Spirit Matters Talk

Amy Edelstein is the founder and Executive Director of Inner Strength Education, a non-profit organization that supports youth development. Its innovative teen mindfulness and systems-thinking program has empowered 17,000 high school students in under-resourced schools in Philadelphia. The curriculum blends evidence-based mindfulness tools, evolutionary neuroscience, the science of large-scale cultural shifts, and the art and science of relationship. In recognition of the program’s impact on violence reduction, Amy was awarded a Philadelphia Social Innovators’ Award. She is also the co-founder of Emergence Education Press, which is dedicated to creating a more compassionate and inspired world. Amy has more than forty years experience of contemplative practice, including a background in Western and Eastern spiritual traditions. The author of six books, including the educational bestseller The Conscious Classroom and a recent memoir, Adventure in Zanskar. We spoke about that book, which chronicles the extraordi