Can leadership be an integral part of one's spiritual practice? How can we hold our path of leadership and our path of spiritual development as complements to each other? We all have the capacity for leadership, situationally or positionally, and can learn to see this as an opportunity to continue learning and growing towards liberation.

This workshop is one session in the three-part series taught by Anushka Fernandopulle during the Contemplation by Design Summit. You are welocme to attend one or all three sessions. The other sessions are the iPause Guided Practice: Cultivating Qualities of Heart and Mind for Leadership on October 24th and the lecture titled The Path to Practice on October 25th.

Anushka Fernandopulle, MBA is a Buddhist teacher in the Insight Meditation lineage who brings ancient teachings to modern life through leadership coaching, consulting, and retreat teaching around the world. Anushka's work is informed by a BA in anthropology and religion from Harvard, an MBA from Yale School of Management, and serving as a Core Teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Anushka lives in San Francisco and enjoys nature, creative arts, political engagement, sports, and modern urban life. Learn more at www.anushkaf.org.

This session is part of the FREE Contemplation by Design Summit, Oct. 15-27, 2025.

The full summit schedule is posted at: https://med.stanford.edu/contemplation/summit.html.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stanford-contemplation-by-design-summit-2025-online-oct-15-27-registration-1520413249959