Dr. Ned Hallowell has collaborated with Dr. John Ratey to write his latest book, "ADHD 2.0". Many hugely successful entrepreneurs and highly creative people attribute their achievements to their ADHD. Their research in the book shares more on minimizing the downside and maximizing the benefits of ADHD.
Read MoreEmerging and existing technologies such as telemedicine, wearable sensors and virtual and augmented reality all have the potential to help change us as individuals and communities for the better. Dr. Cori Lathan, neuroscientist and inventor, discusses tech advances that have emerged during the pandemic and what it will mean for the future of human-technology interactions.
Read More2020 is off to an exciting start for Jesse Israel, founder of The Big Quiet, which hosts mass meditations in cities across the world. The Outspoken speaker has been invited to join Oprah Winfrey’s 2020 Vision Tour. The tour, in partnership with WW (formerly Weight Watchers), makes stops in nine arenas across the United States.
Israel guides 15,000 attendees through a meditation exercise focused on how embracing quiet and silencing the “noise” of our lives provides an opportunity to be the best of who we are. The mass meditation is set to the relaxing notes of a sound bath. In a recent Instagram post, Israel shared, “I think it’s so rad that @oprah and her team are creating time at each show to not only share about meditation, but to allow the entire arena to experience it together.”
“As Israel and Oprah told us, it’s important to periodically unplug from our phones to stop and—quite literally—listen to our hearts. Doing so made me feel at peace—even if just for a few moments,” said Jonathan Borge, senior editor OprahMag.com, in a recent article.
Celebrity guests that will join Oprah on the nine-city tour include Lady Gaga, Michelle Obama, Dwayne Johnson, Tina Fey, Jennifer Lopez, and Gayle King.
Click here for more details and information on Oprah’s 2020 Vision Tour.
Jesse Israel, the founder of The Big Quiet, recently chatted with the meeting and event space gurus at Convene about mass meditation in one of the most unexpected places – corporate events. That’s a lot coming from a guy who has hosted these large-scale meditative moments at some of the world’s most iconic – and busiest – places. We’re talking Madison Square Garden, One World Trade, and most recently, SXSW.
Event organizers’ new secret weapon.
Jesse has already led meditations for large companies like Adidas and Marriott, and now he is on a mission to show that large group meditation is accessible for all corporate events, not to mention the benefits for event planners and attendees alike.
He told Convene, “Meditation can also be really energizing. It can be perfect right in that droopy slot where people are getting burnt out on the programming. It gives a nice reset and reboots focus.” He also shared that “people are also better at listening to whoever is speaking next. That’s a great added bonus.”
But you may have to win them over first.
Of course, there will be skeptics. Is it too weird? What if it makes people uncomfortable? Good thing a pro like Jesse knows how to make mass meditation an inclusive and relaxing environment.
“My response is to offer meditation in a way that meets the attendees and staff at the level that they’re at,” he said. “The great thing about meditation is that it puts everyone on the same level. It allows folks to drop their concerns and equalize. If it’s presented in an inclusive way, it’s a win-win all around.”
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To read about the complete benefits of meditation at corporate events, check out the full article.
Dr. Hallowell’s 20th book, Because I Come From A Crazy Family: The Making Of A Psychiatrist, will be released this June. It’s unlike any book he’s written before, because this one tells the story of his own upbringing. It was a childhood that was filled with trauma, but lots of love and laughter too. Listen as Dr. Hallowell reads a few passages from his soon-to-be-released memoir.
To pre-order your copy of Because I Come From A Crazy Family, The Making Of A Psychiatrist, CLICK HERE. Read the first chapter for free HERE.
