Her latest book, It’s Not Easy to Be Human: A Compassionate Journey and Guide to Optimizing Human Potential, Achieving Fulfillment, and Increasing Systemic and Ecological Well-being, addresses the reasons behind human suffering and the inner development needs and lessons to accomplish them.
Dr. Manijeh Motaghy
Founder & Guiding Teacher
Dr. Manijeh Motaghy is the founder of Perfectly Here and has taken our offerings from one-dimensional Mindfulness training to Mindful Life Optimization (MLO), covering a full spectrum of inner development in three major life intelligence domains: Systems, Planet, and Humans.
This approach is a compilation of decades of training and experience in wisdom, compassion, psychology, neurology, and ecological sciences.
Looking for the truth and peace, Manijeh has communed with nature to understand the truths of life ever since she was two years old. She began practicing yoga in 1994 and discovered Buddhism and mindfulness in her undergraduate psychology class in 2004. Being overjoyed by finally finding formal guidance that resonated with her natural tendencies, she delved deeply into the experiential Mindfulness practices that incorporate the full spectrum of Buddhist teachings. She feels blessed to have teachers like Ajahn Amaro, Ajahn Pasanno, Diana Winston, and others.
Manijeh is a behavioral scientist who highly values questioning concepts and views for clarity and seeks understanding first, before developing any quality.
She is an international speaker and corporate trainer.
**Dr. Motaghy is a published contributor and editor for the Planet Positive 2030 through IEEE and Stanford University under Strong Sustainability by Design, Global Methodology, and several others. See her contributions here.
Have you ever thought about why it’s not easy to be human? There’s always one problem after another; we can’t just get it right and keep it that way. It’s Not Easy to Be Human offers a compassionate exploration of the complexities and inherent difficulties that come with living as a human being and the ways to mitigate them. Author Manijeh Motaghy considers the reasons behind our struggles, from the emotional and psychological to the neurological, societal, systemic, and ecological. This guide covers sixty lessons that include fundamental qualities and skills that should be the right of people of any background and identity to develop and benefit from. It also presents a five-stage process to acquire these qualities and skills and take personal transformation into systemic and planetary health optimization. Dr. Motaghy’s methods are clinically proven to reduce stress and symptoms of illnesses; improve mental, emotional, and physical health; and provide positive effects on relationships, finance, and sustainability efforts. Her vision is to optimize the lives of one billion people by 2042 and make developing these fundamental qualities and skills a human right.
Manijeh is known as an insightful, compassionate soul who has helped thousands of people of all backgrounds to live with ease, joy, and confidence. She is working on the MLO Project: Making It a Human Right to Enjoy Being Fully Developed.
“In her presence, one is inspired.” Martin Buehler, VP of Robotics at Disney Imagineering.
She has published and implemented numerous training models, including COMANDS: Seven Skills/Traits of Effective Leadership, Mindful Employees (ME), DROUGHT, MLO, and HSO (Three-Dimensional Mindfulness Approach, and a five-stage Human Software Optimization Methodology copyrighted in 2020), plush and countless courses.
She has a BA in Psychology from Cal State Channel Islands and a Doctorate of Organizational Psychology from Phillips Graduate University. She is certified by Mindful NYU to lead and develop Conscious Leaders and Teams, and is certified as a Mindfulness Facilitator by the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Board of Behavioral Sciences, and an Authorized MAPS Teacher for UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center (currently moved to UCLA Mindful).
She is an AI Ethics and Imperatives enthusiast and a contributor to two committees that further the success of the Stanford Planet Positive 2030 project.
Her 20 Year Vision is to Regenerate Humanity and the Planet to leave a better world for this and future generations by training the global community on how to live in an interdependent reality with consideration for all life so that everyone and everything can flourish.
She has led 117+ daylong retreats and designed and taught 700+ mindfulness courses, workshops, presentations, and training for both private and public academic sectors such as Disney Imagineering, Health Net of California, Motion Picture Television, LAUSD, California State Universities, Campbell Hall, Chapman School of Law, and at both state-wide and global professional conferences.
To see Dr. Motaghy’s CV to view her extensive experience in retreats, methodologies, and professional offerings, click here: Drmanijehmotaghyresume
EDUCATION
2021 & 2022 – Three InnerMBA Certificates from New York University
2014 – Authorized UCLA Mindful Awareness Practices teacher
2013 – Certification of Mindfulness Facilitation from UCLA Board of Behavioral Sciences
2008 – PsyD. in Organization Management Consulting, Phillips Graduate University
2005 – BA in Psychology, Cal State Channel Islands.
1996 – AA in Fashion Design, The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandize
