Jeremy David Engels is the author of six books, including On Mindful Democracy: A Declaration of Interdependence to Mend a Fractured World (February 2026) and Living Namaste: A Practical Guide to Mindfulness, Yoga, and Building Community (June 2026). His research reimagines democracy as a communal practice rooted in care, deliberation, and shared responsibility, emphasizing mindfulness as a core civic skill. 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. He is also the author of the “Zen and the Art of Democracy” blog on Substack.
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