Social Meditations Episode 2 "Miguel Gomes"

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08/10/20 • 48 min

Miguel Gomes was born and raised in Connecticut, but it wasn’t until he moved to Boston as an adult that he became interested in learning more about mediation. Soon after his move, Miguel joined a meditation center in Brookline and has been practicing for the last 15 years. Miguel is a certified meditation instructor, and teaches at a variety of mediation centers, financial institutions and with private clients. Miguel is a classically trained cellist and enjoys playing music with friends in his spare time.

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Social Meditations Episode 1 "Zack Bennet"

Welcome to the first episode of “social meditations” a podcast in which we will be exploring how we bring PRESENCE into our daily lives and aspirations

My guest today is Zack Bennet. A good friend of mine and a talented Innovator and Entrepreneur

In Our conversation we explored how he is bringing authentic presence into his life at this time, and his vision for the future.

He started his career 20 years ago as a management consultant launching startups in Silicon Valley.

He is also a meditation instructor, and is writing a forthcoming book about how to apply the benefits of meditation to the boardroom

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Social Meditations Episode 3 "Adler Archer"

Adler Archer is a biomedical innovation researcher, systems engineer, and social entrepreneur. He researches clinician-led innovation creation, innovation diffusion, and population health informatics at Johns Hopkins and the University of London. Adler has led a boutique consulting firm called Allasys since 2005, which provides technology services to federal government agencies, including NASA, NIST, and the Departments of Commerce, Defense, the Interior, and Veterans Affairs.

Adler is passionate about service. He served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force from 2000 – 2004 and then lobbied for critical veterans' causes, including "Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery" in Colorado and "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal at the White House and the United States Capitol. Adler launched Adloris Foundation 501(c)(3), a nonprofit deploying community based applied mindfulness initiatives through its Wakeful Warriors program and sustainable agriculture initiatives through its Busted Bounty program.

Adler has completed a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from New York Law School, Master of Science (M.S.) in Health Sciences Informatics from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Mindfulness Neuroscience from King's College London, Master of Professional Studies (M.P.S.) in Organizational Communications from the University of Denver, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in General Studies from Columbia College, and Associate of Applied Sciences (A.A.S.) in Scientific Analysis Technology from the Community College of the Air For