We are former business leaders and wellness experts on a mission to help humans become happier and more effective teammates and leaders through a unique mindfulness based training and experiential program
Given the current COVID environment we are offering a suite of courses and training programs digitally to help leaders and organizations with their balance, resiliency, stress management, happiness and joy. The ROI (return on investment) for businesses and leaders is clear - investment in mindfulness based wellness programs produces better productivity, perceived sense of wellbeing, team cohesion and retention (and even some studies are showing improvements in safety!)
Our most popular option for new customers is our 90 minute Intro to Mindfulness live digital workshop.
We have found that live workshops are the best way for beginners to learn meditation. The sessions are fun, interactive and the techniques taught are easy to use and implement - our certified instructors understand how to connect with workshop attendees.
A few of our recent customers
Recent feedback from a customer: “I just completed a 30 day intensive wellness retreat with many modules of training and learning. We used technology to measure our heart rate variability, monitored our heart rate while performing different breathing exercises, had one on one sessions with counselors and coaches – it was all helpful and life changing. However, out of all the advanced training and technology the most impactful session was by far and away Neil’s into to mindfulness course. It was easy to understand and I’m practicing daily – I will take this with me and am so thankful for the opportunity to learn from him” – Stacey C.
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Meet the Trainers
Neil Markey is the founder of Maryland Mindfulness and a former McKinsey consultant and C-level private equity, portfolio company, executive for $200-$500M businesses. Neil is also a self proclaimed reformed “unhappiness” expert. Prior to his business career, Neil was a captain in the Army Special Operations, 2d Ranger Battalion, and was deployed once to Iraq and twice to Afghanistan. While completing a dual MBA/MIA master’s program at Columbia University, Neil sought out a mindful meditation practice to improve his own mental fitness and quickly realized the benefits of the practice in his life, work and relationships. Neil has led and participated in multiple workshops, retreats and trainings and was an assistant instructor for the Mindfulness for Business Leaders program at Columbia University. In 2015, Neil completed a mindfulness teacher’s practicum through the MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) teachers training program at Jefferson University’s Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine. While at McKinsey, Neil co-led the internal mindfulness program for consultants and was the first consultant to offer meditation and mindfulness training to clients and top teams. Neil has taught meditation to professional athletes, special forces soldiers, business executives, doctors and healthcare practitioners, teachers and educators and even operators at our top level federal intelligence agencies. Neil hopes to continue to unveil the mystique and confusion around mindfulness and make a mindfulness practice easy to understand and accessible to everyone.
Kan Yan earned his JD from Harvard University and was also a McKinsey and Company consultant. Currently, Kan is an entrepreneur working to help leaders cultivate greater awareness. He has worked as an international humanitarian for the United Nations, a lawyer for the US government, and a management consultant for global companies. Kan now designs and facilitates contemplative practice retreats and online digital trainings for senior executives at the largest organizations in the world. In his spare time, he can be found making beautiful gifts and dancing in Austin, TX.
Mindfulness for Companies and Organizations
Mindfulness is great for the individual and great for businesses and organizations too. Large companies have begun to see the real, measurable benefits of practicing mindfulness in the workplace; Google for instance has a robust mindfulness program based on the 8 week MBSR training program created by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts.
Here are just a few other major companies with internal mindfulness programs:
PROCTER & GAMBLE
ASTRA ZENECA
AETNA
APPLE
GENERAL MILLS
DEUTSCHE BANK
Whether you are interested in a single introductory workshop or a full multi-week comprehensive program - Neil and Kan can work with you and your team to meet your training needs. Neil and Kan have worked with a broad range of clients from Fortune 500 CEOs to senior military leaders. Please complete the contact form below and we will be in touch shortly. We look forward to working together.
Mindfulness and Safety
Mindfulness can not only improve employee satisfaction, creativity and retention but there is growing research around the benefits of mindfulness in regards to workplace safety. The University of California Irvine found that 70% of major workplace injuries are the result of an employee who was inattentive or distracted. Maryland Mindfulness can provide resources and onsite workshops for mindfulness based safety trainings and internal corporate programs.
Interested in learning more about mindfulness and how to start your own practice? Contact Us for more information about mindfulness workshops for individuals, businesses, schools and organizations.