Leadership Retreats in New Mexico
"The twenty-first century will be anything but business as usual.” --David Whyte Mindfulness: attention on the present moment; an orientation toward one’s experiences in the present moment that is characterized by curiosity, openness, and acceptance.
Leaders in a variety of work and volunteer settings: “C” level executives, nonprofit Executive Directors, small business owners, managers, supervisors, Human Resource professionals, Organizational Development consultants, Board members, and others interested in exploring new ways of being at work.
The retreat is an opportunity to explore the power of mindfulness -- moment-to-moment, non-judgmental awareness -- for expanding our ability to learn and grow, as individuals and as leaders. All activities and experiences are aimed at cultivating deep calm and awareness through mindfulness practices. The benefits of mindfulness include increased self-awareness, self-trust, and self-acceptance; an enhanced appreciation of life; calm in the face of difficulties; more fluid adaptation to change; development of more effective coping strategies; decreases in a variety of stress-related physical symptoms, including chronic pain; significant decreases in anxiety and depression; improved concentration and creativity; and improved immune system functioning.
Listen to people describe their experiences at a Mindful Leadership retreat. --------------------------------------------------------------- Jan Maples, Human Resources Consultant, on nonstop doing
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Joan Gabriele, Educational Administrator, on relaxed curiosity
---------------------------------------------------------------- Rob Noyes-Smith, Executive Coach, on mindful eating
---------------------------------------------------------------- Beverly, financial company, on slowing down
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The retreat includes:
Suzanne Kryder, Ph.D. has owned a leadership training and coaching company, Suzanne Kryder, Inc., since 1992. She completed a doctorate in health education with a minor in organizational behavior at the University of New Mexico in 1989. Prior to starting her business, she taught in higher education and was a manager in health care and business settings. She is a graduate of Corporate Coach University and a licensed facilitator of The Coaching Clinic. Suzanne began meditating in 1985 and has taught beginning meditation classes since 1990. She is a graduate of the three-year Community Dharma Leader training program sponsored by Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. In December 2005, Dr. Kryder completed a 14-month sabbatical including 10 weeks of silent meditation retreats in Massachusetts, Burma, and England.
If you want more information about the 2008 retreat schedule or would like to bring this retreat to your city or your organization, go to our new site: www.themindtolead.com.
Awake at Work by Michael Carroll When we think of work, we often think of drudgery, frustration, and stress. For too many of us, work is the last place in our lives we expect to experience satisfaction, fulfillment, or spiritual growth. In this unique book, Michael Carroll—a meditation teacher, executive coach, and corporate director—shares wisdom on how to transform the common hassles and anxieties of the workplace into valuable opportunities for heightened wisdom and enhanced effectiveness. 
Presence: Human Purpose and The Field of the Future by Peter Senge, Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski, and Betty Sue Flowers A unique book that catalogs conversations among the four authors as they engage in a penetrating exploration of the human condition. The group’s major theme is that our way of thinking is limited and faulty. They encourage thinking in wholes rather than in fragmented parts. They recommend silent introspection and reflection. 
Mindfulness and Meaningful Work: Explorations in Right Livelihood by Ernest Callenbach A classic, providing a wealth of resources for investigating the challenge of integrating work with spiritual practice. It contains thirty-seven essays by some of the leading thinkers and activists of our time, helping us to find work that is meaningful, life-affirming, and non-exploitive.
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