{"id":4674,"date":"2019-09-29T13:34:23","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T13:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/?p=4674"},"modified":"2019-10-07T11:55:32","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T11:55:32","slug":"a-journal-extract-from-ali-breathe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/a-journal-extract-from-ali-breathe\/","title":{"rendered":"A journal extract from Ali: Breathe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tuesday, 24th September.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That meeting today was intense!! I couldn\u2019t get over what was happening in that first 30 minutes. We\u2019d come together as a team to discuss our strategy. And there we were, being rapidly (self-) railroaded by literally the most trivial team matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-mindfulness1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-mindfulness1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-mindfulness1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m so glad I had the where with all to check in on my breadth.\nLike the tempers in the room, wow, had it shortened!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can\u2019t get over just how intense the heat in my chest was\nat the time too. I guess it was being lit up by my sense of frustration at what\nwas happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s pretty cool how my restored breath helped me to detach\nfrom the frantic and frayed the energy in the room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still though, making the intervention was not easy. It definitely\nhelped to ask for permission to make an observation. The contrast between my\nmeasured tone and what was currently filling the room\u2019s airwaves seemed to grab\npeople\u2019s attention immediately! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was actually pretty amazing to see the realization in\npeople\u2019s faces when I, in a neutral voice (which was definitely key), noted that\nwe seemed to be giving so much energy and attention to what appeared to be a peripheral\n&#8211; at best \u2013 team item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were like different people from there on in! Like, that was actually a productive meeting afterwards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-mindfulness2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-mindfulness2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-mindfulness2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s hard to say what exactly the tangible benefit of what I said was. I\u2019m pretty sure that I saved us from a wasted meeting. And maybe I helped avoid some regrettable things being said \u2013 which in fairness was the slippery slope that we were on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s mad to think that 6\/12 months ago I don\u2019t think I could\nhave made that intervention. I\u2019m pretty sure I would have been sucked into that\nsink-hole of a discussion!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wow, mindfulness really has made a noticeable difference for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"932\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-mindfulness3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-mindfulness3.jpg 932w, https:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-mindfulness3-600x464.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-mindfulness3-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-mindfulness3-768x593.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It would be so cool to get the team into mindfulness. Maybe I could send them on that <a aria-label=\"Guardian article on mindfulness (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/careers\/careers-blog\/mindfulness-at-work-benefits\" target=\"_blank\">Guardian article on mindfulness<\/a> tomorrow. As an FYI. Hmmm, maybe not. A couple of them are definitely not ready to embrace mindfulness. They\u2019ll need to be in a place where they are open to it. Maybe I\u2019ll just send it to Mike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All I know is that I\u2019m glad I have my mindfulness practice. I\u2019ll sleep easier tonight knowing that too\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you have any feedback on this journal extract from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspo.ie\/2019\/09\/22\/feeling-good-grounded-introducing-my-friend-ali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Ali (opens in a new tab)\">Ali<\/a> or if you\u2019d like to learn more about Inspo, including our mindfulness offering for businesses, please contact john@inspo.ie.<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, 24th September. That meeting today was intense!! I couldn\u2019t get over what was happening in that first 30 minutes. We\u2019d come together as a team to discuss our strategy. And there we were, being rapidly (self-) railroaded by literally the most trivial team matter. 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