Isenberg's Diversity and Inclusion office has created a new workshop series called "Many Minds," which aims to bring the Isenberg community together to foster social and emotional intelligence and cultivate inclusion. Join us for the first workshop:
Leading Outward by Looking Inward: Discussion led by Shalini Bahl
Student Session
Isenberg N135
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Registration Link for Isenberg students.
Some of the topics that will be covered:
Shalini is an advocate of mindfulness in business, higher-ed and society. She is committed to integrating the transformative potential of mindfulness in education, business and policy to revitalize classrooms, organizations and communities. She has a doctoral degree in marketing from the Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst, where she is an Affiliated Expert. Her award-winning research on mindfulness has been published in premier marketing and public policy journals. Through her organization, KnowYourMind.training, she designs and delivers mindfulness-based solutions that address organizational challenges. In her studio, Downtown Mindfulness, she is co-creating a community to promote mindful living. As a District Councilor in the inaugural Town Council in Amherst, MA she is now collaborating with multiple stakeholders to build mindful towns and cities.
She has been practicing mindfulness for over fifteen years and received professional certification to teach mindfulness from the Center for Mindfulness at UMass Medical School and the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (the mindfulness-based emotional intelligence program that started at Google).
When she is not working, Shalini loves all kinds of creative projects, cooking, being in nature, meditating and Zumba.