Mindfulness Matters

About the Author:

Pax Tandon is an author, filmmaker, entrepreneur, wellness advocate, and teacher. Tandon holds a Master’s Degree in Positive Psychology (the scientific study of what enables individuals and communities to thrive) from the University of Pennsylvania. She earned a BSE from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Psychology from the College.  She also holds a Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology, a Certificate in Positive Psychology Coaching, 200 hours of yoga teacher training, a certificate of training in Past Life Regression Therapy, has completed the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course, and is certified to teach mindfulness through the Mindful Schools organization. She is currently working toward a year-long certification to teach mindfulness to kindergarten through 12th graders through Mindful Schools.

Tandon has given speeches, led workshops and sat on panels for countless schools and organizations, including The Wharton School, Drexel University, Cabrini College, The Baldwin School, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the Philadelphia Film Society, Women in Media, and The Fearless Conference, to name a few.

Tandon acts as a Director of the Vivo-Forto organization, whose mission is to train all of the world’s children in mindfulness. She also sits on the board of Write Your Future, a non-profit dedicated to teaching writing skills to students most in need. She is an advocate for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, where she has played the role of Emcee for the annual “Out of the Darkness” Walk, which gathers thousands in memorial of those lost to suicide.