by Nicole Havelka | Oct 20, 2021 | Antiracism, Change Leadership, Community, Mindfulness, Social Justice
Spoiler Alert: I wasn’t one of the popular kids. I went to a small Catholic school growing up, and there were only five girls (including me) in my class. The upper elementary girlfriend dynamics played out rather harshly with so few girls. There weren’t enough of us...
by Nicole Havelka | Mar 24, 2021 | Antiracism, Change Leadership, Mindfulness, Social Justice
Like this post if you (white people) have thought in the past several months, “I’m not THAT kind of white person.” (i.e. a bigot, white supremacist, racist) Yup. So have I. Underneath this instinct to push away the racism that may apply to us is a desire not to...
by Nicole Havelka | Mar 18, 2021 | Antiracism, Change Leadership, Community, Self Care
When I started doing yoga, I mostly did a physical practice. Yoga teachers love to give beginners a chair pose. It’s simple – sit your hips back like you’re about to sit in a chair and then raise your arms over your head. I wasn’t particularly athletic when I began,...
by Nicole Havelka | Oct 14, 2020 | Burnout, Healing, Mindfulness, Self Care
Some people would like you to believe that it’s all sunshine, lollypops and rainbows when you’re sitting on the meditation cushion. People often regale the stories of blissful, releasing, or enlightening experiences they have. In my experience, that...
by Nicole Havelka | Sep 30, 2020 | Change Leadership, Community, Creativity, Mindfulness, Organizations
In my early days of working as a chaplain at a treatment facility for young people with mental illness and behavioral disorders, a battle erupted around the chapel services I offered. Front line staff, who were responsible day-to-day for the health, safety, and...
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