About Michael
Michael Apollo is a seasoned mindfulness facilitator, registered psychotherapist, and corporate consultant. He draws from neuroscience, mental health resources and emotional intelligence to create sustainable behaviour change.
Michael is Founder and President of Mindful Gateway Consulting and a leader in the field of mindfulness with over a decade of experience delivering and researching corporate mindfulness training internationally within Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and government. Michael is a registered psychotherapist and works with organizations using research-based mindfulness programs and engaging learning methods. His programs and presentations have been called “transformative” and “inspiring”, and have been experienced by over 1-million people worldwide.
Michael leads Canada’s largest professional mindfulness training program, the Applied Mindfulness Meditation (AMM) program at the University of Toronto. Michael regularly lectures at the University of Toronto on neuroscience, psychology, and workplace mindfulness. He is certified in research-based mindfulness training programs, has held a personal practice in mindfulness for 18 years and has attended 34 long-term retreats in traditional and academic settings, and has over 10,000 hours of meditation practice.
Michael is an advocate for leadership mindfulness and has founded one of the world’s largest annual professional mindfulness conference, A Mindful Society, held in Toronto. Canada.
Select Speaking Engagements
- 2018 Bell Network Conference – Keynote Speaker
Leadership Mindset in Transformation - 2017 Bell Lets Talk – Campaign Speaker
Mental Health & Mindfulness in the Workplace - 2017 YPO – CEO Peer Group – Closing Keynote
Mindfulness for Optimal Leadership Performance - 2016 A Mindful Society Conference
Integrating Mindfulness and Compassion in Society - 2016 Conference Board of Canada
Mindfulness as Disruptive Technology - 2016 Women In Leadership & Business Conference
The Business Case for Mindfulness at Work - 2015 Techconnex – Tech Industry Leaders Peer Group
Mindfulness for Tech Leaders - 2015 University of Toronto Healthy Workplace Month – Closing Keynote
Resiliency in Mind: Mindfulness and Well-Being at Work - 2015 Ontario Psychological Association Summit – Speaker
The Big Shift in Canadian Healthcare: Technology and Social Media are Driving Connected, Integrated, Community-Based, Patient-Centred Care - 2015 Mind & Life – Member
Academy for Contemplative and Ethical Leadership - 2015 Conference Board of Canada – Speaker
“Making Mindfulness Work at Work” - 2015 A Mindful Society Conference – Host/Speaker
“Integrating Mindfulness into the Society” - 2015 Smiths College – Speaker
“Democratizing Contemplative Practice with Technology” - 2014 McMaster University – Speaker
“Finding the Space to Thrive: Stress Reduction in the Workplace” - 2014 University of Toronto – Faculty
Faculty of Medicine Students Elective Mindfulness Program - 2014 HR/Benefits Forum EBN – Speaker
“Develop Resilience, Emotional Intelligence and Focus with Brain Sensing Technology” - 2014 U.S & Canadian Olympic Rifle Team Training
“Mental Training & The Athlete”
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Michael Apollo's Areas of Expertise
SPEAKING
Engaging, research-based workshops and presentation sharing the leading edge applications in mind training for individuals and systems.
ADVISORY
Connect with expert insights into the field of mind training, mindfulness and technology for your organization, employees and products.
EDUCATION
Develop leading edge training materials, programs and initiatives for resilience, sustainable high performance and leadership drawing from the latest advances in mindfulness and digital platforms.
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How can mindfulness help leaders lead?
What mindset is needed to lead a transformation? In this keynote at the Bell Network Leadership conference, Michael Apollo shares the […]
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Reducing Student Stress Through Mindfulness Meditation
On February 15th, 2017 the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health, a partnership project with the Canadian Mental Health […]
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CTV Canada AM - Meditation App Review
With meditation quickly becoming mainstream, there is a flurry of mobile apps and technology supporting this rising demand. With all that […]
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Jason Cottrell
CEO & Co-founder / MyplanetMichael's work has been truly transformative for our team at Myplanet. We were fortunate to bake Mindfulness into our culture early on. We have since been able to quantify lower turnover, higher rates of creativity and customer satisfaction as a result. Michael has helped us stay on track through many of the ups and downs of growing our business, he is constantly presenting new and relevant ideas. We are in debt to you Michael!
Shanly Suepaul
Senior Web Technologist and Agile PractitionerMichael provides a life-changing service. I very highly value the time that Michael spends teaching us meditation and yoga. Michael is an authentic, experienced and extremely knowledgeable teacher.
Sean Kelly
Top National Sales Representative / Xerox"Using these tools when tension and stress run high has been a huge asset to my personal and work life"
Robert Bent
Vice President / Polar Wireless"Incredible mental relaxation - the ability to let go of the itemized list, (the xyz running in my mind all day), and reflect is very valuable for my everyday performance."
Sam Tabbara
Network Strategy Senior Architect / Bell"It almost felt as if I put glasses on, but in my mind. My memory and ability to recollect skyrocketed and my cognitive abilities to deconstruct & solve complex engineering problems for prolonged period of times, without mental exhaustion feels incredible. Thank you Michael"
Kathie
/ Toronto General HospitalThis was my first experience with meditation and I found it to be a very valuable tool for refocusing my energy during the work day. The workplace responsibilities and pressures tend to accumulate throughout the day, and having that time to take a break and relax and refocus really does help dissipate some of the building tension and anxiety. It feels rewarding to get away from the usual frenetic pace of the day and find time to slow yourself down and re-direct your energy inwards."
Janet
/ University Health Network"I wanted to take a moment to thank you for the wonderful sessions you provided through the Wellness Centre at UHN. I found your sessions tremendously helpful. I am learning to live through what have been a horrifically stressful personal situation for me and my children. This is the first time in over a year that I have had the opportunity to have moments of peace. The techniques you shared with the group and suggested we explore and adopt as options to find clarity I believe will be very helpful. I do hope UHN will have you back so that we can benefit from your expertise and learn so much more."
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Phone: 905-617-7895
Office (by appointment only)
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario