It takes a colourful past to live a present life.
Born and raised in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, Manoj Dias is an animated speaker, humble teacher and always a friend. Once tethered to a life of self-management, instead of self-awareness, he now intimately understands what it means to be healed from the inside out. Through mindfulness and meditation, Manoj has helped thousands of people around the world trade mania for pause, so that they may live fearlessly in honour of a happier and more meaningful life.
In 2015 Manoj co-founded A—SPACE, Australia’s first multidisciplinary drop-in meditation studio. In 2020, A—SPACE was acquired by Open, a modern meditation organisation based in California, where Manoj is a co-founder.
Manoj knows that meditation and mindfulness are too vast and wise for any one person to own. So he’s learnt from some of the most respected teachers of our time, including Channa Dassanayaka, Dr Miles Neale and Joe Loizzo as well as studying at the Nalanda Institute of Contemplative Science in New York City. He’s married the best of ancient wisdom and contemporary science to bring the power of awareness, compassion and wisdom to organisations such as Netflix, Google and Slack alongside his role as an associate at the Melbourne Business School’s executive leadership program. In 2019 Manoj became Australia’s first and only lululemon global ambassador, a role he uses to champion more accessible and inclusive wellness experiences for the under-represented and marginalised.
In March 2021, Manoj’s first book, “Still Together’ will be released through Hardie Grant Publishing worldwide and distributed by Chronicle Books in the U.S.
“Manoj Dias is a leader amongst the new generation of serious meditators that will carry the torch of the Buddha’s teachings into the future”–Yung Pueblo, Author of ‘Inward’
“Every generation sees a new leader emerge to convey a timeless message. Manoj is that teacher for our time, hip but humble, wise but accessible, firm but loving.”—Dr Miles Neale, Buddhist psychotherapist and author of ‘Gradual Awakening’
“Manoj Dias provides us with a way in that we can all understand, amidst the ever-changing and unpredictable landscape of this planet.”—Yrsa Daley-Ward, Author of ‘Bone"‘
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FOR BEINGS OF EVERY KIND
No matter the attire, the pangs of suffering remain the same. Manoj works with those who wear white collars, blue collars and no collars at all.
Individual sessions are for those who’d like to understand all the layers that make up ‘I’ through a regular and deeper mindfulness practice.