The Urban Buddhist Monk's conversation with Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
Bhante Saranapala, the Urban Buddhist Monk, was invited to join one of the UN panel sessions (UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Spirituality: Ethics and Values for the 2030 Agenda) on September 22, 2020
He presented "Canada: A Mindful and Kind Nation" with kindfulness principles and how every country in the world can be made a mindful and kind nation including the United Nations. You can read his full speech here.
SPEAKERS OF THE 3RD ANNUAL KINDFUL CANADA SYMPOSIUM - November 27, 2021
Canada: A Mindful and Kind Nation - Making Canada a More Mindful and Kinder Nation – with the Urban Buddhist Monk
Dr. Angela Greco
Dr. Angela Greco is speaking on the benefits of systems thinking as a way to become a more kindful organization and impact productivity.
Angela Greco is a scientist at the Strategic Analysis and Policy Department of TNO, the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, and a research affiliate at the University of Groningen. Prior to this position, she was a postdoctoral fellow in responsible innovation at the Ivey Business School at Western University. She obtained her PhD from the Center for Sustainable Entrepreneurship at the University of Groningen, Campus Fryslân Faculty, and her Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Delft University of Technology. Her work focuses on the role of organizations in sustainability transitions and in preventing and mitigating negative unintended consequences of society.
Kirsteen MacLeod,
Kirsteen MacLeod, Yoga Teacher and Author, is speaking on her new book "In Praise of Retreat", which explores the solitary, reflective side of life and what it offers modern people.
Bio: Kirsteen MacLeod is a yoga teacher and author based in Kingston, Ontario. Her new book, In Praise of Retreat, explores the solitary, reflective side of life and what it offers modern people. A native Glaswegian, Kirsteen has lived in Toronto and Brazil, places evoked in The Animal Game (short stories). Kirsteen divides her time between her home by the lake, and a riverside retreat cabin in the north woods.
Sander Van Den Born
Sander Van Den Born, CMTO GoodLife Fitness is speaking on being kind to your physical body, overcoming injuries and healing.
Bio: As CMTO at GoodLife Fitness, he is responsible for leading the strategic direction for the next evolution of GoodLife’s Marketing, Digital and Information Technology areas of the business. As they thrive to be the best Live and Digital Gym in the World, with his team they aim to support the business in achieving this goal and to make sure their members and associates have the best possible fitness experience whenever or wherever they are using their services.
Dr. Sashi Perera
Dr. Sashi Perera, Associate Professor, McMaster University, is speaking on when science meets kindness and mindfulness.
Bio: Kanjana (Sashi) Perera is an Investigator in the Brain Health research program at PHRI, Assistant Professor, Medicine (neurology), McMaster University, and a stroke neurologist at Hamilton Health Sciences. Her main research focus is on secondary stroke prevention, cryptogenic stroke, and uncommon causes of stroke and the optimization of clinical care in this patient population.
Itinerary:
9:45am Intro by Bhante
10:00am Dr. Angela Greco speaking on the benefits of systems thinking as a way to become a more kindful organization and impact productivity.
10:30am Sander Van Den Born speaking on being kind to your physical body, overcoming injuries and healing.
11:00am Kirsteen MacLeod speaking on her new book "In Praise of Retreat", which explores the solitary, reflective side of life and what it offers modern people.
11:30am Doctor Sashi Perera speaking on when science meets kindness and mindfulness.
12:00pm Guided meditation with Venerable Dr. Bhante Saranapala
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Making Canada a more mindful and kinder nation
Promoting mental health through mindfulness meditation and kindfulness practice
Building a healthy nation with healthy minds
To bring awareness of good values in people
To promote physical and mental fitness and mental health
To promote a way of life based on tolerance, concord and kindness
To promote good will and harmony in action, speech and thought
To make Canada the happiest, healthiest, kindest and the most peaceful nation through mindful meditation
To lead by example, as a Mindful Nation, and collaborate with other nations to shape a more Mindful World
Bhante Saranapala, the founder & president of Canada: A Mindful and Kind Nation, has been honoured and appointed as the UN Civility Ambassador by the iChange Nation
Canada 150 Medal and Sesquicentennial Community Award
The Urban Buddhist Monk, Bhante Saranapala, has been honoured with the “Canada 150 Medal and Sesquicentennial Community Award” from the Government of Canada. On behalf of the Government, Hon. Peter Fonseca, Member of Parliament for Mississauga East Cooksville, bestowed the medal and award to Bhante Saranapala in recognition of his effort in "Making Canada a More Mindful and Kinder Nation" and in recognition of his accomplishments in our community by promoting a diverse and inclusive Canada ??. Bhante Saranapala is one of the 25 recipients of this medal and award in the Mississauga East Cooksville region. A big thank-you to Hon. Peter Fonseca MP and Government of Canada for this recognition with the Canada 150 medal and Sesquicentennial Community Award