Shalini Bahl

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/Lecturer. Her research on self-awareness and mindfulness has been published in premier marketing and public policy journals. Through her organization, Know Your Mind.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. Shalini was recently elected to be District Councilor in the inaugural Town Council in Amherst, MA.

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. When she is not working, Shalini loves all kinds of creative projects, cooking, being in nature, meditating and Zumba.