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Integrity Deck

Impeccable! The Integrity Deck

Purchasing our new deck of cards is one way to support the Foundation for Conscious Living, as all deck sales go toward funding the Foundation.

We have a beautiful new deck of cards for sale created by Katie and Leadership …

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Amy Cuddy

Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are

Power. It’s that intangible thing that so many people strive for. For some people, feeling a sense of control — over themselves, others, situations or all of the above — is a natural thing. For others, it doesn’t come as

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Dancing

Use it or Lose it! Why Dancing Makes You Smarter

For centuries, dance manuals and other writings have lauded the health benefits of dancing, usually as physical exercise. More recently we’ve seen research on further health benefits of dancing, such as stress reduction and increased serotonin level, with its sense …

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Take a Break

Take a Break

Random moments of “unproductive” time don’t just make you healthier, happier, and more resilient. They help you work smarter, too.

At Google, goofing off is the way to go. In fact, it’s encouraged. Engineers at the tech powerhouse’s Mountain View, …

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Monkeys grooming

Why is it nice to be nice? Solving Darwin’s puzzle of kindness

World Kindness Day is a global 24-hour celebration dedicated to paying-it-forward and focusing on the good. We are encouraged to perform acts of kindness such as giving blood, cleaning a communal microwave at work, or volunteering at a nursing home.…

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Sitting at a desk

Sitting on Your Butt All Day Is More Risky Than Being Obese

Consider this your daily reminder to get off your bum: Being sedentary may be twice as dangerous as being obese, according to a new study from the University of Cambridge.

Researchers tracked over 334,000 people for 12 years and compared …

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Integrity Deck

Our New Deck of Cards is here: Impeccable! The Integrity Deck

 

We have a beautiful new deck of cards for sale created by Katie and Leadership and Transformation Program Graduate Kirsten Jones.  The deck is called Impeccable! The Integrity Deck, and each card in it  communicates an effective way to …

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BQ launch

The New BQ Hub is Here!

Click Here to Join Us!

With Body Intelligence in Action, Katie Hendricks and Lamara Heartwell hope to inspire and support a more embodied culture. This page is a place to connect the growing community of individuals who appreciate and are …

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Rhythm of Breathing Affects Memory and Fear

Source: Northwestern University.

Breathing is not just for oxygen; it’s now linked to brain function and behavior.

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered for the first time that the rhythm of breathing creates electrical activity in the human brain that enhances …

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Playing piano

Scientists Have Found a Way to Help You Learn New Skills Twice as Fast

By Fiona MacDonald for ScienceAlert.com

The key to learning a new motor skill—such as playing the piano or mastering a new sport—isn’t necessarily how many hours you spend practising, but the way you practise, according to new research. Scientists have …

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