Join author Anu Gupta and Garrison Institute’s CBR Director Christa Tinari for this conversation around imagining a world without bias—and the methodologies by which we can dream it into reality.

The session will feature meditation, somatic exercises, and a lively discussion, followed by an interactive Q&A session. Anu will explore what it means for us to “break bias” in our own communities.

“Imagine how you would feel in a world without bias, where all human beings can truly be just as they are and unleash their full potential. We’re not asking what you think about it, or whether you believe it’s possible, but how you feel.” – Anu Gupta in his book Breaking Bias: Where Stereotypes and Prejudices Come From and the Science Backed Method to Unravel Them, with Foreword from His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Please join us as we explore this unique opportunity to spend time with the author and gain insight into the themes of his work. If you wish to pre-order Breaking Bias, you may do so by clicking here.

SPEAKERS

Anu Gupta is a meditation teacher, bias expert, lawyer, scientist, and the founder and CEO of BE MORE with Anu, an e-learning company that trains professionals across corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors to advance DEIB and wellness by breaking bias. His work has reached 300+ organizations, training more than 80,000 professionals and impacting over 30 million lives. As a gay immigrant of color, he came to the work of breaking bias after almost ending his life due to lifelong experiences with racism, homophobia, and Islamophobia. The realization that bias can be unlearned helped lead him out of that dark point and inspired a lifelong mission to build a global movement for social healing based on principles of mindfulness and compassion. A peer-reviewed author, he has written and spoken extensively, including on the TED stage, the Oprah Conversation, Fast Company, Newsweek, and Vogue Business. Anu is a student of Buddhism and Kriya Yoga and a trained meditation and yoga teacher. He has spent over 10,000 hours on retreat at IMS, Spirit Rock, and Dharma communities in the US and Asia. He is a graduate of IMS/BCBS’s Exploring the Heart of Freedom and Spirit Rock’s Mindful Meditation and Yoga Teacher Training (MYMT) programs. To follow Anu on Meta, LinkedIn, or X, his social handles are @anuguptany and @bemorewithanu.

Christa Tinari is Director of the Contemplative-Based Resilience Project which offers contemplative-based tools to people whose work serving others exposes them to vicarious trauma and stress. Christa is a peace educator, author and trainer who has worked in Asia, Europe, and North and South America. For over twenty-five years she has designed and facilitated learning experiences that inspire and empower participants to transform themselves and their communities. At Garrison, Christa has been instrumental in launching the Resilient Leaders Network, the Inner Transformation for Social Impact Leaders course, and an update to the CBR training model that integrates the principles of equity and trauma-informed facilitation. In Christa’s previous position at The Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics at Emory University, she translated the latest research on contemplative science and resiliency into practices to improve the well-being of students and educators world-wide. A contemplative practitioner guided by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh and ven. Khenpo Kalsang Gyaltsen (Sakya tradition), Christa also holds degrees in Psychology, and International Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, and is certified in the Community Resiliency Model, Transformational Intergroup Dialogue and Equity Literacy. Her volunteer work has focused on community-based upstander and nonviolent action training. She envisions a future in which everyone is empowered with the knowledge, skills, and support they need to live together in justice, joy, wellbeing and peace.