Develop the inner skills that fuel outstanding leadership, resilience, and well-being.
A 2-day in-person experience to unlock your full potential at work and in life, from the inside out.
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Taught in hundreds of organizations and cities around the globe, Search Inside Yourself is the world’s leading mindfulness-based emotional intelligence program.
Now you have the chance to experience it live, in the heart of Toronto!
September 24 -25, 2025
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
University of Toronto, Faculty Club
Life Today Can Feel Overwhelming.
Burnout is rising. Relationships, both at work and in our personal lives, feel more strained. Everything happening around AI, politics, economic uncertainty, the environment, and so much more.
Along with constant demands on our attention, to-do lists, and endless sensations of "not enoughness," leave us feeling depleted and disconnected.
Many of us are searching for a better way:
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A way to find balance amidst chaos.
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A way to build meaningful relationships based on trust and empathy.
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A way to lead with authenticity, resilience, and compassion.
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A way to contribute positively to our organizations, communities, and the world, without losing ourselves in the process.
If you’re feeling called to grow as a leader, cultivate greater well-being, and make a meaningful impact, you’re not alone.
We hope you'll join us.
What You’ll Gain at Search Inside Yourself:
- Greater self-awareness and emotional intelligence
- Practical mindfulness and compassion practices
- Skills to manage stress, uncertainty, and change with resilience
- Tools for building more meaningful relationships, personally and professionally
- Strengthen leadership and communication skills
- Deepen your connection to your values and sense of purpose
- Navigate change with greater clarity and confidence
- Deepen your connection to purpose and meaning
- With a curriculum focused on leadership skills, this program can qualify for Professional Development days in your organization.
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In-Person Experience
2 full days of immersive sessions.
Practical Resources
Additional tools, audios and practical resources
Supportive Community
For peer-to-peer learning and to support your process.
Participants who complete the program
Will receive a certificate of completion for the renowned mindfulness-based emotional intelligence and leadership program.
"I read the book, Search Inside Yourself, written by a guy at a search engine company; he was an engineer writing for engineers and his ideas made sense and were practical. The book became the two-day program which I took a couple of years later.
It was powerful. Deep focus. Deep relaxation. And there were crackling-good ideas, new perspectives on knotty issues, and new ways of having better conversations with myself. I came away refreshed and reinvigorated. Bonus: I connected with another like-minded engineer, the start of a productive friendship.
Through my own experience, fifteen years as a consultant to industry, then a chemical engineering professor, then an engineering leadership professor, I learned the importance of the person inside the engineer. Search Inside Yourself works.
-Doug Reeve
Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto, P. Eng (Retired)
Venue
The program will take place at the beautiful Faculty Club at the University of Toronto.
It will start at 9.00 am on both days and end at 5.00 pm.
A nourishing breakfast and beverages will be included, both days.
Faculty
Annie Simpson M Ed is a Leadership Facilitator, Trainer and Coach. She has been engaged in leadership education for 20 years and specializes in the emotional and interpersonal dimensions of leadership. At the University of Toronto, she helped to grow a large leadership institute and designed programs for students and corporate professionals. At Western University, Annie designed and taught development programs for faculty and staff who led teams.
As the Founder of Annie Simpson Consulting, she is inspired to work with leaders and teams to build cultures where collaboration, empathy, wellbeing and inclusion are prioritized.
She has been teaching the Search Inside Yourself program since 2018 and is also certified in the EQI 2.0.
Carolina Lasso is the founder and CEO of Plenari, author of The Path to Flourishing and The Purpose Reset.
Passionate about creating practical tools to help people flourish, Carolina combines her business background with her dedication to personal development as a teacher, coach, and mentor.
Carolina has worked as a leader at the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, Google, American Express, and Telemundo. She is also a certified emotional intelligence, leadership, resilience, and mindfulness expert, business mentor, and Purpose Coach.
She enjoys oil painting, dancing, spending time with her family in her native Colombia, and discovering new places around the world.
"This program has been life-changing"
"I learned the skills I need to build a better version of myself"
"Clear, easy to follow powerful tools everyone can incorporate into their life to facilitate powerful, positive change and growth."
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