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February 11, 2025 42 mins

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

  • Adapting mindfulness practices for federal workplaces.
  • Mindfulness in the workplace with a focus on bottom-up and top-down approaches.
  • Community growth and participation as a key metric for success.

Garth Katto Smelser is a mindfulness program manager and meditation teacher with a passion for cultivating personal and organizational wellness and resilience. He co-founded both Mindful NOAA and Mindful FED: first-of-their-kind federal mindfulness communities of practice. Garth has a rich and diverse background, having served as a US Naval Officer and federal leader in the US Forest Service and US Department of Commerce. Garth trained to be a certified meditation instructor with the Engaged Mindfulness Institute. Currently a faculty chair at OPM’s Federal Executive Institute and Mindful FED program manager. https://cldcentral.usalearning.gov/mod/page/view.php?id=128316

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