Meditation for working parents by Equal Parts

Research has shown the many benefits of practicing daily meditation. Lower stress and anxiety. Stronger relationships. Greater empathy for others. Improved focus and mental cognition. (Just to name a few.) All qualities shared by great leaders...and great parents. Matthias Birk joins us to explain the powerful connection between mindfulness meditation, leadership, and parenting. With more than 20 years of meditation and leadership experience, Matthias, an adjunct professor at NYU’s Graduate School of Public Service and Columbia Business School, has taught meditation and leadership skills to hundreds of executives at companies including Goldman Sachs and McKinsey. A father of two young children, Matthias shares how anyone – even stressed-out working parents in the middle of a global pandemic – can find inner peace by starting (and sticking to) daily mindfulness meditation practice.

Listen to this episode to learn:
-How mindfulness meditation helps us see things more objectively and form deeper relationships with our children, partners, and coworkers
-Why meditation teaches us to be calmer parents and more effective leaders at work and in our personal lives
-How meditation can help us transcend our destructive, ego-driven thoughts and feelings, like self-doubt, fear, and anxiety
-How to make time and space for a daily mindfulness meditation experience at home
-“Intro-level” tips, advice, and resources for getting started with meditation
For more information, read Matthias Birk’s recent article in Harvard Business Review.