Anusha Wijeyakumar
Global Speaker on the Science of Mindfulness and Meditation
Anusha is a sought-after motivational speaker around the world on the science of mindfulness and meditation. She has delivered keynote speeches for executives at Fortune 500 companies and top ranked Universities across North America and the UK.
Anusha is the Wellness Consultant for Hoag Hospital, one of the leading hospitals in the USA where she is actively engaged on championing mindfulness and meditation practices for maternal mental health programs, early risk assessment for breast & ovarian cancer prevention programs and breast cancer survivorship programs. Anusha is one of the first people to create a meditation program to be used in clinical research at Hoag Hospital.
Anusha has over 15 years of international senior management experience working for Fortune 50, 100 and 500 global corporations, charitable organizations & private companies in three continents. She holds a BA, MA, Diploma in Mentoring, Certified Professional Life Coach qualification, Registered Yoga Teacher/RYT with Yoga Alliance and is a Meditation Practitioner.
As a result of her knowledge base Anusha has been invited to be a contributing teacher on very well respected teacher training programs and Yoga platforms including being Teacher and Host of the Finding Balance podcast at Yoga International and part of the Faculty at Off The Mat. Anusha is also a community partner with the Yoga and Body Image Coalition.
Anusha is on the Board of Directors for the non-profit MOMS Orange County and is very involved in working with inner city communities to bring the power of yoga for a healthy mind, body and spirit into these localities to nurture and empower change from within.
Anusha co-founded the movement Womxn of Color + Wellness which focuses on increasing diversity, inclusion and accessibility in yoga and wellness. She combines her commitment to health and wellbeing alongside her professional business experience, to create a tailored program of assisting her clients and patients towards managing stress, developing personal resilience and disease prevention through cultivating a healthy body and mind.
Anusha’s first book Meditation With Intention: Quick & Easy Ways to Create Lasting Peace will be released in January 2021 by Llewellyn Worldwide.
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Carla Santos
I believe in this a lot and try and practise this every day. We have a choice each day about the attitude we embrace. I believe that life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it. The only environment we have control over is our internal one, and how we react to what happens around us determines the quality of our lives.
Patricia
Thank you for reminding me of that quote about attitude. It is so true. And our attitude can influence those around us – personal or professional as they are “sprayed” with positivity or negativity.
Anusha, very true and thank you.
That’s my mantra today: “Do the best that I can.” Thank you, Anusha.
Wow – so much more than I expected. Lots to think about and excited to put this into practice TODAY. Thank you.
Thank you for this reminder. It is so easy to be critical of ourselves and judgemental. But, every time we make ourselves aware of what’s going on, we can reduce the amount of times it occurs. Thank you for this insight!
I often say “I’m doing the best I can right now”. Nice to hear others use that to get through as well. Thanks! Nice reminder
Great reminder to stop the comparison game and honor our own efforts to be the best we can be.
This was a great reminder that simply taking 5 minutes to just stop and breathe can make such a difference!
Great info! I would change the mantra to “be the best that you”. Our days are filled with what we do while ignoring our being or hoping that our doing changes our being. It’s important to merge the two and live true to “being” the best.
Thank you for reminding us that WE control our thoughts. There will be plenty of people who will judge us or criticize us fairly or unfairly. Life is easier if we love ourselves and our imperfections as we work toward doing our best each day. And some days our best is better than other days based on all sorts of life distractions.
Thank you also for bringing love into the equation. It’s a verb that requires action.
Anusha – Thank you. Your guidance helps us give ourselves a break and be kinder to ourselves. The scissor visualization tool may seem “simple,” but is not simplistic.
A great reminder that one cannot give what you do not have. So breath in, pause, breath out and let go. The action of the breath works better for me than cutting. Acknowledging that sometimes we need to be more definite with certain self judgements
I love the suggestion of visualizing scissors to cut off negative thought patterns. It’s much more concrete than suggesting we just stop negative thoughts when they appear. So easy to say, not so easy to do. I think the scissors imagery will stick with me and help me remember to put it into action.
I love your tips, your energy, and your delicate, unobtrusive self-confidence. Thank you for this lesson!
Thank you my take home points are: Being mindful with your thought generates creativity and the breathing exercise keeps one grounded and realises energy within you and it brings peace.
Thanks Anusha for the clear explanation on the difference between mindfulness and meditation! For me, taking the small steps of being present (mindful) will help me become a better meditator.