“Many employees do not take breaks because they think they will be looked down upon for doing so (Tork, 2018, p. 1).” (Source)

Do you spend your days in back to back meetings, or lunging from one task to the next without taking a break? Do you rarely take time for lunch? Do you spend...

Today’s post is guest authored by Stephanie, our retreat host and facilitator for the recent Mindfulness Incubator Digital Detox & Renewal Retreat in Santa Fe, New Mexico. You can read more about Stephanie on our retreat page, she’ll also be hosting our upcoming September retreat....

Mindfulness is the state of being conscious or aware. It is being fully present in whatever we are doing. Mindfulness takes practice and effort, as our minds love to wander: borrowing problems from the future, reliving anxieties from the past. 

Mindfulness has become even more challenging...

Summer is almost here. What does summer mean to you? Family road trips? Camping? A day at the beach? Fun in the backyard? A little bit of everything? 

It’s always fun to learn what new items have hit the market, and to hear from friends what’s really elevated their summer fun....

The first ever Mindfulness Incubator Retreat is right around the corner, and we could not be more excited!

The vision to host retreats emerged right alongside Mindfulness Incubator. There is something so special about bringing people together in an environment that allows them to get in touch...

Have you heard the term “mental load”? 

BetterUp’s definition resonates: mental load is “the cognitive effort involved in managing your work, relationships, a family, and a household”. 

Mental load is the responsibility of keeping things running (hopefully)...

When you read “MVP”, what comes to mind? 

If you’re a big sports fan, maybe it’s “Most Valuable Player”, an honor given to one single player for displaying “game changing excellence”. 

For those in the tech world, MVP might stand for...

A new episode of the Working Mom Hour Podcast launched last week, called Showing Up Mindfully When Everything Sucks. The episode features a frequent Mindfulness Incubator contributor (and upcoming retreat host) in a vulnerable conversation focused on how Mindfulness helps us endure when we are...

If you have ever managed people, interacted with colleagues, or been an employee, then it’s likely that at some point you’ve had to have a difficult conversation. 

Maybe you’ve found yourself on the receiving end of feedback that was hard to hear. Or it was outrageous, you...

Last week was Mindfulness Incubator’s 20th blog post, and we’re also celebrating six months since our first post launched!

To celebrate, we are revisiting our favorite blog posts so far. Many of them include downloadable guides, resources and workbooks. If you haven’t already,...

Last week, a new episode of the Leading Women in Tech podcast was released, called The Importance of Developing Resilience. The episode features a frequent Mindfulness Incubator contributor (and upcoming retreat host), it’s a super fun conversation, check it out!

Today’s blog post...

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It’s probably not a hard sell that you need a break. We’ve spoken in prior blogs about the spiking rates of overwhelm and burnout, the huge additional load of responsibilities that so many are carrying. Research suggests we’re tackling...