Janusz Welin on Clubhouse

Bio

“If we could have done it alone, we would have done it a long tome ago.” JW

Janusz Welin (they/ them) is Co-Founder of the Deep Mindfulness Collective, dedicated to making industrial strength mindfulness available to all. Janusz specializes in mindfulness for personal and group transformation, emotional intelligence, and guiding people along the path of classical awakening. They are also supportive of the many ways meditation can facilitate social justice work.

Janusz grew up on a small hippy farm in Rhode Island and began meditating at 13 years old (Zen and mindfulness) and has over a decade of dedicated meditation practice in the insight (Vipassana) and non-dual meditation tradition. They received two degrees in fine art from Maryland Institute College of Art, specializing in conceptual sculpture and immersive installation. This love of immersive experience and impacted Janusz's teaching and interest in creating experiences that move practitioners towards non-self and flow, and help students live richer and fulfilling lives.

Janusz has worked with over 10k students through video and in person teaching. They have completed over 1,000 hours of formal teacher training in the Buddhist and secular mindfulness traditions and is empowered to teach through the Spirit Rock and Shinzen Young’s Mindfulness system, and an empowered Meditation Mentor. They have taught meditation at Vassar College, Columbia University as well as at Fortune 100 companies. Janusz has co-taught residential retreats internationally alongside meditation master Shinzen Young and has trained with Sayadaw U Tejaniya, Shinzen Young, George Haas, Gina Sharpe, Larry Yang, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzburg, and Tara Brach.