About Pema + Brendan

Entrepreneurs | Speakers | Mindful Content Creators

Hi there! We’re Pema Sherpa and Brendan Barca – a married couple on a mission.

Over the last five years, we’ve built a speaking & training business together while keeping mindfulness and Buddhist philosophy at the core of our values and of what they teach audiences worldwide. In the same time period, we have gotten married, studied with renowned Buddhist teachers in Nepal, and begun work on our first book… coming in 2025! Our mission is to bring you micro-doses of mindfulness content rooted in the age-old tradition of Buddhist philosophy. These are the lessons, quotes, and practices that have helped us over the years and now we want to bring them to you!

While our book won’t be out until 2025 (title coming soon!), you can get weekly doses of mindfulness content by signing up for our free Daily Buddhist newsletter. That’s also the best way to keep informed on our book and all the other fun mindfulness-related resources we have coming in the future!

Have a mindful day,

Pema + Brendan

Pema Sherpa

Pema, born and raised in Nepal, began her lifelong practice of Buddhism under renowned Tibetan Buddhist masters at a very young age. But it wasn’t until she arrived in the U.S. at 18, away from her family and everything she was familiar with, that she began to understand the significance of her practice in helping her navigate the ups and downs of life in a new culture. This personal conviction led her to study eastern philosophy and earn a Master’s Degree at Harvard University. With the same sense of purpose, Pema now speaks to and trains individuals at organizations around the world to help them find direction, increase performance, and boost well-being through mindfulness.

Brendan Barca

Brendan, growing up in Boston, followed a very different path to find mindfulness and Buddhist philosophy. Naturally anxious and ambitious, he excelled in his career but at the cost of his mental wellbeing, burning out several times in his twenties. During that period he discovered meditation and Buddhism and was instantly drawn to it as it allowed him to understand his anxiety, his ambition and his entire approach to life. Brendan’s personal journey with mindfulness shaped his career trajectory, taking him from a career in finance to launching a speaking and coaching business centered around helping individuals find success in their career while staying mindful of their core values, relationships, and mental health.

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