Archives: Authors

Kristin Neff

Kristin Neff is associate professor of educational psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a pioneer researcher in the field of self-compassion and teaches workshops worldwide. She is the author of Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind.

Matteo Pistono

Matteo Pistono is the author of Meditation: Coming to Know Your Mind and In the Shadow of the Buddha. More of his work can be found at <a href="http://www.matteopistono.com">www.matteopistono.com</a>.

Tony Stultz

The Rev. Dr. Anthony Stultz is the founder and director of the Blue Mountain Lotus Society (<a href="http://bmls.org/">bmls.org</a>), an Engaged Buddhist community and a recognized Minister in the <a href="http://zenpeacemakers.org">Zen Peacemaker Order</a>.

Toni Bernhard

Toni Bernhard is the author of the award-winning <a href="https://wisdomexperience.org/product/how-be-sick-second-edition/">How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers</a> and <a href="https://wisdomexperience.org/product/how-wake/">How to Wake Up: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide to Navigating Joy and Sorrow</a>. Her newest book is called <a href="https://wisdomexperience.org/product/how-live-well-chronic-pain-and-illness/">How to Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness: A Mindful Guide</a>. Before becoming ill, she was a law professor at the University of California—Davis. Her blog, “Turning Straw Into Gold” is hosted by Psychology Today online. Visit her website at www.tonibernhard.com.

Cheri Maples

Cheri Maples was a dharma teacher, keynote speaker, organizational consultant and trainer, and the cofounder of the <a href="http://www.mindfulnessandjustice.org/">Center for Mindfulness and Justice</a>. In 2008 she was ordained a dharma teacher by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, her long-time spiritual teacher. For 25 years Cheri worked in the criminal justice system, as an Assistant Attorney General in the Wisconsin Department of Justice, head of Probation and Parole for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, and as a police officer with the City of Madison Police Department, earning the rank of Captain of Personnel and Training. Cheri passed away in late July, 2017.

Arnie Kozak

Arnie Kozak is the founder of Exquisite Mind, a consultation service for individuals (in the form of mindfulness-based psychotherapy), as well as for the community, healthcare and other professionals, and corporations. Exquisite Mind teaches mindfulness, the art and skill of living in the present, as a vehicle for managing stress and enhancing quality of life. He was also a Clinical Fellow in Psychology at the Harvard Medical School, where he completed his doctoral training. He lives in Burlington, Vermont.

Sallie Jiko Tisdale

Sallie Jiko Tisdale is a lay dharma teacher at Dharma Rain Zen Center in Portland, Oregon. She is the author of several books, including the recent Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them).

Jane McGonigal

Jane McGonigal, PhD is the author of the New York Times bestseller Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World. Her new book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/SuperBetter-Revolutionary-Approach-Stronger-Resilient--Powered/dp/1594206368/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1439086362&sr=8-1&keywords=superbetter">SuperBetter</a> is the definitive guide to a decade’s worth of psychology, neuroscience and medical research on how games can help us get stronger, happier, healthier, and more resilient. You can find Jane on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/avantgame">@avantgame</a>.

Tracy Franz

Tracy Franz is the author of My Year of Dirt and Water: Journal of a Zen Monk’s Wife in Japan.

Meredith Monk

Meredith Monk is a composer, singer, filmmaker and director/choreographer who lives in New York City. A pioneer in what is now called “extended vocal technique” and “interdisciplinary performance,” she has created more than 200 works.