Ananda Kiamsha Madelyn Leeke discovered mindfulness, self-care, and wellness when her career as a lawyer, an investment banker, and digital communications professional stressed her out, caused burnout, and did not produce the level of success she expected. During her healing journey, Ananda studied and practiced meditation, reiki, yoga, art, and creative writing. As a result, she became a certified yoga and mindfulness teacher, a reiki master and sound healing practitioner, a digital wellness educator, and an artist-in-residence for the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts at Howard University Hospital and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Today, she helps mission-driven people, companies, organizations, and communities become resilient and thrive with mindfulness, self-care, wellness, and creativity. She leads Ananda Leeke Consulting, a wellness company, and the Thriving Mindfully Academy and Community, an online education platform and community. Also, she hosts the Thriving Mindfully podcast

Ananda received Acquisition International’s Influential Businesswoman Award for the Most Caring Woman in Mindfulness Training and WeUpWomen’s Adelaide Smith Award for her work in self-care and wellness in 2018. In 2019, she was selected by lululemon to serve as a lululemon luminary, received Acquisition International’s Influential Businesswoman in Professional Development - USA Award, and was named a Well-Being Warrior by the Well-Being and Equity Bridging Network.

Her books, Love’s Troubadours, a yoga-inspired novel; That Which Awakens Me, a mindful creativity memoir; and Digital Sisterhood, a mindful technology memoir, are available on Amazon. She is currently writing Thriving Mindfully as the REAL ME, a memoir of resiliency and joy.

She speaks at trainings, conferences, and events sponsored by Amazon, Automattic, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Community Associations Institute, Howard University, InsightLA, Insight Meditation Community of Washington, DC., Institute for Medicaid Innovation, Keela, Marisla Foundation, National Association of Corporate Directors, Nonprofit Technology Network, Sierra Club, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., Spelman College, The Conference Board, Washington National Cathedral, and Wonder Women Tech Summit. In addition, she regularly shares her meditation, mindfulness, and social media expertise as a commentator on WHUR 96.3 FM.

She is a proud alumna of Georgetown University Law Center, Howard University School of Law, Morgan State University, and Elizabeth Seton High School. She is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. She lives in Washington, DC. Learn more at AnandaLeeke.com.

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As a Thriving Mindfully Community member, you gain access to the 5-Day Mindful Self-Care Challenge, Mindful Self-Care Assessment, weekly Mindful Monday Meditation class, Mindful Self-Care 101 Resource Library. You'll also be able to take advantage of special discounts for the Thriving Mindfully Academy's master classes, webinars, courses, Moon Meditation Circles, coaching packages, and other resources.