Today we’d like to introduce you to Blake Guss.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
My journey really started during a difficult period in my early twenties. I was struggling with severe anxiety and reached a point where I knew I needed to find a different way to live. That search eventually led me to meditation and, more specifically, the practice of self-reflection and letting go.
What began as something I needed for myself gradually changed the direction of my life. Through meditation, I started to understand how much of our stress and suffering can come from the thoughts, expectations, fears, and stories we carry with us. Learning to reflect inwardly and let go gave me a sense of peace and freedom that I hadn’t experienced before.
As I changed, I naturally wanted to share what had helped me with other people. I began teaching and guiding meditation, and over the years that grew into working with individuals, communities, healthcare organizations, schools, and companies.
Today, I’m a partner with several nonprofit organizations, including OMEMeditation.org, Teaneck Meditation, and Lyndhurst Meditation, and I’m the founder of Genuine HD, which brings meditation, mindset, and human development into workplaces and organizations.
Even though the work has grown, the reason I do it has stayed pretty simple: I want to help people let go of what holds them back, reconnect with who they truly are, and live with more peace, authenticity, and connection.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
It definitely hasn’t always been a smooth road. One of the biggest turning points came during COVID. At the time, our meditation centers were shut down, we had never really brought meditation online, and there was a lot of uncertainty about how we were going to continue.
I’ve always believed that something good can come from even the most difficult circumstances, and that period became a great example of that. Being forced to rethink how we reached people ultimately helped spark OMEMeditation.org. What started during a really uncertain and scary time grew into something that brought hundreds of thousands of people together online and gave us opportunities to work with major organizations, universities, governments, and others around the world.
On a more personal level, my purpose has always felt very clear to me, but living that purpose has required a tremendous amount of time, patience, and dedication. One of the harder lessons has been realizing that no matter how much you want to help someone, you can’t always help someone who isn’t ready to help themselves.
Over time, I’ve learned to focus on doing the best I can, creating opportunities for people to grow, and trusting that people will take those opportunities when they’re ready.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
At the heart of my work is helping people better understand themselves, let go of what is holding them back, and reconnect with who they genuinely are.
I specialize in meditation, mindset, and personal development, but I try to make those things practical, relatable, and accessible to anyone. My work isn’t just about sitting quietly and relaxing. It’s about self-reflection—understanding the thoughts, habits, expectations, and perspectives we carry—and learning how to let go of what no longer serves us so we can live and connect with others more genuinely.
Through my nonprofit work with OMEMeditation.org, Teaneck Meditation, and Lyndhurst Meditation, I’ve been able to bring these practices to people from many different backgrounds. I’m also the founder of Genuine HD, where we bring meditation and mindset workshops into companies and organizations to help people develop from within and create healthier, more connected relationships and teams.
What I’m most proud of is the range of people I’ve been able to reach. I’ve had the opportunity to work with major companies, healthcare organizations, universities, community groups, and people from around the world, but some of the most meaningful moments are simply hearing from one person that something they learned helped them see themselves or their life differently.
I think what sets my work apart is that I’m not teaching something I only learned academically. Meditation fundamentally changed my own life, and I’ve dedicated many years to practicing, teaching, and continuing to learn from it. I also believe deeply that lasting change begins within the individual. When people become more genuine, peaceful, and connected within themselves, it naturally changes how they show up in their relationships, workplaces, communities, and the world around them.
Can you share something surprising about yourself?
Something that might surprise people is that I don’t think of myself as someone who was just naturally calm or peaceful. People meet me through meditation and sometimes assume I’ve always been that way, but that’s really not the case.
I actually came to meditation because I needed it. I’ve experienced what it feels like to have a mind that is overwhelmed and anxious, and the peace I have today is something I’ve developed through years of practice and working on myself.
I think that’s also part of why I connect so deeply with this work. I’m not teaching meditation from a place of “I have everything figured out.” I’m sharing something that genuinely changed my life and that I continue to practice in my own life every day.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://omemeditation.org
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blakeguss
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@blakeguss
