Deriving Mindfulness: The Open-Source Future of Mindfulness with Mo Edjlali – Episode 411

Comfort numbs us. Connection heals us. In this episode, Peter Fenger sits down with Mo Edjlali, founder and CEO of Mindful Leader, the world’s largest provider of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training. A former computer engineer with a career that began at NASA and in the tech world, Mo turned to mindfulness after a startup collapse forced him to confront life, loss, and what really matters. Since then, he has certified over 550 facilitators, launched the global Meditate Together community, and become both a leading voice for mindfulness and a critical voice about its modern pitfalls. Mo’s new book, “Open MBSR,” reimagines mindfulness for today, trauma-aware, inclusive, and community-driven. In this conversation, we dive into his journey and explore how modern mindfulness can sometimes retraumatize, commercialize, and exclude. More importantly, we uncover new approaches that reclaim mindfulness’s roots: healing, freedom, and agency for everyone.   For more information about Open MBSR: Reimaging the Future of Mindfulness” by Mo Edjlali, please visit: https://www.mindfulleader.org/ombsr For more information about Meditate Togeether, the online meditation center, please visit: https://www.mindfulleader.org/meditate-together For more information about the Free Introduction to MBSR eLearning Course, please visit: https://www.mindfulleader.org/free-online-mindfulness-meditation-course For more information about the MBSR 8-Week Mindfulness Training Certification, please visit: https://www.mindfulleader.org/mbsr-training Connect with Mindful Leader on X at: https://x.com/MindfulSummit Connect with Mindful Leader on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/mindfulleader.org/