Mindful Aviator

Mindful Aviator (MA) was established by Carl Eisen as an “awareness practice” or Mindfulness Meditation based wellness resource for pilots.

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Using Mindfulness and Meditation, MA provides tools, exercises and support to help crewmembers reduce stress and cultivate relaxed confidence while improving situational awareness, on task performance and resilience.

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Carl has more than 30 years airline experience, flying both passengers and cargo with over 15,000 hours total time in a wide variety of aircraft domestically and internationally. He’s currently an Airbus A300 Captain.

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In addition to his flying experience, he’s been practicing Mindfulness Meditation since 2008. In 2016 he became a Trained Mindfulness Facilitator “TMF” completing a program at the UCLA Seminal Institute (Mindful Awareness Research Center).

He maintains professional status as a Certified Mindfulness Teacher “CMT” with the International Mindfulness Teachers Association “IMTA”, received training in Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention “MBRP” from the UCSD Center for Mindfulness, hosts a local Mindfulness Meditation Group in his hometown of Punta Gorda Florida and offers a variety of in person and remote learning courses for pilots.