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May Monthly Newsletter
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Registration Now Open for the 10th Annual Mindful Leader Summit Hello Mindful Leaders, What would happen if mindfulness is absorbed by mental health care? How long do most people meditate and what are they practicing? Is mindfulness changing capitalism, or is capitalism changing mindfulness? |
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Critics vs Pioneers: Capitalism, Religion, Ethics, and the Future of Mindfulness
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A powerful session at the 2019 Mindfulness at Work Summit, led by Candy Gunther Brown, PhD, Rich Fernandez, PhD, David Forbes, PhD, and Barnaby Spring, and moderated by Mo Edjlali, explored the evolving role of mindfulness in modern society. It discussed how mindfulness intersects with capitalism, religion, education, and civic engagement. Key principles highlighted include transparency, equity, and the potential for mindfulness to either reinforce or challenge dominant systems.…
2025 Meditation Practice Report
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By The Mindful Leader Team
The 2025 Meditation Practice Report reveals key trends and preferences from 212 meditation practitioners surveyed in Q1 2025. Our findings help mindfulness professionals design more effective programs that align with actual practice patterns.
Key Findings:
- Most practitioners (56.6%) meditate daily, with 10-20 minutes being the most common session length (41.7%)
- Morning practice dominates (57.8%), suggesting optimal timing for group …
Mindfulness Is Not Mental Health Care
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By Mo Edjlali, Founder and CEO, Mindful Leader; Author, Open MBSR
May is Mental Health Awareness Month—a perfect time to confront the question we've been avoiding:
What is mindfulness actually for, and where does it truly belong?
Headspace recently launched therapy services. Calm has been creeping toward clinical offerings for years. These platforms that once sold simple guided meditations now position themselves as mental health providers.
The evolution makes b…
April Monthly Newsletter
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Registration Now Open for the 10th Annual Mindful Leader Summit Hello Mindful Leaders, What would happen if mindfulness is absorbed by mental health care? How long do most people meditate and what are they practicing? Is mindfulness changing capitalism, or is capitalism changing mindfulness? |
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How to be Mindful of McMindfulness
Session Summary
A powerful session at the 2019 Mindfulness at Work Summit, led by Professor Ronald Purser, author of McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality and a prominent mindfulness scholar and cultural critic, focused on the systemic limitations of mainstream mindfulness. The conversation examined how mindfulness is being co-opted by corporate and neoliberal systems and proposed a shift toward a more critical, collective, and socially engaged approach to well-b…
Stagility: 5 Steps to Stay Anchored and Sail
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By The Mindful Leader Team
In the Age of AI, today's leaders face a high-stakes balancing act: How do you provide the human stability your team craves while maintaining the lightning-quick adaptability the market demands? Enter "stagility," not just another business buzzword, but a revolutionary mindset that transforms this seeming contradiction into your greatest competitive advantage. Featured in Deloitte's 2025 Global Human Capital Trends report, stagility does…
Workplace Pulse: Spring 2025
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By The Mindful Leader Team
What if the key to workplace success lies not in resolving tensions, but in embracing them? Does who we eat dinner with affect our happiness more than our income? Why are remote workers looking to quit more than those going into the office? And what explains the disconnect between employees' supportive attitudes toward colleagues' mental health and their reluctance to address their own?
This month's research roundup explores these criti…
Is Mindfulness a Luxury Belief?
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By Mo Edjlali, Founder and CEO, Mindful Leader; Author, Open MBSR
The Buddha was born Siddhartha Gautama, a prince surrounded by opulence. His father constructed an elaborate cocoon of luxury around him, deliberately shielding him from witnessing suffering. Only when he ventured beyond the palace walls did he encounter the realities of illness, aging, and death that most humans confront daily.
This origin story contains an uncomfortable parallel to our modern mind…
March Monthly Newsletter
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Celebrating 5 Years as the World’s #1 MBSR Provider - 50% Off Special! Hello Mindful Leaders, Could mindfulness be swept away by political agendas? Could online-facilitated mindfulness sessions really deliver anxiety relief in just a few weeks, and how does years of meditation affect your brain's resting networks even when you're not practicing? Is your mindfulness practice actually making your anger worse? Prefer to listen to articles? Make sure to check out our new AI generated audi… |