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Mindfulness & Modern Life
Boardroom to Silence: Why America's Top Executives Are Turning to Monastic Retreats to Survive Modern Leadership
A growing number of C-suite executives across the United States are trading quarterly reviews for periods of structured silence, digital fasting, and contemplative practice borrowed directly from monastic traditions. Far from a passing wellness trend, this shift reflects a deeper reckoning with the unsustainable pace of modern leadership. The ancient rhythms of monastery life, it turns out, may hold the most practical antidote to twenty-first-century burnout.