Anthony DeMauro is a person who has been nurtured and shaped by loved ones in his life who embody qualities of care, wisdom, and spirituality. Anthony has done his best to adopt many of their perspectives and behaviors while also discovering his own unique gifts and voice. His journey eventually led him into the contemplative education space, where he aims to help people connect more deeply with themselves and the world around them. Reflecting on his own development, Anthony recognizes the power of relationships, community, and culture in shaping how people relate to and move through the world, and he is interested in working with others to create new communities and cultures that support the flourishing of humans and the more-than-human world.
Anthony currently directs a contemplative leadership program, Dalai Lama Fellows, that helps change makers around the world integrate personal and collective healing. He has also contributed to and been influenced by the work of Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE), a mindfulness- and compassion-based program to support K-12 educators, and Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme), which offers retreat programs for teenagers. Anthony’s professional work draws from his personal practices of meditation (primarily Kriya Yoga), time in nature, song, dance, dialog, and the ongoing inspiration of the spiritual communities that hold him.
