From the new Shambhala Sun: “Meeting of the Mindful” — featuring Holistic Life Foundation’s Ali Smith, Atman Smith, and Andres Gonzales; Google’s Jenny Lykken; Congressman Tim Ryan and more

In the January 2012 edition of his Shambhala Sun column “The Mindful Society,” Barry Boyce shares an account of Fall’s “Creating a Mindful Society” conference in New York City. Many attendees were already aware of some of the conference’s presenters — like Jon Kabat-Zinn, Saki Santorelli, and Richie Davidson — and these didn’t disappoint. A new wave of pioneers was just as inspiring — among them Congressman Tim Ryan and Google’s Jenny Lykken. And then there were Ali and Atman Smith of Baltimore’s Holistic Life Foundation — Barry profiled their work back in the March — whose talk garnered a standing ovation and more than a couple of tears.

And it could very well be that such enthusiasm for their work will be spreading like wildfire as of this evening: we’ve heard word that the Holistic Life Foundation will be profiled on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams tonight — so long as some event of the day doesn’t knock it out, of course. So be sure to tune in if you can, because you’re sure to love what the Holistic Life Foundation guys are doing.

In the meantime, learn more about them in Barry’s current-issue article, “Meeting of the Mindful,” which you can read online in its complete form here. (Includes a link to watch Ali and Atman, and others’ talks from Creating a Mindful Society.)

Visit the Holistic Life Foundation online here.

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