Mindful Leader Summit 2023

I recently got to attend and speak at the 8th Annual Mindful Leader Summit in Washington, DC | Sept 29 - Oct 1st and represent Kyndryl , The Heart of progress, and our Kyndryl Mindful program, community and more.

As, Mo Edjlali , Founder & CEO, Mindful Leader, puts it, the "Summit promises a blend of enriching content, including keynotes, panels, hands-on practices, cutting-edge insights, research, thought leaders, and of course, enjoyment and camaraderie." And this is exactly what I got and more.

Below are my three key takeaways from this years summit.

The importance of A.I in mindfulness.

While A.I has not yet taken over the mindfulness space it does offer lots of support, from writing scripts, poems, agendas and more. What inspired and scared me a bit is what is coming soon.

Artificial intelligence is gaining ground and offering new possibilities for tailored mindfulness coaching. Imagine the possibilities of using a mindfulness coach that has more data on your own thoughts, feelings, sensations, experiences, etc. than you can handle. That coach can give you tailored, customized practices when and where you need them most. What's more, with the ability for A.I enhanced tools to generate videos, your mindfulness coach can now be Thich Nhat Hanh, Mother Theresa, Michael Jordan or whoever you please. And last but not least, A.I is now allowing us to be able to see our thoughts as text or images. This puts a whole new spin on being able to see, observe and notice your own thoughts.

The value of networking, meeting amazing mindful people, teachers and leaders.

I got to spend time with and learn from my role models, like Andy Lee , Peter Bostelmann , Dr. Kristin Neff ,. And new role model Marc Brackett . Reconnect with teachers and friends like Jeff Schmitt, CSP Suzy Forrest , Nathalie Choo , Kristin Conklin and Saniya Zubair . And meet new people like David McLaughlin , Sarah Ariaudo , Talwinder Sidhu ,Anita Barbero, Maria Isabel Guzman , Kay Losciuto, Kim Smith, LMHC , Michael Coplen , Emiliya Zhivotovskaya, MAPP Punita Jani-Thaker Betsi Puckett Dessauer, MFA, RYT Carl Lemieux, Eric S. , Peter Calin , David L. Walker Jr., MBA . Griffen Saul .

It was so inspiring to meet like-minded people in all sorts of sectors and industries, on different paths, at different stages...all working toward reducing suffering, increase well-being and making others more aware. I am wishing them and their loved ones lots of ease, peace, kindness and well-being.

Case studies, real-world examples, implementations

Whether it's in the technology world with SAP, or us at Kyndryl, in consulting like EY, the healthcare space, education, racing, sports, homeless communities, etc. mindfulness is growing and expanding. It was wonderful to witness, hear and learn how others got to where they are now, what their challenges and opportunities were and how they managed mindfully through them. I know I have taken done plenty of action items to implement in my own practice, at Kyndryl and within the greater ecosystem.

I won't share them here, however, I am happy to connect with you to share more one-on-one.

Conclusion

I am grateful to Mindful Leader , Mo Edjlali , Suzy Forrest , Kylie Montgomery , Kapil Sharma , Kori Chavez, FSA , Dr Rachel Formella , Jenny Galitz McTighe and everything else that made it possible for me to attend and represent Kyndryl.

I recommend everyone in the mindfulness, well-being and compassion space to attend the Mindful Leader Summit next year.

And I look forward to attending in the future.

Thanks for being and doing what you do everyone.