About Ananda Kiamsha Madelyn Leeke

Ananda Kiamsha Madelyn Leeke discovered mindfulness when her career as a young lawyer and investment banker 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, reiki master practitioner, and artist-in-residence for the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts.

Today, she listens to her heart and follows her intuition to help high achievers and organizations outsmart stress, tap into creativity, and have a healthy relationship with technology as the Chief Mindfulness Officer of Ananda Leeke Consulting. In addition, she hosts and produces the #ThrivingMindfully Podcast and video series, teaches the #ThrivingMindfully Meetup Group's weekly Mindful Monday Meditation class, and leads A Mindful Cup of Tea Facebook Group. In 2018, she 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.

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 Lighthouse: A Memoir of Thriving Mindfully. She speaks at conferences and events sponsored by Arts and Health Alliance (formerly SAH), AT&T, Automattic, Big Bear Retreat Center, BlogHer, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Eaton Workshop, Executive Women International, Howard University, Holy Cross Hospital, Institute for Medicaid Innovation, Latinos in Tech Innovation and Social Media, Marisla Foundation, Meetup/WeWork, Nonprofit Technology Network, Sisterhued, Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, Spelman College, Unity of Washington, DC, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Washington Hospital Center, Washington National Cathedral, and Web of Change. 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 Unity of Washington, DC (meditation and reiki ministries), Insight Meditation Community of Washington, DC's People of Color Sangha, and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. She lives in Washington, DC. Learn more at AnandaLeeke.com.

Attend her weekly #ThrivingMindfully Meetup Group's Mindful Monday Meditation class in DC: meetup.com/thriving-mindfully-meetup.

Join her growing community of #ThrivingMindfully podcast listeners: soundcloud.com/ananda-leeke.

Be inspired by her #ThrivingMindfully video series:
youtube.com/user/anandaleeke.

Explore mindfulness with her support as a member of A Mindful Cup of Tea Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/mindfulcupoftea.