The dissertation “Development of emotional intelligence through the practice of mindful awareness� aims to reveal not only the connections between emotional intelligence and mindful awareness and the relationships of dependence, but also to reveal the theoretical assumptions of the development of emotional intelligence in the modern world, as well as the possibilities of mindful awareness as a transformative method of developing contemplative emotional intelligence, to identify emotional intelligence and careful awareness of the factors influencing success in professional activities and satisfaction with activities, to explore the possibilities of developing emotional intelligence by absorbing life experience through self-learning. Based on theoretical and empirical research, the main mechanisms of the effect of mindful awareness on emotional intelligence have been identified, the main applied activities for the development of emotional intelligence and the developed competences have been described. On the basis of knowledge based on dissertation research, it will be possible to model the possibilities of developing emotional intelligence in formal and informal educational environments.