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Maitri Compassion

Maitri Compassion Meditation. Often we are caught up in our own minds to the point of losing all awareness to those around us. If we look up from our own table and our own immediate needs, stress or opinions, we will notice a world of people in similar flavors of pain or suffering. Mindfulness allows […]

Posted Date: 17 February 2014

Present Moment and Body Scanning

Present Moment and Body Scanning Meditation. The body is a jump-off point for investigating the mind. The simple practice of cultivating attention helps us to grow mental flexibility. We can begin to absorb what’s coming up without identifying it or being swept away by it. In this meditation, you will scan the body and include all […]

Posted Date: 17 February 2014

Mindfulness of Sensation and Breath Awareness

Mindful of Sensation Meditation involves counting the breath. The purpose of this meditation is to introduce yourself to the mind and your own thought patterns. It introduces how the mind can be trained. This kind of meditation can improve your memory, and it will offer clarify, stability, and relaxation. It is often the first type of meditation […]

Posted Date: 17 February 2014

What Should I Eat Before a 10K Run?

Before I made the commitment to train and run my first marathon, the longest distance I had ever run was 7km. I’m certainly not a distance runner, but I knew that with the right amount of time and dedication I could certainly accomplish this stretch goal of mine. For the average business professional a 10K […]

Posted Date: 16 February 2014

Ryoma Eguchi: Touch Rugby’s Corporate Athlete

Forty year old Ryoma Eguchi may seem like a typical expat professional in Hong Kong. Born in Japan, educated in Australia and now working in Hong Kong as head of the Enterprise Technology Group at The Executive Centre, Ryoma is a hard-working, dedicated and successful business leader. Those who work closely with him are not […]

Posted Date: 11 February 2014

The Best Productivity Tool in Today’s World

I have a love hate relationship with technology. On one hand, technology has enabled my productivity to advance at leaps and bounds, has improved my communication with colleagues, family, and long lost friends, and has entertained me on long runs and long flights. Auto-syncing cloud storage, software as a service, and all-in-one devices. I love the […]

Posted Date: 07 February 2014

Inspiration From Eva in Economy

On my flight back to Hong Kong, I sat next to a 40-something year old woman who was dressed in business attire and somewhat flustered as I assume she rushed to get to the plane on time. I didn’t think anything of it. After one movie and a meal was complete, she removed her bag […]

Posted Date: 22 January 2014

Why Annual Health Checks Are Insufficient

Annual physical exams and employer-sponsored health risk assessments are excellent tools for assessing your physical and mental wellbeing. However, these checkups tend to be administered annually, or bi-annually at best, and administered only by medical professionals. For executives and busy professionals who experience stress on a daily basis, a new paradigm is required. I suggest that […]

Posted Date: 22 January 2014

Find the Root Cause and Fix It

On a recent flight from Hong Kong to Shanghai, I was flipping through a newspaper and noticed this headline: “Beijing recruits scientists to wipe out pollution.” The article went on to taut all the great scientific research that China is doing to clear air pollution and the fact that “scientists had yet to find truly […]

Posted Date: 10 January 2014