Pandit Dasa

Pandit Dasa is a former monk, mindfulness expert, author, and international keynote speaker who speaks to Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies. He provides practical tips on improving resilience by better managing emotional, mental, and physical health to enhance focus, productivity, and presence for colleagues and family. His key topics include understanding the mind, thoughts, emotions, sleep research, creating healthy work-life boundaries, maintaining positive relationships, healthy diets, personal hobbies, and mindfulness practices.

Dasa’s 25 years of personal mindfulness practices equip him to guide audiences through mindfulness breathing and focusing exercises, leaving them feeling refreshed, relaxed, and recharged. His talks emphasize that "self-care is not selfish" and the necessity to "close the apps" in our minds to avoid feeling drained. He has authored books such as "Urban Monk," exploring his transformative experiences living as a monk for 15 years in New York City, and "Closing the Apps: How to Be Mindful at Work and at Home," which delve into practical mindfulness techniques and life insights.

Dasa has addressed major organizations including Google, NASA, the London Stock Exchange, IBM, HP, Citibank, the World Government Summit, Kellogg, Prudential, Cadillac, Indeed, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Nationwide Insurance, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, the SHRM National Convention, and Oracle. He has also appeared at TEDx conferences and has been featured in prominent media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Business Insider, PBS, NPR, The New York Times, and Psychology Today. His presentations cater to all levels of leadership and workforce, focusing on creating mindful workplace cultures, enhancing teamwork, and boosting morale and retention.