Edith "Edie" Raphael, PhD
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We had run almost two miles from one side of JFK to the other, only to miss our plane. We were...
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I suppose that one of the problems with knowing our “why” is that it is so unfamiliar to us. You...
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In our work — with clients, with colleagues, with tasks and projects — we are frequently confronted...
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How did our parents do it? How did they seem to easily balance personal and professional lives? Do...
Sometimes work-life balance reads like an episode of "I Love Lucy." We can give our best efforts to...
One of the profound dynamics we can embrace at the start of a new year is the opportunity to begin...
Having a mindful and robust gratitude practice has a profound effect on our lives. And there are...
Meetings can be a sore spot for many. Whether you find them stressful or pointless, practicing...
There are spaces of time built into our day that are perfect for practicing mindfulness! Commuting,...
“In the ocean a lot goes on beneath your eyes,” wrote Hafiz. When I am meditating, those words...
Morning Resolutions (spoken like a mantra) are a great way to begin or complete a daily meditation....
Investing time sitting quietly can be perceived as self-indulgent navel-gazing. Here I present nine...
... So, I bought the magnet and put it on my refrigerator to remind myself to be more peaceful. My...
One of the benefits of mindfulness is, to paraphrase Viktor Frankl, the space it creates between...
There is a persistent myth that people are either born creative or they’re not. Yet research...
One of the things we attend to in meditation is our bodies. The longer we pay attention to relaxing...
In my last post, I shared the story of Jim as a case study revealing the four components of job...
One of the common questions I get about burnout is how it's related to stress. Are they the same...
Today’s Wireboard starts with a little physical activity. And given the fact that sitting is the...
Have you noticed that much of our social interaction at work revolves around the topic of weekends?...
I went looking for people celebrating this girl's story and instead found people saying horrible...
Edie Raphael shares Ben Franklin's profound approach to personal transformation, along with 13...
As I was coaching one of the project leaders last week, a quote by early 20th century author G. K....
Unfortunately, poor Sarah turned the bass on her music a bit too high. So a few minutes into class,...
Max Hermann begins his famous poem, "Desiderata," with this piece of wonderful advice: “Go placidly...
There’s a sense of excitement and possibility, lots of parties, old and new traditions, and good...
Chance are good that on Thursday, you’ll find yourself sitting down to a meal of turkey, stuffing...
There are a few important things happening here: You are signaling to the other person that......
Anger is on display everywhere: the office, on streets (“road rage”), the internet, at sports games...
Sustainable growth depends on a why — a reason to push through the discomfort and stay committed to...
Piaget understood that cognitive development is not about quantitative change – a matter of how...
In short, humble leaders bring out the best in their people, and rally them to perform collectively...
In 2013, polar explorers Ben Saunders and Tarka L’Herpiniere became the first people to survive a...
In an article in HBR “How Ritual Delivers Performance,” Paulo Guenzi offers some extraordinary...
...if we want to reap the extraordinary benefits of mindfulness, we'll need to commit to take those...
What if I told you that there is one activity that can make you smarter, happier, healthier and...
One of the common questions I get about burnout is how it's related to stress. Are they the same...