Connector

Dumeetha Luthra

Dumeetha Luthra is the founder of Take-Pause. She is a former BBC war reporter turned entrepreneur who’s company has designed a system to reduce anxiety in teenagers using virtual reality and mindfulness. In a randomized control trial, in the pediatric ER at Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, Take-Pause reduced anxiety by 45%.

Describe the Impact of a Project you’re focused on.

Take-Pause. We're reducing teen anxiety. We're working in hospitals first for validation, then expanding to schools.

What results do you hope for when the impact is amplified?

The goal is to have every teen learn how to meditate.

What do you have to offer as a connector? What can you give as expertise to others?

Media connects. Story telling.