[W Frontier] CEO Yoo Jeong-eun's Life Mentor is "American Meditation Expert Trudy Goodman"

Trudy Goodman, a meditation teacher and life mentor of Yujeong Eun, CEO of Mabo and Wisdom 2.0 Korea. (Photo by Mabo)

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] Yoo Jeong-eun, CEO of Mabo and Wisdom 2.0 Korea, named Trudy Goodman, a meditation teacher who founded the American nonprofit meditation organization InsightLA, as her life mentor. Goodman, the founder, is the wife of the world-renowned meditation practitioner Jack Kornfield and is also known as the meditation teacher of Sandra Oh, who won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.

Yoo explained, "In 2015, I briefly experienced doubts about meditation and wondered whether I should stop meditating." At that time, through an introduction by Kornfield, whom she regarded as her meditation teacher, she met Goodman. Kornfield advised, "If meditation has helped your life, trust yourself and continue your practice," and connected them by sharing that Goodman had once faced similar doubts.

Their meeting took place at the Wisdom 2.0 Conference based on mindfulness values held in Singapore that year. Yoo said, "For me, who came from Korea, a famous meditation teacher came out of the conference for 30 minutes, sat on the floor, and honestly shared her personal story." She was moved by how sincerely Goodman empathized with her struggles and comforted her by saying "It's okay." Goodman shared with Yoo that she had once wandered in her meditation practice after an incident of infidelity involving her ex-husband and women at the meditation center they ran together.

Yoo said, "There are serious and difficult moments in life, but somehow, you end up living through them. Sometimes, after a few years, those hard times are hardly remembered." She added, "I think about whether I can be someone who empathizes with others' difficult moments and tells them it's okay." Yoo described Goodman as "a kind, gentle, and happy grandmother" and smiled as she said she models herself after him, who is free from what is called 'kkondae-seureoum' (a condescending attitude).

Goodman and Kornfield, through their connection with Yoo, also held their first online lecture for Koreans last year.

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