Manijeh Motaghy
Executive Director & Senior Instructor
Perfectly Here
Dr. Manijeh Motaghy delivers practical, science-based frameworks that elevate human intelligence, ethical leadership, and organizational resilience—empowering individuals and systems to thrive consciously. She is an Organizational Psychologist certified to facilitate and teach secular mindfulness by UCLA Mindful and Conscious Teams and Leaders by Mindful NYU. She has trained numerous non-profit organizations and spoken at multiple universities like Chapman U, Leslie U, CSUCI, CSUN, global conferences like IEEE, MKAI, and corporations like Kaiser Permanente, Dignity Health, HealthNet, Motion Picture & Television Fund Hospital, and Disney Imagineering. She created the Mindful Life Optimization (MLO) to transform and optimize individuals, systems, and the planet. Martin Buehler, Disney Imagineering VP of robotics: “Manijeh exudes kindness, generosity, and wisdom, which she shares freely with all people and living beings. Her rich life experiences and drive to learn, share, and help cause people to be drawn to her. In her presence, one is inspired! Manijeh’s deep desire and focus on helping others, combined with her experiences and her superb ability to communicate in all settings from small to large audiences, radio interviews, and televised venues, make her an accomplished and compelling public speaker. If I need a public speaker who can connect with an audience at a deep and personal level, and deliver relevant, actionable content, while being entertaining and funny when appropriate, my first call would be Manijeh. I recommend her enthusiastically and without reservation.” She has served on boards like CSUCI and Phillips Alumni Associations, and chapters like the Global Methodologies committee, the Planet Positive 2030 project by Stanford IEEE, the largest professional technology company advancing technology for the good of humanity. She has written hundreds of blogs and poems, and is the author of It’s Not Easy to Be Human. Manijeh’s ongoing personal practice, development, and Mindful Life Optimization Methodology continue to have a real positive impact on her students, clients, systems, and planetary well-being.