Swati Desai holds dual degrees of a PhD in Management and a Masters in Clinical Social Work both from the University of California in Los Angeles. Way back in 2006, she introduced mindfulness as part of her therapy work as a licensed psychotherapist at the Akasha Center for Integrative Medicine in Los Angeles. As a certified teacher of mindfulness and mindful self-compassion, she has been conducting workshops in India and the US, giving lectures and writing about mindfulness and its power as a tool for psychological well-being. She is the founder of 2meditate.com a global community of mindfulness, compassion and self-compassion practitioners building personal and collective well-being.

Swati is the author of the book "Get Mindfulness Right", a book that bridges the gap between the Eastern and Western understanding of mindfulness -- the ancient Indian foundations and the Western scientific validations -- hence offering a comprehensive way to use the superpower of mindfulenss as a tool for psychological wellbeing.

She has been an ardent student of early Buddhist works from the Theravada tradition under the guidance of teachers from Goenka centres in India and Spirit Rock Meditation Center, California.