The Resilient Lawyer with Jeena Cho
Business:Careers
In this episode, I am excited to have Karen Gifford on to speak on heartfullness; Its definition, its application, and its benefit. Karen Gifford is COO of Ripple Labs, global leader on distributed financial technology. Previously, she worked in the financial industry, first as an attorney in the private sector and at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where she was Counsel and Officer in the Litigation and Enforcement Group. Alongside her legal and consulting career, Karen began meditating in a yoga tradition more than fifteen years ago, initially as a means of coping with the stress of her legal practice. Her executive coaching work incorporates meditation and mindfulness practices, placing a strong focus on the importance of inner skills such as detachment and resilience for effective leadership. She also teaches meditation, with an emphasis on bringing the insights of meditation into everyday life. Karen is active in the start-up world as a founder, investor and advisor. She holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and an A.B. from Vassar College.
Topics Covered
Karen defines the term “heartfullness” and the many ideas and attributes that make up this emotion and act, as well as its role in the legal profession. Breaking down the barriers and stigmas that come with heartfullness and awareness to ones emotional state. How one cultivates this quality of heartfullness and the many ways of reaching a sense of being heart-centered. The similarities and differences of heartfullness and gratitude.
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