Dorsey Standish

Dorsey Standish is a mechanical engineer, neuroscientist and mindfulness teacher who brings evidence-based mindfulness and emotional intelligence to clients worldwide through her company, Mastermind. Her work centres on brain health, stress management and burnout prevention, and she is known for making neuroscience and meditation practical for people who think they are too busy to slow down.

Her own story shapes that work. A self-described Type A achiever from childhood, she eventually hit a wall mentally, emotionally and physically. That breaking point became a lifelong mission: helping high performers slow down, reset and train their brains for sustainable success.

Dorsey holds a master's degree in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Texas at Dallas and a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Her teaching draws on her training as a teacher of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction through Brown University and on deep experience with regular 7-day silent meditation retreats.

She has led science-based wellness programs for hundreds of companies, including Staples, Toyota and American Airlines, and has spoken on stages including TEDx and Meta. She also appears as a guest on podcasts to talk about stress, sleep, mindfulness and resilience. Although she has studied with meditation masters, she says her best teachers are her wife and two young sons, who remind her that presence matters more than perfection.