Robert Chender has been a spiritual coach and meditation teacher for more than 30 years. Robert has studied at Tibetan Buddhist seminaries, has trained deeply with energy healers, and is a long-time meditation practitioner. He has been certified both to teach and coach mindfulness practice, and to practice energy healing, and is a certified teacher of Search Inside Yourself, the mindfulness and emotional intelligence program developed at Google,
Robert’s coaching straddles the boundary of intuition and intellect, and his clients typically uncover previously hidden paths and new ways to see and comprehend their life. Among other modalities, Robert works with energy flow, facilitating his clients ability to unblock stuck places in the body and work with difficult emotions.
For clients without an ongoing contemplative practice, Robert will teach and guide mindfulness practice, a simple way of training our awareness and attention which anyone can do. (See “Mindfulness Meditation” on the “Services” drop-down menu.) Mindfulness and other contemplative practices are an important basis for spiritual growth.
Robert founded and teaches an online Buddhist studies group designed especially for secular mindfulness practitioners and teachers to understand the path of meditation. He also teaches at the Shambhala Meditation Center (New York), the Open Heart Project, the Westchester (NY) Meditation Center, and the Mindfulness in Law Teacher Training program, and has taught classes and retreats in the US, UK, Europe, and the Middle East.
In addition, he presents secular mindfulness programs to businesses, law firms and law departments, and non-profits. He is on the boards of the Mindful Workplace Community, the Mindfulness in Law Society, the Mindfulness in Law Group (London), and the Foundation for a Mindful Society. He is also the founder and former co-chair of the New York City Bar Association Mindfulness and Wellbeing Committee.
Robert is also a lawyer and currently has a role at a fintech start-up. He has a deep understanding of business dynamics and has coached in the business world for many years.
What his clients say about Robert
N.C., artist, Ireland: “Robert has a way of seeing the ineffable, getting to the very heart of a matter immediately and without ornament, thus creating confidence and an atmosphere of freedom to proceed unencumbered by conflicted emotions.”
G.G., business consultant, Florida: “Robert connects with the essence of my spiritual being and has been very valuable at key moments in my life. He tunes into what my real issue is, and tells me what I need to hear.”
J.C., creative director, California: “Robert has been an utmost influential meditation instructor, wisdom teacher and energy healer in my life for over a decade. His healing practice is infused by the powerful transmission of Tibetan Buddhism’s direct path and the archetypal earth magic of Incan shamanism. His work is gentle, electric and heart-driven. He has helped me evolve as a human by guiding me in disentangling from unnecessary patterns and by helping me balance, clear and re-direct subtle energies based on intuitive knowing bereft of any judgement or wishful thinking. Robert’s talent is remarkable. He is also just a wonderful man. I highly recommend him as a healer.”