Linden Thorp
Linden is an educator, author, Buddhist priest, and embodied leadership practitioner based in Japan. With over 40 years of experience in universities and contemplative communities, she specializes in distilling ancient mindfulness and somatic wisdom into practical frameworks for modern organizational life.
As the creator of the Lodestone Method, Linden helps leaders move beyond the "brilliant but limited mind"—an over-reliance on analytical intelligence that leads to burnout and "over-bracing" under pressure. Her work focuses on Signal Literacy, teaching executives to regulate their own nervous systems via the vagus nerve and the "Four Inner Compasses" to achieve presence and "coherence under load".
Author of Your Body Is Your Business Plan, Linden provides senior leaders with the somatic tools required to navigate complexity, foster group flow, and bridge the gap between knowing and doing.