Growing research in the field of neuroscience, neuroimaging and neurochemistry have allowed us to see measurable changes in the brain as a result of mindfulness practices, increasing the emotional and cognitive capacities of those who regularly participate in activities like meditation and yoga. Mindfulness practices are proven to help regulate our stress response and equip us with tangible ways to exercise muscles of empathy, focus, resiliency and compassion. Mindfulness brings us into a state of greater awareness, arming us with a widened perspective and deeper understanding of both our own inner landscape and how we navigate the world around us.

In the modern workplace, this translates to:

• Gaining a deeper understanding of clients needs and the ability to meet them with innovative solutions

• Tapping into individual talent in a way that empowers them to bring their most powerful, authentic selves to work and express their unique strengths within their role

• More focused employees who feel aligned to a common purpose and understand how to contribute to the collective goals

• Healthier employees who operate from a place of creativity and abundance instead of wearing burn-out and nights spent working late as a badge of honor.

• More inclusive and equitable work cultures that celebrates differences and understands the detrimental effects of sameness and a fixed mindset.

Mindfulness creates a new potential for everyone within an organization to tap into – inviting an openness to the idea that what drives the bottom line can look and feel differently than what we’ve traditionally accepted: Collaboration over competition, vulnerability over armoring up, celebrating diversity and dynamism over narrow-thinking steadfastness, operating from a place of abundance instead of burn-out and depletion.