Hi, I’m Brandon.
Despair, loneliness, and polarization are stretching the heart in unimaginable ways. The human heart can scarcely bear what it’s being asked to hold each day.
I’m a spiritual guide, meditation teacher, writer, and podcaster. I’ve worked with some of the most famous celebrities on the planet, and I’ve sat in jail with the incarcerated. My work to ease suffering has brought me to professional ballet companies and NASCAR racetracks. I’ve taught at Yale with the intellectually adept and learned extraordinary lessons from people who are intellectually challenged. I’ve been invited to speak before executives at Disney, coaches in the NFL, and some of the world’s most powerful Fortune 50 executives. What I want you to know most is that I care. I’m curious. My love language is feeding people with food and love. I’m known to my friends as equal parts monk, Italian grandmother, and golden retriever. I believe we can change our relationship with change, and I’ve come to know that healing is always possible.
Professional Bio
For over 20 years, Dr. Brandon Nappi has helped others find their heart’s truest longing and their soul’s deepest purpose. As a spiritual guide and meditation teacher, he has guided Fortune 100 leaders, NFL and NBA coaches, elite athletes, actors, musicians, judges, and individuals from all walks of life. His expertise has been featured on NPR, CBS, ABC, and NBC. Brandon founded Copper Beech Institute, a global mindfulness community that welcomed over 60,000 people from more than 60 countries. He designs and leads conferences, workshops, and courses nationwide which explore our capacity to thrive amid heart-stretching challenges.
At Yale Divinity School, Brandon serves as a lecturer and Executive Director of the Office of Transforming Leaders at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, where he helps leaders discover their unique callings to create meaningful change. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Brandon earned his Master of Divinity from Yale University. His doctoral research explored interreligious dialogue, Christian mysticism, and Zen meditation as unique contributions to the history of spirituality. He received extensive mindfulness training from the University of Massachusetts Medical School's Center for Mindfulness and Zen Mountain Monastery.
At the renowned wellness and recovery center, Privé-Swiss, he works with artists, entrepreneurs, and prominent public figures as they navigate the challenges of personal growth and professional success. He helps clients explore the roots of burnout, healing, and resilience by cultivating a vibrant spiritual life that fosters joy, purpose, and compassion.