Gelong Thubten is a Buddhist monk, who has brought mindfulness into the mainstream by working with corporate clients to create healthy, productive workplaces. From a lecturer to an author, Gelong wears many hats in his mission to improve the understanding of the mind and ensure mindfulness is integrated into every day lives. At events, audiences are engaged in Gelong’s presentations, which explore his journey to inner peace, strategic steps to implement in a business setting, and his advice for a harmonious work life balance.
Despite being a Buddhist monk, Gelong’s mindful less is non-religious, allow audiences of all demographics to benefit from his insights. A popular lecturer in his field, Gelong has shared educational talks with the University of Oxford, and the United Nations, a testament to his depth of knowledge on the mind. Currently, he delivers 12-week programmes of mindfulness at the University of Ireland and he has previously consulted on the set of Marvel films. Hailed as a transformative figure to the companies he’s worked with, Gelong has provided insights to the likes of Goole, HSBC and Facebook employees, in addition to speaking a world leading events including Wisdom 2.0 Europe and Tech Open Air.
A graduate from Oxford University, Gelong entered the profession of acting after completing his prestigious education. Thriving in the performance industry, Gelong was successful in London and New York, but felt the stress and strain in his early 20s of such a fast-paced life. After turning to monastery, Gelong completed six years of training at meditation retreats, and was ordained in 1993 as a Tibetan Monk. Realising the benefits and fulfilment of a mindful life, Gelong has been teaching such practices for over 20 years, in a corporate environment.
Publishing his teachings into an award-winning book, Gelong is the author behind ‘A Monk’s Guide to Happiness’ in 2019, which was a number one Best Seller on Amazon, and a Sunday Times Top 10 book. Recently, he has collaborated with mental health expert, Ruby Wax, on ‘How to be Human’ which was also a best seller. He currently contributes to Mindvalley who he also speaks on behalf of at global events. For a speaker with experience in transforming the health, happiness and potential of his audiences, look no further than Gelong Thubten.
How to hire Gelong Thubten
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At corporate events, Gelong is known to discuss the following topics:
- Staying Human in a Busy World
- Mindfulness
- Meditation
- The Secret Formula of Human Happiness
- Change Your World - Developing Daily Mindfulness
- The Power of Forgiveness
Hear the feedback from Gelong's talks at corporate events:
“The feedback from colleagues has been excellent and they found your delivery style to be highly engaging and approachable. We are now finding the value of being more mindful particularly as we are all now working in fast paced and ever changing work environments.” — Robert Manson, Head of Occupational Health and Wellbeing, Morrisons
“Should be part of regular life of every Googler, make it part of onboarding, trainings, team meetings, everything!” — Google Employee
