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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 …

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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…

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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…

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By The Mindful Leader Team

Do long-term meditators' brains function differently even when they're not meditating? After just one session, can first-time meditators show measurable changes in deep brain regions? Could mindfulness-based self-help interventions provide rapid relief for anxiety and depression? Might mindfulness training help reduce opioid cravings in patients receiving medication treatment? And what happens when you combine humor with traditional mind…

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At the 2024 Mindful Leader Summit, Meico Marquette Whitlock, a digital wellness expert and mindfulness facilitator, led a powerful session on sustaining well-being while making an impact in mission-driven work. The session explored practical strategies for avoiding burnout, staying connected to purpose, and integrating well-being into daily routines.

Key Highlights  

• The Mindful Change Maker Spheres of Impact: Whitlock emphasized the importance of prioritizing personal wel…

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By The Mindful Leader Team

This month's roundup brings us fascinating new insights into the role of mindfulness and digital interventions in our daily lives. Can a simple meditation app really make a meaningful difference in employee stress levels? What hope do mindfulness-based approaches offer for those struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder when traditional treatments fall short? Does being naturally mindful actually help us cope better with life's daily…

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By Mo Edjlali (with AI help), Mindful Leader Founder & CEO

Remember when mentioning AI in mindfulness circles felt like bringing a smartphone to a silent retreat? Yet here we are, watching a technological revolution unfold at breakneck speed - Deep Seek R1 pushing boundaries, Tesla's FSD v13 making our sci-fi dreams real, and countless breakthroughs reshaping our world weekly. As someone who's spent years with both feet planted in mindfulness and technology, I can'…

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At the 2024 Mindful Leader Summit, Dr. Jonathan Fisher, a Harvard-trained cardiologist and mindfulness expert, delivered a powerful session on the mind-heart connection and its implications for leadership, health, and well-being. With his unique perspective bridging medicine and mindfulness, Dr. Fisher highlighted timeless wisdom and cutting-edge science to inspire a transformative approach to living and leading.

Key Highlights  

• The Ancient Connection of Mind and Heart: D…

By The Mindful Leader Team

As we step into 2025, the evolving landscapes of mindfulness and workplace wellness are being illuminated by insights from leading reports by the World Economic Forum, Gallup, Gartner, Wellable, and CNET. This first article in our Mindfulness and Workplace Wellness Research Round-Up series explores key findings from these influential sources. From the rising prominence of mental health benefits and resilience programs to challenges like employee disengagement, leaders…

By The Mindful Leader Team

What if the key to developing genuine servant leaders wasn't another leadership framework, but rather teaching them to be more present? Could team mindfulness be the secret weapon that helps organizations thrive under pressure? And what happens when we extend mindfulness training beyond the typical 8-week program?

As 2024 draws to a close, we've seen fascinating developments in mindfulness research that challenge conventional wisdom and open new possibilities for bot…