September 2011

29 Sep

Posted at 21:01h in Action Research, Thoughts-Action by

Reminds me of what I've been experiencing + writing about this month: Evolution/growth/success is not linear (if you do this, then you get that). It's spiral. Requires a full range of emotions, including the ones that don't feel so good. Gotta go through it to get through it. Takes multo amounts of allowing, loving, and being present, without judgment, of oneself. Of others. It's all part of the same cycle and with conscious awareness and emotional intelligence, we can feel that judgment not resonating with our higher selves. It's fear surfacing as a protection mechanism. But really now: how's that workin' for...

29 Sep

Posted at 17:56h in Glimpse into Me by

Louis Alloro, M.Ed., MAPP, is a Fellow at George Mason University’s Center for Consciousness & Transformation, and owns a NYC-based consultancy which specializes in consulting (facilitating + coaching) services to learning organizations and individuals of all kinds. Louis uses a unique, proprietary approach to building social, emotional, psychological, and communal capital which facilitates growth and resilience, even in the face of challenges. He partners in the SOMO (Social/Emotional+) Leadership Movement, a city-wide intervention in Cleveland, Ohio, teaching positive psychology in learning labs all across town: in businesses, schools, community groups, living rooms -- and baking principles of applied positive psychology into as...

21 Sep

Posted at 23:00h in abundance, Business, Coaching, gratitude, Moments that matter by

Phew. Wow. What a challenge the past month and a half has been. Have lived the teeter of a downward spiral that left me fast asleep to some of the awarenesses of my higher self. Totally in a pity party and helpless to some extent. Alone. Depressed even. [See past few--and sporadic posts on here for confirmation.] But I'm back. With a smile. In flow. On my game. And boy, does it feel good. As challenging as some of it was, though, I can see some value of "going there" - reminded me that 'thinking your way out' is not always the...

16 Sep

Posted at 19:48h in Action Research, Mindfulness, patterns, Positive Psychology by

1. Lots. 2. Negative patterns are so imbedded in our DNA, that without mindfulness, we're apt to repeat our history -- and not in good ways. 3. No one is exempt from building this thing called positivity. It's not "you have it or you don't." You build it -- just like any other muscle. 4. Focusing is hard. Especially in 2011 when there are so many things (media/discourse/beliefs) coming at us all the time. Especially during summer. Especially in transition. (For me, living in a new city, and out of a suitcase, has been more challenging than I thought it would be.) 5. Evolution is...

10 Sep

Posted at 09:17h in Positive Psychology, Workshop by

and the amazing Emiliya Zhivotovskaya . . . in NYC this fall . . . three Sunday afternoons (Oct 23, Nov 20, and Dec 4) . . . in an experiential learning lab at the NYC Open Center . . . which will leave you feeling energized, engaged, and alive! From the Open Center Catalog: The dynamic new field of positive psychology uses rigorous research to understand happiness and well-being and is expanding rapidly worldwide. In this lab, participants can enter this psychological revolution—a scientific movement helping people flourish, become happier, and be more alive. The program provides tools to measure our baseline happiness, well-being,...

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