Luis Gil

JOGA

Mindfulness-Based Coach & Trainer

Luis is a leadership coach and mindfulness instructor with a wide-ranging background in operations, organizational management, education and media production.

He has trained and worked extensively with the community of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, as well as with other contemplative communities from SE Asia, organizing and leading gatherings and retreats in the US and Latin America. He is also certified as a teacher by the Search Inside Yourself (SIY) Leadership Institute. Originally developed at Google, The SIY programs take an evidence-based approach combining neuroscience and mindfulness techniques to teach practical emotional intelligence and leadership tools.

Luis has worked with leaders across a variety of fields and industries, and led groups ranging from a handful to a hundred at organizations like Salesforce, HP, Columbia University and the United Nations Development Programme, among many others. He is also a meditation teacher and teaching advisor at Banyan, an online teaching platform led by renowned mindfulness teachers Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach.

Regardless of the context, his mission is to share the practical applications of mindfulness as a vehicle to maximize the potential of those he works with, as well as nurture personal, organizational and societal well being.