%0 Journal Article %T An Exploration of Mindfulness Practices and Leadership %A Dorothy A. Sisk %J Creative Education %P 1302-1311 %@ 2151-4771 %D 2018 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/ce.2018.99097 %X This article explores the use of mindfulness practices in a leadership program, and highlights two major contributors to the development of mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist monk and Dr. Jon Kabat Zinn, a physician. Selected mindfulness programs are reviewed, and a research study integrates mindfulness practices in a leadership program, and the effect of mindfulness practices on student leadership is discussed with results and conclusions. %K Mindfulness %K Well-Being %K Wellness %K Connectedness %K Deep Listening %K Gifted %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=85935