@HeartOfMeena
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🌏 Transformational Leader 📚 Author 🎙️ TEDx Speaker 🏫 Edupreneur ✨ Unlocking Leadership Potential 🗝️ Leveraging Emotional Intelligence in Education 🌱
Over the weekend, my husband and I tuck our phones into cloth bags, and we don’t see them again until Sunday morning. It’s not a rejection of technology. It’s a reclaiming of presence. It’s how we remind ourselves that rest isn’t something we earn, it’s something we need to stay human.
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Over the weekend, my husband and I tuck our phones into cloth bags, and we don’t see them again until Sunday morning. It’s not a rejection of technology. It’s a reclaiming of presence. It’s how we remind ourselves that rest isn’t something we earn, it’s something we need to stay human.
Yesterday was World Kindness Day. A day that reminds us how easy it is to talk about kindness, and how much harder it is to live it every day.
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Yesterday was World Kindness Day. A day that reminds us how easy it is to talk about kindness, and how much harder it is to live it every day.
Lately I’ve been reflecting on John O’Donohue’s words: “A threshold is not a simple boundary; it’s a frontier that divides two different rhythms and atmospheres.”
In my latest newsletter “What Thresholds Teach Us” we explore these ideas more fully: bit.ly/3LzaF5f
In my latest newsletter “What Thresholds Teach Us” we explore these ideas more fully: bit.ly/3LzaF5f
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Lately I’ve been reflecting on John O’Donohue’s words: “A threshold is not a simple boundary; it’s a frontier that divides two different rhythms and atmospheres.”
In my latest newsletter “What Thresholds Teach Us” we explore these ideas more fully: bit.ly/3LzaF5f
In my latest newsletter “What Thresholds Teach Us” we explore these ideas more fully: bit.ly/3LzaF5f
Burnout isn’t simply about working too hard or needing better boundaries. It’s the slow accumulation of weight we were never meant to carry alone.
We live in a culture that prizes productivity over presence. And when we inevitably falter, we turn the blame inward.
We live in a culture that prizes productivity over presence. And when we inevitably falter, we turn the blame inward.
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Burnout isn’t simply about working too hard or needing better boundaries. It’s the slow accumulation of weight we were never meant to carry alone.
We live in a culture that prizes productivity over presence. And when we inevitably falter, we turn the blame inward.
We live in a culture that prizes productivity over presence. And when we inevitably falter, we turn the blame inward.
On October 29th, I had the incredible opportunity to be interviewed by Jimmy Kimmel in Hollywood alongside four other nonprofit grantees; a late-night–style conversation highlighting the urgent need for accessible youth mental health resources worldwide.
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
On October 29th, I had the incredible opportunity to be interviewed by Jimmy Kimmel in Hollywood alongside four other nonprofit grantees; a late-night–style conversation highlighting the urgent need for accessible youth mental health resources worldwide.
I’m honored to be joining The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) as a featured speaker at the AAPI Youth Mental Health Summit on November 7 at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. 🧵
November 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I’m honored to be joining The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) as a featured speaker at the AAPI Youth Mental Health Summit on November 7 at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. 🧵
I’ve long been drawn to the idea that the resources for our well-being aren’t “out there” waiting to be found, but already present within us — if only we take the time to notice and cultivate them.
November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I’ve long been drawn to the idea that the resources for our well-being aren’t “out there” waiting to be found, but already present within us — if only we take the time to notice and cultivate them.
Five years of Rare Impact. 💫
Jimmy’s humor, Selena’s heart, a room full of love + purpose.
So grateful TEL walks beside this team rewriting philanthropy with care + trust.
Mental health is not extra—it’s the soil learning grows from.
Jimmy’s humor, Selena’s heart, a room full of love + purpose.
So grateful TEL walks beside this team rewriting philanthropy with care + trust.
Mental health is not extra—it’s the soil learning grows from.
October 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Five years of Rare Impact. 💫
Jimmy’s humor, Selena’s heart, a room full of love + purpose.
So grateful TEL walks beside this team rewriting philanthropy with care + trust.
Mental health is not extra—it’s the soil learning grows from.
Jimmy’s humor, Selena’s heart, a room full of love + purpose.
So grateful TEL walks beside this team rewriting philanthropy with care + trust.
Mental health is not extra—it’s the soil learning grows from.
John Berger reminds us that tenderness arises in the face of life’s inescapable pain. A refusal to judge, a willingness to be present with the fragility of others without needing to fix. Tenderness, in this light, is not soft or passive. It is an active, courageous engagement with reality as it is.
October 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
John Berger reminds us that tenderness arises in the face of life’s inescapable pain. A refusal to judge, a willingness to be present with the fragility of others without needing to fix. Tenderness, in this light, is not soft or passive. It is an active, courageous engagement with reality as it is.
In a 2024 keynote, excerpt linked below, I shared what I think of as the three types of empathy. For me, the North Star isn’t empathy alone. It’s compassion (the Sanskrit word karuṇā), the willingness to hold suffering with tenderness while also moving toward alleviating it. 🙏🏽
October 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In a 2024 keynote, excerpt linked below, I shared what I think of as the three types of empathy. For me, the North Star isn’t empathy alone. It’s compassion (the Sanskrit word karuṇā), the willingness to hold suffering with tenderness while also moving toward alleviating it. 🙏🏽
The Latin roots of the word "intend" mean to stretch out or to turn one’s attention toward. In early English, it carried the sense of heart, mind, and understanding. There’s something deeply human about that.
October 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The Latin roots of the word "intend" mean to stretch out or to turn one’s attention toward. In early English, it carried the sense of heart, mind, and understanding. There’s something deeply human about that.
I’m honored to keynote LA County Office of Education’s Equity & Wellbeing Conference this year and be among so many educators and leaders who are walking that edge: tending to what’s broken while cultivating what’s possible. 🙏🏽💖
https://www.lacoe.edu/about/events/equity-wellbeing-conference
https://www.lacoe.edu/about/events/equity-wellbeing-conference
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I’m honored to keynote LA County Office of Education’s Equity & Wellbeing Conference this year and be among so many educators and leaders who are walking that edge: tending to what’s broken while cultivating what’s possible. 🙏🏽💖
https://www.lacoe.edu/about/events/equity-wellbeing-conference
https://www.lacoe.edu/about/events/equity-wellbeing-conference
What a joy to keynote the San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum’s Play Exchange with my Asian American sista, Dr. Christobelle Tan! 💛 Grateful to SDCDM for uplifting play, connection & whole child learning here in my new hometown of Escondido. 🌻 #PlayExchange #Gratitude
October 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
What a joy to keynote the San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum’s Play Exchange with my Asian American sista, Dr. Christobelle Tan! 💛 Grateful to SDCDM for uplifting play, connection & whole child learning here in my new hometown of Escondido. 🌻 #PlayExchange #Gratitude
In this short clip from my TEDx talk, I share a passage from Parker Palmer that has always moved me deeply:
“There is no greater work for human hands than to hold a child with a fierce tenderness and say, in a way words never can, you are loved, you are safe, you can trust.”
“There is no greater work for human hands than to hold a child with a fierce tenderness and say, in a way words never can, you are loved, you are safe, you can trust.”
October 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In this short clip from my TEDx talk, I share a passage from Parker Palmer that has always moved me deeply:
“There is no greater work for human hands than to hold a child with a fierce tenderness and say, in a way words never can, you are loved, you are safe, you can trust.”
“There is no greater work for human hands than to hold a child with a fierce tenderness and say, in a way words never can, you are loved, you are safe, you can trust.”
Honored to keynote the International School Counselor Association’s 2025 Virtual Conference: Building Bridges. I’ll explore how educators can help students connect, heal, and thrive. Grateful to join this global community doing such meaningful work. 🌍💛
https://isca18.wildapricot.org/event-6153192
https://isca18.wildapricot.org/event-6153192
October 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Honored to keynote the International School Counselor Association’s 2025 Virtual Conference: Building Bridges. I’ll explore how educators can help students connect, heal, and thrive. Grateful to join this global community doing such meaningful work. 🌍💛
https://isca18.wildapricot.org/event-6153192
https://isca18.wildapricot.org/event-6153192
I’m gently finding my way back after two and a half months of sabbatical. In this first newsletter since July, I share what I’ve learned about shallow vs. deep mindfulness—and how deep practice helps us hold paradox, live the full catastrophe, and stay tender in a complex world: bit.ly/42H8jXQ
October 15, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I’m gently finding my way back after two and a half months of sabbatical. In this first newsletter since July, I share what I’ve learned about shallow vs. deep mindfulness—and how deep practice helps us hold paradox, live the full catastrophe, and stay tender in a complex world: bit.ly/42H8jXQ
I’m presenting at Children's Museum of Discovery’s The Play Exchange: Supporting Mindfulness in Early Learners on October 20! Join us as we explore how hands-on experiences can promote emotional well-being, self-regulation, and focus in early learners. ✨🙏🏽
Register today: https://bit.ly/455vrRn
Register today: https://bit.ly/455vrRn
October 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I’m presenting at Children's Museum of Discovery’s The Play Exchange: Supporting Mindfulness in Early Learners on October 20! Join us as we explore how hands-on experiences can promote emotional well-being, self-regulation, and focus in early learners. ✨🙏🏽
Register today: https://bit.ly/455vrRn
Register today: https://bit.ly/455vrRn
Honored to deliver “Becoming a Bridge Builder for Beloved Community” at LA County Office of Education’s 2025 Equity & Wellbeing Conference, Oct 29–30. 💛 Excited to continue the conversation on connection and belonging.
October 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Honored to deliver “Becoming a Bridge Builder for Beloved Community” at LA County Office of Education’s 2025 Equity & Wellbeing Conference, Oct 29–30. 💛 Excited to continue the conversation on connection and belonging.
Happiness isn’t at the end of a goal—it’s in the quiet, ordinary moments: laughter at the table, a walk at dusk, being fully present. There’s still much to do, but joy lives in what’s here, now. ✨
October 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Happiness isn’t at the end of a goal—it’s in the quiet, ordinary moments: laughter at the table, a walk at dusk, being fully present. There’s still much to do, but joy lives in what’s here, now. ✨
As I wrote in my chapter of Redefining Spiritual Spaces in the Age of Technology: “Sacred space invites us to release the dominance of chronos and our cultural bias toward rushing in favor of moving ‘at the speed of love’ and trusting in divine synchronicity.” 🙏🏽💛
October 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
As I wrote in my chapter of Redefining Spiritual Spaces in the Age of Technology: “Sacred space invites us to release the dominance of chronos and our cultural bias toward rushing in favor of moving ‘at the speed of love’ and trusting in divine synchronicity.” 🙏🏽💛
This past summer, my family and I spent a month in Greece. There, I encountered the notion of Kairos time... a kind of time that's measured by depth, presence, and the fullness of each moment. Since returning, I’ve been exploring what it means to bring Kairos into my everyday life.
October 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This past summer, my family and I spent a month in Greece. There, I encountered the notion of Kairos time... a kind of time that's measured by depth, presence, and the fullness of each moment. Since returning, I’ve been exploring what it means to bring Kairos into my everyday life.
I’m honored to keynote at the Connections in Prevention conference in Illinois next week, speaking on bridge building: how we meet one another across difference and how we cultivate connection in the spaces where it feels hardest. ✨🙏🏽
October 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I’m honored to keynote at the Connections in Prevention conference in Illinois next week, speaking on bridge building: how we meet one another across difference and how we cultivate connection in the spaces where it feels hardest. ✨🙏🏽
I’m honored to have contributed a chapter to Redefining Spiritual Spaces in the Age of Technology. Emerging technologies are shaping every aspect of our lives, including the spiritual. 🧵
October 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I’m honored to have contributed a chapter to Redefining Spiritual Spaces in the Age of Technology. Emerging technologies are shaping every aspect of our lives, including the spiritual. 🧵
After months away on sabbatical, I’m beginning what I can only call a gentle return. Though I’m officially on sabbatical from TEL until November, I’ve started to say yes to a few speaking engagements that felt deeply aligned; even in this season of pause. For now, I’m grateful to be re-entering. 💖
September 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
After months away on sabbatical, I’m beginning what I can only call a gentle return. Though I’m officially on sabbatical from TEL until November, I’ve started to say yes to a few speaking engagements that felt deeply aligned; even in this season of pause. For now, I’m grateful to be re-entering. 💖
So grateful to represent TEL at the Academy of Management in Copenhagen. A dream to hear Otto Scharmer live & meet a new Plum Village brother. Now heading into a 3-month sabbatical—time for rest, reflection, & renewal as we settle in at Deer Park 🌍🪷💗 #SabbaticalSeason #TEL
July 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
So grateful to represent TEL at the Academy of Management in Copenhagen. A dream to hear Otto Scharmer live & meet a new Plum Village brother. Now heading into a 3-month sabbatical—time for rest, reflection, & renewal as we settle in at Deer Park 🌍🪷💗 #SabbaticalSeason #TEL