Discovery

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A thought-provoking session at the 2024 Mindful Leader Summit led by Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D., explored the hidden forces that shape human behavior and well-being. Drawing on psychology, neuroscience, and lived experience, Dr. Goldstein discussed how invisible “sparks” of energy—within us and between us—impact emotional health, connection, and the ability to sustain positive change.

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• Invisible Influences (“Sparks”): We are constantly shaped by unseen energies …

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A powerful session at the 2022 Mindful Leader Summit led by Marvin Riley and Dr. Susan Sweeney, discuss their roles as CEO and Chief Human Resources Officer at EnPro, a multibillion dollar publicly traded manufacturing company. The conversation focused on how leaders can transform themselves, their teams, and their institutions to create workplaces that nurture both people and performance.

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• Leadership sets the ceiling for transformation: Organizations cannot …

By The Mindful Leader Team

Quick Summary

• Engagement crisis: Global employee engagement fell to 21% in 2024, with managers hit hardest. Closing this gap could unlock $9.6 trillion in global GDP (Gallup, Apr 2025).
  
• Change and AI pressures: 89% of U.S. workers experienced organizational change last year, while rapid AI adoption boosted productivity for some but fueled job insecurity for many (APA, Jul 2025).
  
• Benefits gap: 36% of employees cannot access mental health benefits due to cos…

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A powerful session at the 2024 Mindful Leader Summit led by Marc Brackett PhD, founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, explored the complex nature of employee well-being. The talk highlighted research findings, live survey data, and practical implications for leaders seeking to create healthier and more resilient organizations. Key principles highlighted included understanding the multidimensional nature of well-being, interpreting employee emotions and …

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By The Mindful Leader Team

What if mindfulness doesn't just help us cope with work stress, but actually changes how we perceive our jobs entirely? Can a smartphone app delivering just five minutes of daily meditation create lasting workplace transformation? Why are bite-sized mindfulness sessions proving more effective than traditional lengthy programs? And does workplace mindfulness function as a stress buffer, a resource builder, or both?

This month's research …

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A powerful session at the 2024 Mindful Leader Summit, Mindful Leader founder and CEO and Open MBSR author, Mo Edjlali, explored the future of secular mindfulness. The talk tackled systemic issues within mainstream mindfulness training, particularly MBSR, and presented a new vision rooted in transparency, empowerment, and collaboration. Key principles highlighted include Buddhist disentanglement, dialectical balance, and community-led innovation.

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• Buddhist Dis…

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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.…

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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…