The Mindful Leader with Tara Brach
October 26, 2015
Hosted by Georgetown ITL Faculty
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Over the past thirty five years, mindfulness and meditation have gone from being seen as "out there" to being practiced by everyone from professional athletes, like Michael Jordan, to soldiers in the U.S. Military to business leaders. In the fast-paced world of today, mindfulness and meditation are fast becoming mainstream in the world of work and leadership, practiced by organizations from Google to Goldman Sachs. Step back with us to explore what these concepts really mean in theory and in practice and why these practices for leaders are here to stay. Join Host Sheryl Phillips for an in-depth conversation with the renowned mindfulness teacher, Tara Brach, clinical psychologist and founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, DC (IMCW), to learn strategies that will support your growth as a transformational leader. In addition to numerous articles, videos, and hundreds of recorded talks, Tara Brach is the author of the book Radical Acceptance and True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart.
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