Peter Bonanno is Director of Program Development at SIYLI–designing, teaching, and researching its transformative curriculum.
Peter has taught SIY and customized mindfulness-based programs for business, healthcare, education, and government organizations around the world. His teaching style shows a deep curiosity about how the mind works, and creativity in making learning easy.
Prior to SIY, Peter helped start several organizations in the field of learning & development. His passion for education has taken many forms, from training leaders to succeed in the US’s toughest schools, to educating policymakers about decision economics, to writing 200+ pages of unique mindfulness based content for meditation apps.
Contemplative practice entered Peter’s life as a teenager, when he found joy and peace in the martial art and slow moving meditation practice of Tai Chi. This practice led him to study meditation traditions from around the world, particularly Zen.
Peter holds a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College and a Master’s in Education from Harvard University. He enjoys writing, learning languages, and trail running.