Paula Vital

Lawyer Turned Mindfulness Coach and Yoga Therapist

Live The Present
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Mindful Leadership and Health
I help stressed out, time
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stretched and overwhelmed professionals find focus, clarity, purpose,
joy and ease by applying powerful mindfulness principles
to everyday life. Early on in life I was
taught the game of achievement and success and was able to find my way to top positions in law
and government, to travel the world and find all kinds of experiences, and diet and exercise my
way to thin. The gift i
n being able to “have it all” in this way and still being unhappy taught me
that I was missing something! I realized then that I was chasing after validation and worthiness
through the portal of achievement, and it wore me out. That's when I sought out a n
ew way. I
found mindfulness, and the rest is history. Finding the gift of mindfulness helped me recognize
that contentment is not something that can be gained through outer achievements, but by instead
going within and uncovering our innate clarity, streng
th and goodness. I have applied
mindfulness and yoga therapy principles to maintain focus, clarity and balance in high
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stakes,
high
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stress environments and taught it to thousands of people doing the same. I currently lead the
Ontario Public Service (OPS) M
indfulness Program serving 60,000+ civil servants and the OPS
Mindfulness for Leaders Certificate Program. I have taught at large organizations including the
Ontario Bar Association, Bell Legal Department, Scotiabank, and the Toronto Stock Exchange,
and ha
ve been a Partner and Director at MTMindfulness Consulting. I have spoken at TEDx
ideas worth spreading, and written on mindfulness and resilience for the Huffington Post,
Elephant Journal, Apolitical, Tiny Buddha, Personal Growth among other publications.
I know
what it is like to work tirelessly to achieve external success and still feel depleted, lost, alone and
sad. It is my joy and purpose in life to help individuals find meaning, purpose, ease and clarity
through mindfulness and yoga therapy so they c
an align with their Zone of Genius and do so
sustainably, or without burnout.