Tom Cronin

Tom Cronin is a meditation teacher, transformation coach, keynote speaker and author based in Sydney. He spent 26 years in finance as one of Australia's leading bond and swap brokers. On paper he was successful, but he was living with stress, anxiety, insomnia and panic attacks. He discovered meditation early in his career, when that anxiety and chaos had reached a crisis point. He says that by stopping running from his inner voice and listening to it, through meditation, awakening and deep self-inquiry, he found clarity, peace and purpose. He later left finance to do the work he felt called to.

He is the founder of The Stillness Project, a global movement to inspire one billion people to sit in stillness daily. Its YouTube channel offers insights and guidance on meditation, spirituality and Vedic philosophy. Tom teaches meditation courses, including Vedic meditation, and leads retreats in places such as Byron Bay, Bali and Greece. The retreats combine meditation, gentle yoga, breathwork, time in nature, plant-based meals, and talks and workshops on purpose, self-awareness and mindful living. He also offers private and group coaching, including the Zen Academy for Transformational Leadership.

His transformational leadership coaching and corporate training have taken him to organisations including Amazon, Oracle, Harvard Business School, Qantas, UBS and Coca-Cola. He has spoken at events such as Adnews Summit, Afest, Wanderlust and Mind Heart Connect. He has published six books, including Faster Deeper Calm, and created a meditation app and the film The Portal.

Tom describes his purpose as guiding people to remember their potential and the quiet clarity already within them.