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Hello James,

We often hear that mindfulness and emotional intelligence are needed now more than ever as we face a range of personal and collective challenges in our world. 

But how do we really know that these skills can be difference makers? 

Over the last decade, we have been teaching and measuring the impact of mindfulness and emotional intelligence skills on individuals, teams, organizations and communities around the world.

The data we have collected suggest that mindfulness and emotional intelligence skills do have a major impact on growing the qualities essential for thriving at work and in life.

Take a look at our latest impact report with data from thousands of participants in over 20 countries, showing that mindfulness-based emotional intelligence skills can improve capacities such as well-being, resilience, focus, empathy, motivation and leadership effectiveness. 

As we always highlight, mindfulness and emotional intelligence are skills that can be trained and developed over time with deliberate practice. And the impact they can have in our lives and organizations can be long-lasting. 

At SIYLI, when we think about impact, we also want to make sure we are able to work with communities in need, in support of our mission. In this new article you can learn about the ways we have brought our programs to community-based organizations around the world and how you can also help us support these efforts. 

We want to thank you for being part of our community, for the many ways you help us have an impact in thousands of lives, and for everything you do to enable not only personal well-being, but also a more peaceful and compassionate world.

Kind regards,

 




Rich Fernandez
Chief Executive Officer

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For reflection: what''s your impact?

Journaling is a useful practice to help us search within. Spending a few minutes journaling can serve to clarify our thoughts, process emotions and shift our perspective. We invite you to take some time to consider the topic of impact with these two prompts. 

Upcoming Programs:

Online: 

• Search Inside Yourself
  • September 16-18, starting at 8:30am PDT / 11:30am EDT / 3:30pm UTC
  • October 7-9, starting at 6:30am PDT / 9:30am EDT / 1:30pm UTC
  • November 17-19, starting at 5:00pm PST / 8:00pm EST / 1:00am (+1) UTC
• Start Searching, Free Webinar, September 2 starting at 9am PDT / 12pm EDT / 4pm UTC
• Adaptive Resilience Series, September 29 - October 1 starting at 7pm PDT / 10pm EDT / 2am UTC

In-person Search Inside Yourself Programs: 

• Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, August 21 - 22
• Athens, Greece, September 10-11
• Berlin, Germany, September 17-18
• Garrison, NY, USA, SIY Retreat, September 18-20
• Vienna, Austria, September 24-25
• Stuttgart, Germany, September 26-27
• Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C.), October 16-17
• Stockholm, Sweden, October 22-23
• Seattle, WA, USA, November 5-6
• New York, NY, USA, November 9-10
• Zurich, Switzerland, November 12-13

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Dear James,

We hope this email finds you safe and healthy. Many of us are wondering what life might be like over the next few months, and at the same time are adapting into this new way of being. Navigating these changes in a way that is sustainable, effective and resilient will require us to exercise increased emotional intelligence, perhaps more so than ever before.

To help support everyone adapting to this new reality, we would like to share some exciting offerings that we've just added to our Free Online Series: Towards Our New Reality. All of these events and resources aim to help you develop the essential emotional intelligence skills you need now and for what's ahead.  

Now through July, we're hosting online events with experts, spaces to practice and connect and sharing many new resources- all to help you: learn, connect and lead.  Details on our new offerings are below, and we'll be adding more events and content over the next month. 

These resources are free and open to everyone because we believe so strongly that these are essential skills everyone can benefit from. Together, we can build towards a more compassionate and peaceful world, even, or especially, in this time of crisis. 

Please forward this email to share with a friend or colleague- if you know someone who might benefit from this series, invite them to join! 

We hope to see you online soon! 

With warm regards,
The SIYLI Team

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Hello James,

In these profoundly consequential times, it is tempting to hold to the idea that more separates us than unites us. 

While powerful differences and injustices are real in our societies and must always be addressed, each of us also has an opportunity to be intentional about finding ways to seek unity rather than division, compassion rather than hatred. 

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit," said Aristotle centuries ago. Today we can make not only excellence but also unity-grounded in the practice of empathy, compassion and kindness for the common humanity we all share-a habit.

Along those lines, please consider joining us as we celebrate World Kindness Day with a free #PracticeKindness Livestream I will be hosting with Sharon Salzberg and Shelly Tygielski. In addition, for the first time we will be hosting 24 hours of live, guided kindness practice every 30 minutes, delivered by our certified teacher community in dozens of countries around the world. See the detailed schedule and register to participate. 

We are also offering our next free Change-Maker Forum on November with our special guest Toussaint Bailey, who will be discussing the ways that mindfulness practices can support equity and inclusion in organizations.

Finally, If you'd also like to explore ways to teach mindfulness, empathy, compassion and other emotional intelligence practices within your organization, please also consider applying to our Organizational Teacher Certification. 

However you choose to practice the habits of understanding, kindness and unity, we are here to support you. 

Onward together friends.

With warm regards,


Rich Fernandez
Chief Executive Officer

Upcoming Programs and Events:

#PracticeKindness for World Kindness Day 2020:

The Latest from SIYLI:

From Our Partners:

Calendar of events:

Online programs: 

• Search Inside Yourself
  • November 17-19, starting at 5:00pm PST / 1:00am (+1) UTC
  • December 2-4, starting at 8:30am PST / 4:30pm UTC
• Adaptive Resilience Series
  • December 9 - 11, starting at 9:00am PST / 5:00pm UTC

Free events

• #PracticeKindness for World Kindness Day, 
  • November 12 - 13 24 Hours of Kindness, starting at 10:00 am PST / 6:00 pm UTC
  • November 13 Livestream with Sharon Salzberg, Rich Fernandez and Shelly Tygielski celebrating World Kindness day starting at 9:00 am PST / 5:00 pm UTC
• Start Searching, learn about the Search Inside Yourself program
  • November 16, starting at 9:00am PST / 5:00pm UTC
• Organizational Teacher Certification Info Session
  • November 17 starting at 9:00 am PST / 5:00 PM UTC
• Change-Maker Forum
  • November 19 starting at 8:00 AM PST / 4:00 PM UTC

In-person Search Inside Yourself programs: 

• Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, November 13-14
• Shanghai, China, December 4-5
• Toronto, Canada, April 15-16
• Berlin, Germany, April 22-23
• Frankfurt, Germany, May 6-7

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Hello James,

In this extended time of uncertainty, disruption and upheaval, taking good care of ourselves is more essential than ever.

We also recognize that it''s a privilege to be able to rest, recharge or disconnect and that the notion of self-care puts the onus on the individual. We know that the systems we are embedded in very much impact people''s experience and also their access to resources and supports for self-care.

In consideration of all of this, finding ways to care for ourselves in whatever measure possible allows us to recharge so we can continue to support others and show up for the important things needing our attention right now, including some of the systemic and institutional problems we face.

However you choose to do so, attending to your own experience with mindfulness and compassion and being aware of the need for rest, nourishment and renewal is, "a radical act of love," to borrow a phrase from mindfulness teacher Jon-Kabat Zinn. 

This month we would like to encourage you to be "radical" about practicing self-care. To help, below you''ll find a recharge toolkit we have assembled with resources, tips and ways to take care of yourself. 

Please also consider joining our Adaptive Resilience program next week, or one of our free events, including the Bridge to Better webinar with SIY Teacher Michelle Maldonado and Pause and Practice, a 30-minute session of guided meditation, personal reflection and group sharing. 

We know that in the swirl and busy-ness of life, especially under our current circumstances, it is sometimes too easy to forget to take care of ourselves.  

That's why we encourage you to disrupt any routines that don't serve you and practice your own version of "radical self-care."

We are here to support you on the journey.

Onward and deeper together, friends.

Kind regards,

 




Rich Fernandez
Chief Executive Officer

The Recharge Toolkit:

Upcoming Free Events:

Programs for Individuals and Organizations:

Upcoming online programs: 

• Pause and Practice, July 16, meditate & connect in community.
• Start Searching, July 20, learn about Search Inside Yourself.
• Adaptive Resilience Series, July 21 - 23, online program. 
• A Bridge to Better, July 22, webinar exploring racism in ourselves, families, communities and organizations.
• Search Inside Yourself, Jul 29-31, online program. 
• Pause and Practice, July 30, meditate & connect in community.
• Adaptive Resilience Series, August 5 - 7, online program. 
• Desarrollando Resiliencia, August 12-14, online program.
• Search Inside Yourself, September 16-18, online program.

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Dear James,

It's been over three months since the SIYLI team went remote to shelter in place, and more for many others around the world. While we're still managing much of the same stress and uncertainty, in some ways we're settling into a new normal, though one that still isn''t normal at all. Many of us are feeling drained as we realize that the sprint we thought we were running is truly a marathon. 

At the same time, we're seeing an increasing awareness around race and injustice with protests and actions around the world. Our desire to act can be supported by compassion and our desire to, in the words of SIY teacher Michelle Maldonado, "build a bridge to better." We know that sustaining our efforts to build a better future is supported by coming together to learn, connect and lead in community. 

We're excited to share ways to continue as part of our Free Online Series: Towards Our New Reality. Details on our new offerings are below, all of these events and resources aim to help you develop the essential emotional intelligence skills you need now and for what's ahead.  

Please share these events and resources widely! If you know someone who might enjoy this series, invite them to join you.

With warm regards,
The SIYLI Team

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Hello James,

We hope this email finds you safe and healthy. We've all experienced the massive shock of COVID-19 over the last few months. Currently, we are also entering a new phase of integrating, continuing to adapt and planning for what's coming next. 

We believe that navigating the challenges ahead in a way that is sustainable, effective and resilient will require us to exercise increased emotional intelligence, perhaps more so than ever before.

With this in mind, we are excited to announce a new offering available to everyone:

Free Online Series: Towards Our New Reality
Develop the essential emotional intelligence skills you need now and for what's ahead. 
 

From May through July we'll be hosting online events with experts, spaces to practice and connect and sharing many new resources- all to help you: learn, connect and lead.  Details on our initial offerings are below, and we'll be adding more events and resources over the next month. Stay tuned for upcoming email notices!

These resources are free and open to everyone because we believe so strongly that these are essential skills everyone can benefit from. Together, we can build towards a more compassionate and peaceful world, even, or especially, in this time of crisis. 

Please forward this email to share with a friend or colleague- if you know someone who might enjoy this series, invite them to join! 

I hope to see you online soon! 

With warm regards,







Rich Fernandez
Chief Executive Officer

LEARN

CONNECT

LEAD

Dear James,
 

In this time of major social upheaval, we at SIYLI stand in solidarity and support for equity, racial justice and social transformation. 

The protests in the U.S. following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery and the enormous multitude of Black lives lost as a result of systemic, institutionalized racism; the mass suffering and deaths due to the ongoing COVID pandemic around the world and the massive economic destabilization the pandemic is causing (disproportionately affecting minority communities)-all shake us and affect us each personally and collectively. 

Today we stand in solidarity and support for peaceful, radical action against systemic racism.  We stand in grief and protest and believe that we must come together to end the discrimination against and murder of Black and marginalized community members around the world. 

At SIYLI we strongly believe that working towards equity and justice is a lifelong commitment of inner and outer work. Our inner work requires that we dedicate ourselves to learning, cultivating awareness, building empathy and reflecting on our deep conditioning; our outer work asks that we advocate for institutional and systemic transformation. In the words of Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza, "We gotta stop looking for easy answers and instead join the hard work."

We know there are no easy solutions to the challenges we're facing and that the deep roots of injustice will not be uprooted quickly. SIYLI is committed to making mindfulness, compassion and emotional intelligence skills practical and accessible; and this is a time when those skills are being called on to address injustice and inequity.  We commit to staying engaged and working towards equity and justice for the long haul, with humility, a learning mindset and an open heart for the ongoing journey and work that these changes will require. 

Accordingly, here are a few resources related to learning, integration, and action towards racial justice and social transformation:

Learn

• Leading Social Transformation: The Inner Work of Racial Justice: join us for a conversation with Professor of Law and SIYLI Board of Directors President Rhonda Magee, next Monday, June 8th.

• What Will It Take to Bridge Our Differences: articles and resources from The Greater Good Science Center

• Supporting your Black Coworkers during this time: Maintaining Professionalism in the Age of Black Death

Integrate

• Pause and Practice: Meditate & Connect in Community: join us as we come together on Thursday, June 4th for a 30-minute mindfulness-based practice, with a focus on cultivating compassion. All experiences and levels are welcome. 

• Leadership Principles for Times of Massive Disruption: Navigating Inner and Outer Worlds with Integrity: a conversation and practice session with HR and Wellbeing Advisor and Chief People Officer Golbie Kamarei, on Thursday, June 25th.

• Compassion Visualization: a practice if you're struggling to find center or wishing to enhance your capacity for compassion. 

Act

• Showing Up for Racial Justice's educational toolkits: SURJ is the U.S.' largest white, anti-racist organization comitted to building a racially-just society. For those of us who identify as white, this is a suggested starting place.

• Join the Black Lives Matter Week of Action and take a look at this list of ways to take action.

Our aspiration at SIYLI is to support and come together with you as part of a global community committed to addressing inequity and injustice and cultivating a more compassionate, peaceful and connected world that we know is possible. 

In the timeless words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly."

Onward together then, towards a more peaceful, just and equitable world.

In solidarity and support,

Rich Fernandez and the team at SIYLI
 

Additional Resources:

• Resilience Resources for Navigating Adversity: curated videos, guided meditations and articles from our archives
• The Neuroscience of Staying Calm and Focused in Difficult Times with world-renowned neuroscientist and SIYLI Board of Directors member Dr. Amishi Jha.
• Cultivating Peace in Troubled TImes with Professor of Law and SIYLI Board of Directors President Rhonda Magee.

Hello James,

As a global non-profit educational institution we are often asked about how individuals can best be change agents and champions for mindfulness and emotional intelligence skills in their organizations and in the world. 

It's an important question: the World Economic Forum has recently noted that emotional intelligence is one of the top 10 skills for the future of work.

From our perspective, the best way to be an agent of change is to develop the skills of mindfulness and emotional intelligence as much as you can into your own life and work, and from there see what you can offer in the world. 

Today we are happy to announce the launch a new Search Inside Yourself Organizational Teacher Certification program, designed exclusively for individuals who want to be change agents by teaching and scaling emotional intelligence, mindfulness and effective leadership inside their organizations. The program will offer a deep dive into the neuroscience and embodied practice of key skills such as focus, awareness, empathy, compassion, motivation and resilience, helping to build future-ready cultures that can thrive through ambiguity and change.

We''re also excited to share our 2020 State of Emotional Intelligence Survey, exploring attitudes towards work today. The results we collect will provide valuable insights into the trends, opportunities and challenges of building human-centered skills inside organizations. We would truly appreciate your participation by answering a few questions here, and look forward to sharing the results with all of you in the future. 

Lastly, I like to invite you to join me in conversations with leaders and experts from around the globe in our new free webinar series, Change-Maker Forum. Our first featured guest will be Peter Bostelmann, Chief Mindfulness Officer and Head of the Global Mindfulness Practice at SAP. Peter will share his experience as an agent of change within a large global company and best practices when delivering and measuring the impact of mindfulness programs within organizations. I hope you can join us. 

You can read more about all of these programs and events below, and we hope you continue to join us as we practice being change agents together as a global community.

Onward!

With my best regards,

 




Rich Fernandez
Chief Executive Officer

The Latest From SIYLI:

Programs & Upcoming Events:

Calendar of events:

Online programs: 

• Search Inside Yourself
  • September 16-18, starting at 8:30am PDT / 3:30pm UTC
  • October 7-9, starting at 6:30am PDT / 1:30pm UTC
  • November 17-19, starting at 5:00pm PST / 1:00am (+1) UTC
• Adaptive Resilience Series
  • September 29 - October 1 starting at 7pm PDT /  2am UTC
  • November 2 - 4 starting at 9:00am PST / 5:00pm UTC
  • December 9 - 11 starting at 9:00am PST / 5:00pm UTC

Free events:

• Pause & Practice, 30-minutes of practice and connection with our global community led by a certified SIY teacher.
  • October 8 starting at 9:00 am PDT / 4:00pm UTC
  • November 12 starting at 9:00 am PST / 5:00pm UTC
• Change-Maker Forum 
  • September 29 Peter Bostelmann on Delivering and Measuring the Impact of Global Mindfulness Programs in Organizations
     

In-person Search Inside Yourself programs: 

• Garrison, NY, USA, SIY Retreat, September 18-20
• Vienna, Austria, September 24-25
• Stuttgart, Germany, September 26-27
• Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C.), October 16-17
• Stockholm, Sweden, October 22-23
• Sydney, Australia, October 31-November 1
• Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, November 6-7
• Shanghai, China, December 4-5
• Zurich, Switzerland, November 12-13

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Hello James,

In today's world, kindness matters more than ever because, perhaps counterintuitively, it is the foundation for meaningful change.

Kindness allows us to see clearly and take decisive, compassionate action because it is in the service of betterment for both ourselves and others. 

To help cultivate these innate qualities of kindness and compassion, I would like to invite you to join us on November 13th for a free livestream event with world-renowned mindfulness teacher and author Sharon Salzberg, as part of our annual #PracticeKindness campaign in celebration of World Kindness Day. 

Finally, because it is also possible to grow the capacity for empathy, compassion and emotional intelligence not only in individuals but also collectively in organizations and communities, please consider joining our upcoming Organizational Teacher Certification to help support employees in organizations who wish to become teachers and champions of mindfulness-based emotional intelligence in their work cultures. 

Our aspiration is that these offerings are of service and benefit towards a kinder, more peaceful and compassionate world. 

Onward and deeper together, friend. 

With my best regards,






Rich Fernandez
Chief Executive Officer

The Latest From SIYLI:

Upcoming Programs:

Free Webinars:

Calendar of events:

Online programs: 

• Search Inside Yourself
  • November 4-6, starting at 6:30am PDT / 1:30pm UTC
  • November 17-19, starting at 5:00pm PST / 1:00am (+1) UTC
  • December 2-4, starting at 8:30am PST / 4:30pm UTC
• Adaptive Resilience Series
  • December 9 - 11, starting at 9:00am PST / 5:00pm UTC

Free events:

• Start Searching, learn about the Search Inside Yourself program
  • October 14, starting at 4:00pm PST / 11:00pm UTC
• Change-Maker Forum with Kelly Fountaine
• Practice Kindness, November 13 webinar with Sharon Salzberg celebrating World Kindness day starting at 1pm PST / 9:00 pm UTC

In-person Search Inside Yourself programs: 

• Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C.), October 16-17
• Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, November 6-7
• Zurich, Switzerland, November 12-13
• Shanghai, China, December 4-5

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Hello James,

We recently shared our commitment, to work towards a more humane, equitable and peaceful society, especially in these times of massive social and economic upheaval. 

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak about racial justice and mindfulness with Rhonda Magee, the Chair of our Board of Directors and the author of "The Inner Work of Racial Justice." Feel free to watch the recording of our conversation. 

We are also aware of the ripple effect the current global challenges are having on individuals at work, teams and organizations. Given that so many of us spend a large percentage of our time at work, building a culture of trust, belonging, inclusion and a sense of connection within working teams is of the utmost importance. 

With that in mind, we have assembled some free resources that may be helpful for this reinvention of working life.

We are also excited to announce the launch of Effective Teaming, our new emotional intelligence-based program, which focuses on practical skills for building a working environment based on trust, psychological safety, empathy and inclusion. 

We''re committed to working together towards renewal, justice and equity in our lives, our work and our world. Ultimately, our well-being personally and collectively will depend on a deeper connection to our common humanity. 

Onward and deeper together, friends.

 




Rich Fernandez
Chief Executive Officer

The Latest from SIYLI:

Toward our New Reality Free Series:

Programs for individuals and organizations:

Upcoming online programs: 

• SIY Connect, June 11, free practice session for SIY alumni.
• Pause and Practice, June 18 meditate & connect in community, online
• Building Organizational EQ, June 23 peer learning session, online
• Search Inside Yourself, June 24-26, online program. SOLD OUT.
• Leadership Principles for Times of Massive Disruption, June 25 free webinar, online
• Pause and Practice, July 2 meditate & connect in community, online
• Search Inside Yourself, July 7-9, online program.
• SIY Connect, July 9, free practice session for SIY alumni.
• Pause and Practice, July 16 meditate & connect in community, online
• Adaptive Resilience Series, July 21 - 23, online program. 
• Search Inside Yourself, Jul 29-31, online program. 
• Adaptive Resilience Series, August 5 - 7, online program. 
• Desarrollando Resiliencia, August 12-14, online program

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Hello James,

Now more than ever, we are all looking to leaders who we can trust.

Leaders we trust help us make sense of this profound global crisis based on a clear-eyed view of the data, facts and science.

Leaders we trust also give voice to the human side of this experience. They authentically and powerfully demonstrate empathy for the suffering and challenges we face personally and collectively, every day.

And we look to leaders we trust to chart the course and navigate a path through it all. 

Leadership in any capacity is challenging, but leading through disruption is especially difficult. With that in mind, we've assembled new resources that might be of service to anyone who exercises leadership, through formal roles, informally, at home, at work and within a community. 

First of all, I am excited to share that we will offer the Search Inside Yourself program as a live online experience. This is the same transformational program we've taught to thousands of people and teams around the world for many years. I can''t think of a better moment to make our program more accessible to more people and leaders in all corners of the globe. 

I am also happy to announce the launch of a new training for leaders and people managers in organizations called Leading through Disruption, along with many other free resources in our series Towards Our New Reality. 

Our aspiration is to support you as a person in the ways you may lead in your work and life and inspire hope for the future possibilities you can help create. 

Onward then together, as we meet and navigate the great challenges before us today.

With my warmest and best wishes,

 




Rich Fernandez
Chief Executive Officer

The Latest from SIYLI:

Upcoming Programs and Free Webinars:

Upcoming online programs: 

• SIY Connect, May 14, free practice session for SIY alumni.
• Pause and Practice, May 21, free practice session, open to everyone.
• Adaptive Resilience Series, May 26-28, online program.
• Start Searching, May 27, free webinar. 
• The Neuroscience of Staying Calm and Focused, May 28, free webinar.
• Adaptive Resilience Series, June 3-5, online program.
• SIY Connect, June 11, free practice session for SIY alumni.
• Search Inside Yourself, June 24-26, online program.
• Search Inside Yourself, July 7-9, online program.

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