The Power of Silence with Leigh Marz

Leigh Marz is the co-author of the incredible book “Golden: The power of silence in a world of noise.”Leigh is also a leadership and collaboration consultant with organizations including Harvard, Google, and IKEA. She has led a multi-year program teaching experimental mindsets to multigenerational teams at NASA. Leigh is also a longtime student of pioneering researchers and practitioners of the ritualized use of psychedelic medicines in the West.

Leigh and co-author Justin, recently released GOLDEN: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise; published with HarperCollins in the US, Penguin in the UK, and is coming out in 14 languages globally. At a time of unprecedented noise and distraction, the book takes us on an unlikely journey—from the West Wing of the White House to San Quentin’s death row; from Ivy League brain labs to underground psychedelic circles—to explore the meaning of silence and the art of finding it in any situation.

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