-on instruction that provides practical tools for achieving a more fulfilling and productive life.
Harriet is the author of Perfect Attendance: Being Present for Life and creator of Take a Pause, the award-winning international mindfulness training program that won first place in Impact on the Organization and second place in Innovation and Creativity at Sindusfarma's Boomerang Awards, which recognize the best-in-class training and development programs in the pharmaceutical industry in Brazil.
She has extensive experience teaching mindfulness practices and strategies at Fortune 500
companies to improve corporate culture. During her tenure at Johnson & Johnson, she used her expertise and passion to directly instruct more than 5,000 worldwide employees on the practice of mindfulness through engaging programs and at leadership summits.
Mixing research and science with levity and fun, Harriet's proven strategies teach tangible ways to live in the present and be accessible, both professionally and personally. Learn how to reduce stress, increase patience, and create space in your life to accomplish what you want to achieve – more creativity, more efficiency, or just a better night's sleep! Harriet's first teacher was Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. She completed extensive professional training at the Myrna Brind Center for Mindfulness at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. This advanced training, interwoven with her background as a Registered Nurse and her Master of Science degree in Health Administration, is foundational to the compassion and purpose she brings to her mindfulness programs.
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