George Pitagorsky teaches, coaches and leads groups on the application of meditation and wisdom teachings in daily life. He has studied and practiced Yoga and meditation since the early 1970’s while living in the material world.  George is in a long-term marriage, has held consulting and executive positions in IT, curriculum development and process improvement within business and government agencies and was a principle in a technology start-up.      George has authored three books (Conflict Management, The Zen Approach to Project Management and Managing expectations) with the theme of applying mindfulness meditation in a practical way.  He has also written a book for children, How to be Happy Even When You are Sad, Mad or Scared.  He publishes The Breakthrough Newsletter  https://www.pitagorskyconsulting.com/breakthrough_newsletter.html.   George has spoken and presented globally on the integration of mindfulness and wisdom teachings in daily life.  He has taught mindfulness meditation for over twenty years.  His five month Conscious Living/Conscious Working course has been presented annually for fifteen years.  His Wisdom in Relationships – Relationship Yoga course was said by a participant to be as effective in improving her relationship as two years of couples’ therapy.  Another student said “George Pitagorsky is a Master Teacher of Mindfulness and Mindfulness Based Management Strategies…period. … George embodies what he writes about and effortlessly dispenses practical wisdom in a straight forward manner that produces real results. The Dalai Lama suggests observing a teacher over time to get a sense of their sincerity and effectiveness. I have done this with George for years, and can personally attest to his authenticity. My own meditation practice and day to day conscious awareness has been greatly elevated by learning from and associating with George. … his wisdom and effectiveness are on par with the best.” www.self-awareliving.com