The author was featured on 2020 CNN Heroes for founding the Pandemic of Love movement, which during the COVID-19 pandemic has connected more than 1.2 million families in need with people who can help, transacting over $54 million in aidDemonstrates the power of taking meditation off the cushion and into the real world, helping us take care of ourselves, engage with our communities, and create systemic changeThe author is a trauma-informed Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) instructor, a Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI) teacher, and the creator of a series of workshops produced by Recorded Books and guided meditations on the Thrive ZP and Insight Timer platformsTygielski, a Garrison Institute Fellow, speaks at venues such as Wisdom 2.0 and has partnered with and keynoted for organizations including the NBA, the Obama Foundation, Disney, Colgate-Palmolive, the Women's March, and Everytown for Gun Safety