02/03/2026
Yoga Lab congratulates co-founder and Penn State Professor Jeremy Engels on the publication of his new book On Mindful Democracy: A Declaration of Interdependence to Mend a Fractured World! (link in bio)
There will be a book launch party at Webster’s Bookstore on Wednesday, February 18, at 7pm. Come celebrate with us!
Prof. Engels will have a conversation with Elaine Meder-Wilgus about the book, and then there will be time for questions and discussion. There will be books for sale, and Jeremy will happily sign your copy. Refreshments will be served.
In his new book, Prof. Engels uses the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence to reimagine democracy not as a war, but as a “shared practice of caring for each other and for the life we share.” Drawing together his scholarship on democracy with his work as a scholar-practitioner-teacher of mindfulness meditation, Jeremy completely rewrites the original Declaration as a “Declaration of Inter-dependence” that grounds democracy in mindfulness, compassion, and Beloved Community.
Jeremy’s first trade book, On Mindful Democracy is written for a wide public audience and is published by Parallax Press, the press started by Zen master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh. It is distributed by Penguin Random House.
