I meditated with a Japanese Zen monk who leads workshops at Fortune 500 companies. Here's what I learned.

I meditated with a Zen monk in Venice Beach. It chanced my ideas about mindfulness.

Kelsey Vlamis

• I attended a meditation class with Toryo Ito, a Japanese Zen monk who works with top companies.
• Turns out I had meditation all wrong, and that it can be a lot simpler than you'd think.
• More companies are embracing mindfulness to boost their employees' well-being and performance.

It was a scene you'd expect at a Wednesday afternoon wellness class in Los Angeles.