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Interview #3: Jungeun You, founder of Mabo, on mindfulness
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Interview #3: Jungeun You, founder of Mabo, on mindfulness

Jungeun You, Founder and chief executive at Mabo

The founder of Korea's first guided meditation app on why pausing is a skill, how students can start, and what mindfulness looks like in a culture that rarely stops.

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This interview was released in two languages

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About this episode

How often do you give yourself a moment to pause and breathe? In this episode, let's meet Ms. Jungeun You, founder and CEO of Mabo, South Korea's first guided mindfulness meditation app, to explore meditation, student wellbeing, and how mindfulness can help us navigate stress, emotions, and the challenges of everyday life!

Key takeaways

  1. 1

    A pause does not have to be long to change the next thing you do.

  2. 2

    Meditation is more approachable when it is guided, short, and in your own language.

  3. 3

    Mindfulness in a high-pressure culture is an act of quiet resistance.

Try this tonight

Take three guided pauses today, each under three minutes, in Korean or English. Notice which felt most natural.

Journal prompt

“When did I last give myself a real pause? What got in the way of the others?”

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