June Monthly Newsletter

2025 Summit Final Days to save $300 with Super Early Bird (ends this Friday)

Hello Mindful Leaders,

Are you cultivating students' innate wisdom, or creating attachment to your guidance? Who decided that debate is not mindful and why are you buying it? What if the path to wiser leadership isn’t clarity—but the courage to sit with contradiction?

A Note on This Moment

Many in our community are watching the unfolding conflict involving Iran with heavy hearts. I was born in Tehran in 1977. My family left just before the 1979 revolution, sensing instability. We were fortunate to leave when we did, but many, including members of my extended family, remain there today.

Iran is the country of my birth. The United States is my home. Watching these two nations edge toward war is not just geopolitics. It is deeply personal.

Even within my own family and close circle of friends, including Jewish friends I care about deeply, there is no single viewpoint. The feelings are layered. The histories are long. The pain is real.

In moments like this, I turn to silence. Not to avoid what is happening, but to stay grounded. To hold the grief, the complexity, and the humanity on all sides. If you are feeling the weight of this moment, you are not alone. You are welcome to join us, just as you are, for stillness, reflection, and perhaps a small measure of peace.

I have my own political beliefs, and it has not been easy to keep them separate from my work. But I made a tough decision years ago not to bring them into this space. At Mindful Leader, we believe mindful spaces should be sanctuaries. Places for reflection, shared humanity, and being together during difficult times.

You are welcome here. Whoever you are. However you feel. Wherever you stand.

- Mo Edjlali, Founder CEO Mindful Leader

10th Annual Mindful Leader Summit:
Discover the Power of Mindfulness and EI at Work this Fall.

• 2024 Mindful Leader Summit: September 25 - September 28 in Washington D.C.
  - Save up to $300 with Super Early Bird (ends this Friday)

MBSR Live & Online 8-week courses:
Live online 8-week certificate course in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. The gold standard in mindfulness training. 

• Mondays at 6 pm ET - Starts July 7
• NEW Fridays at 12 pm ET - Starts July 18
  
• NEW Sundays at 9 am ET - Starts July 20

MBSR Silent Retreats:
Retreats are Live & Online (Zoom) led by senior MBSR instructors.

• CLOSING SOON 1-Day Meditation Retreat: Saturday June 28
• NEW 1-Day Meditation Retreat: Saturday July 19
  
• NEW 1-Day Meditation Retreat: Saturday August 2

Meditate Together: A Global Community of Practice:
Establish a regular meditation practice, connect with like-minded meditators, and be part of a compassionate community. Sign up for free drop-in group meditation (24 hours/5 days a week) and more.

Warmly,
The Mindful Leader Team