My guest is Manoj Dias – author, teacher, speaker and co-founder of Open, a modern meditation organization based in California. I have been using Open to participate in the January meditation and breathwork challenge, and it’s quickly becoming my favorite mindfulness app. If you’d like to experience it for yourself, download the Open app here.

We discuss: 

How Manoj found himself on the intersection of meditation and technology

How meditation came into Manoj’s life

From corporate marketing to being a meditation teacher 

Transforming the story of “there’s something wrong with me” 

How Open is giving spirituality a different marketing campaign 

Meditation as a gateway to a life of clarity and ease

Manoj’s cultural and religious background, and what it was like growing up in the Buddhist tradition 

How Manoj knew that he’d just met his spiritual teacher 

The journey of listening to your body 

Expanding from a drop-in meditation studio to a global app   

Finding the balance between rhythms of creation and rest as an entrepreneur 

Trusting your body’s wisdom

Finding harmony between the heart and the mind  

Manoj’s decision to go from teacher to a tech entrepreneur  

Connect with Manoj Dias: 

Manojdias.com.au

@manojdias_

Open meditation, breathwork and movement app 

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