KELLY BARRON
Mindfulness FacilitatorKelly Barron is a former Forbes staff writer and long-time business journalist who began practicing mindfulness meditation nearly 20 years ago as way to become stress resilient.
She teaches mindfulness in corporations and schools as well as through eMindful, a leading provider of online mindfulness programming for companies and individuals.
Kelly received her certification in mindfulness facilitation through UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Over the years, she’s studied with teachers from Spirit Rock Meditation Center, the Insight Meditation Society, the Inner Kids Foundation and with Jeremy Hunter, a pioneer in executive mindfulness at the Peter F. Drucker & Masatoshi Graduate School of Management.
As a financial journalist, Kelly has a unique perspective on the workplace and how mindfulness can be adapted in professional settings.
She’s developed mindfulness programs for law firms such as Orrick and Milbank as well as for the California Association of Employment Attorneys. She’s also worked for organizations such as the Broad Center, the Skirball Cultural Center, Edmunds, and the California School Employees Association.
Mindfulness is moving into the mainstream. Companies ranging from Aetna to Google to General Mills offer mindfulness programs as a way to lower health care costs, reduce workplace stress, boost productivity and creativity and even make employees happier. In this experiential workshop, former Forbes magazine staff writer and UCLA certified mindfulness facilitator Kelly Barron will give HR professionals an understanding of the burgeoning field of mindfulness as well as the benefits and science behind it. HR professionals also will learn how mindfulness can help them manage their own stress and guide them in their efforts to improve employee wellbeing, retention and engagement.
During the presentation, participants will learn key mindfulness concepts and practices, explore mindfulness first-hand and have a chance to talk about their experience. Research shows mindfulness has many cognitive, emotional and physiological benefits ranging from improved focus to emotional regulation to enhanced immune system function. As a result, mindfulness has broad applications to many HR functions related to employee wellbeing, retention and engagement.
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