In this episode of Awakening Mindfulness at Work, we explore the difference between pain and suffering—and how mindfulness can help us meet discomfort with more ease and less resistance.

We talk about physical pain, emotional pain, and the everyday discomfort that shows up when we slow down and pay attention. Through practical reflections, personal examples, and a simple but powerful formula—suffering = pain × resistance—we unpack how our relationship to pain often matters more than the pain itself.

This conversation is an invitation to pause, set your burdens down for a moment, and explore how curiosity, kindness, and presence can transform difficult experiences into gateways for awareness and care—at work and in life.

In this episode of Awakening Mindfulness at Work, Pierre and Sarah explore the often-misunderstood relationship between discipline and flexibility — not as opposing forces, but as complementary qualities that shape how we live, work, and practice mindfulness.

Together, they reflect on how discipline can provide a grounding container — offering stability, safety, and continuity — while flexibility allows us to stay responsive, present, and compassionate in a constantly changing world. Drawing from mindfulness practice, habit formation, leadership contexts, and personal experience, they discuss non-negotiables, resistance to structure, and the importance of choosing consciously rather than defaulting to all-or-nothing patterns.

Whether you tend toward structure or prefer going with the flow, this conversation invites you to explore what it means to cultivate flexibility within a container of discipline — and how that balance can support sustainable growth, resilience, and clarity at work and beyond.

As artificial intelligence becomes ever more integrated into our lives and workplaces, how do we ensure we don’t lose touch with what makes us human? In this timely conversation, Pierre and Sarah explore the meeting point of AI and mindfulness — the balance between automation and awareness. They reflect on the quote “You will never be able to automate your humanness,” and discuss how to use AI thoughtfully, maintain emotional intelligence, and choose connection over disconnection in a digital world.