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MediMindful Moment: Meet Hector Torrens
In this episode of Cloud9 Online’s MediMindful Moments Podcast, co-hosts Judith Dreyer, Jeff Nelder, and Henry Edinger interview Hector Torrens, the Chief Digital Officer at WellSpark Health. Hector shares how he was introduced to the power of mindfulness and how we can still maintain connection and community in the digital world.
In this episode of Cloud9 Online’s MediMindful Moments Podcast, co-hosts Judith Dreyer, Jeff Nelder, and Henry Edinger interview Hector Torrens, the Chief Digital Officer at WellSpark Health. Hector shares how he was introduced to the power of mindfulness and how we can still maintain connection and community in the digital world.
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Episode Highlights:
● Jeff leads the mindfulness exercise. (3:24)
● Hector shares how his journey to mindfulness began. (6:42)
● How was Hector introduced to meditation? (10:31)
● In what ways is WellSpark continuing to improve their mindfulness and resiliency skills? (13:11)
● Hector shares how WellSpark is connecting with people digitally instead of in person due to COVID. (16:59)
● What are the implications of the acceleration towards digital technology in healthcare? (27:39)
● What is WellSpark’s approach to mobilizing resources internally for the good of those externally? (31:13)
Key Quotes:
● “One of the constants that I noticed throughout dealing with technology is that you're always at the forefront of change, right? And, with change comes stress. So nothing is ever static, things are always changing and moving, and that there is someone, something, some group of people that are feeling stressed because of it.” - Hector Torrens
● “As human beings in the world have realized we can maintain connection and community using digital tools, unlike we thought that we could in the past.” - Hector Torrens
● “I think we're evolving, and this is an opportunity for us to evolve very quickly, because of the circumstances that happened right around this having to depend upon digital.” - Hector Torrens
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MediMindful Moment: Meet Adam Latin
In this episode of Cloud9 Online’s MediMindful Moments Podcast, co-hosts Judith Dreyer, Jeff Nelder, and Henry Edinger interview Adam Latin, Empowerment Counselor and the Owner of The Clearest U. Adam talks about the significance of connection, teaching people how to nurture one another, and the value of being cherished.
In this episode of Cloud9 Online’s MediMindful Moments Podcast, co-hosts Judith Dreyer, Jeff Nelder, and Henry Edinger interview Adam Latin, Empowerment Counselor and the Owner of The Clearest U. Adam talks about the significance of connection, teaching people how to nurture one another, and the value of being cherished.
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Episode Highlights:
● Judith introduces Adam Latin. (00:35)
● Adam believes that every individual has unique strengths and weaknesses, and he has developed tools and techniques to help people in different walks of life. (1:00)
● Adam leads the mindfulness exercise. (3:34)
● Adam thinks that remembering and realizing the significance of the connection is important because having deeper conversations with people is vital. (9:03)
● Adam mentions one of the biggest factors for him is the energy of cherishing. (9:38)
● Adam shares that honesty is about being able to work hard and formulate the most accurate response possible. (11:47)
● Adam believes that learning to use words in a very specific format can be very helpful. (12:15)
● Adam shares that putting energy into convincing someone is draining to your energy and draining to your focus, then it’s much more likely that you will have emotions that are not under your power. (14:05)
● In Adam’s opinion, sometimes we need to have an active exit strategy before moving on to our next activity. (15:13)
● Adam believes that we're originally presented with different types of love and people almost demand that we accept love the way they want to present it. (16:53)
● Adam shares that acceptance is difficult for some people. But, everyone is neurologically brilliant in their unique way. (19:39)
● Adam mentions that being engaged with the awareness or perceptiveness is very powerful. (27:06)
Key Quotes:
● “I help people reframe and refocus or, in some cases, I help them celebrate what they felt because sometimes they've done such a wonderful job but they haven't stepped back and looked at what they've created.” - Adam Latin
● “I always tell people when they are starting, it's about bringing a sense of discovery and following a sense of inspiration. It's not about having the right answer the first time. It's really about experiencing and deepening.” - Adam Latin
● “I feel that safety is a foundational issue and it's being disrupted at this point. People meditating simply on the ways that they've previously made themselves safe, or ways that they're inspired to make themselves safe, really helps reduce some of this anxiety.” - Adam Latin
● “It’s better for us to change how we present information than expecting someone to change how they receive it.” - Adam Latin
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MediMindful Moment: Meet Sixcia Devine
In this episode of Cloud9 Online’s MediMindful Moments Podcast, co-hosts Judith Dreyer, Jeff Nelder, and Henry Edinger interview Sixcia Devine, Founder and Creative Director of Caritas Smile. Sixcia talks about the program they launched called Caritas Smile and shares her three mindfulness tips.
In this episode of Cloud9 Online’s MediMindful Moments Podcast, co-hosts Judith Dreyer, Jeff Nelder, and Henry Edinger interview Sixcia Devine, Founder and Creative Director of Caritas Smile. Sixcia talks about the program they launched called Caritas Smile and shares her three mindfulness tips.
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Episode Highlights:
● Judith introduces Sixcia Devine. (00:37)
● Sixcia shares that what they do at Caritas Smile is they bring volunteers from all over the United States, travel to developing countries, and connect the volunteers on the ground with real service-learning opportunities. (1:25)
● Sixcia mentions that Caritas Smile doesn’t only transform the lives of the volunteers, but it certainly transforms the lives of the communities they serve. (1:55)
● Sixcia leads the mindful moment exercise. (4:53)
● Sixcia thinks that the simple process of putting yourself in a position where you're able to alleviate somebody's pain and create vibrational love takes us out of the elements that we’re used to. (10:25)
● Sixcia shares that the majority of their volunteers are from the United States. (10:49)
● Sixcia mentions that the opportunities where you can put yourself in a position where you can help others, take you out of your own inner struggles. (12:31)
● Sixcia shares that their program is typically a week-long, and they always include some kind of mindfulness meditation and yoga. (16:12)
● Sixcia mentions their centering affirmation, “Today I let go of the endless need to understand everything and choose to love and embrace myself and humanity.”. (17:25)
● Sixcia’s first mindfulness tip is to use music as a healing technique and as a mindful technique. (23:21)
● Sixcia’s second mindfulness tip is to listen with compassion and courage to everything that's happening in the world. (24:25)
● Sixcia’s third mindfulness tip is breathing, feeling, and following your breath. (25:34)
Key Quotes:
● “There's a lot of work for us to do, but our program is 100% volunteer-based and it is truly an opportunity for people to become connected with nature, with humanity, and the purpose of our existence.” - Sixcia Devine
● “At times, there are certain words that elicit an emotional response. So to your point, there are very powerful words, like embracing love and humanity, and we can hear it once and the feeling might come to us. But if we hear it three times, then the ability to connect that word, that content with feeling is stronger.” - Sixcia Devine
● “When you start to see the real struggles or other struggles of other people that might be fighting poverty, that might be fighting hunger injustice, and if you extend that helping hand like, I think it changes the way you perceive life and your whole purpose in life. And I think that also helps to clarify your life's mission.” - Sixcia Devine
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