#20: Discover Your True Nature with Robbie Fenlon

About this episode

Robbie Fenlon discusses leadership, meditation, and personal development based on his extensive experience in coaching and mountaineering.

Meet Robbie Fenlon, a leadership coach and meditation practitioner drawing on more than 30 years of real-world experience from guiding mountaineering expeditions in the Alps and the Himalayas to coaching executives, scientists and athletes. With a deep interest in meditation, neuroscience and human development, Robbie helps people tap into their own intelligence, strength and experience to find practical solutions to their own challenges. KEY THEMES Experiential Learning Spirituality Climbing, Interacting with Nature, Mental Health, Leadership, Coaching, Meditation, Self-Awareness, Redefining Success, Your True Nature BOOKS by Jon Kabat-Zinn , include: Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness – The foundational book introducing the MBSR curriculum and philosophy. Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life – A practical guide to integrating mindfulness into daily life for reducing stress and increasing awareness. Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness by Rick Hanson , include: Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom Just One…

People in this episode

Host: Tania Cotton

Guest: Robbie Fenlon

Topics covered

• Experiential Learning
• Spirituality
• Mental Health
• Leadership
• Coaching
• Meditation
• Self-Awareness

Keywords

• leadership
• meditation
• mental health
• coaching
• self-awareness
• experiential learning
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness, Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life, Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness, Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom, Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time, Hardwiring Happiness: New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm and Confidence, Being Well, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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