Jeremy David Engels is the author of six books, including On Mindful Democracy: A Declaration of Interdependence to Mend a Fractured World (Parallax, 2026) and Living Namaste: A Practical Guide to Yoga, Mindfulness, and Building Community (Inner Traditions, forthcoming). He is the Liberal Arts Endowed Professor of Communication Arts & Sciences at Penn State University, co-founder of Yoga Lab, and a longtime mindfulness and yoga teacher. Engels’ research reimagines democracy as a communal practice rooted in care, deliberation, and shared responsibility, emphasizing mindfulness as a core civic skill. His work has earned the Karl Wallace Award, the New Investigator Award from the National Communication Association, and Penn State’s Outstanding Tenure-Line Faculty Teaching Award. He is the author of the “Zen and the Art of Democracy” Substack. You can learn more about upcoming events and retreats at this website, www.jeremydavidengels.com