NOWADAYS, THE BIG guy who’s just appeared on my computer screen, who’s talking to me in his mellifluous voice, is a symbol of composure. But he wasn’t always thus. Like the time he flipped his lid in a New York diner.
“I always get embarrassed when I talk about my pre-mindfulness days,” says Kessonga Giscombe, a mindfulness and meditation teacher with Headspace App. But since he’s previously called it a turning point in his life, I insist he retell the diner story. Don’t worry, I add - we’ll make it clear you’ve evolved.
Okay, he chuckles. Well, then, quite some time ago, when Kessonga was in his twenties, he and his wife went into this diner so he could get a milkshake. “I’m a fan of ice cream,” he says. The guy behind the counter made the
