Sarah Loring

Sarah T. Loring is a psychotherapist and mindfulness retreat leader who has been teaching meditation for more than thirty years. She is the author of <i>Eating with Fierce Kindness: A Mindful and Compassionate Guide to Losing Weight</i>.

Elizabeth Brownrigg

Elizabeth Brownrigg is the author of the novels <i>Falling to Earth</i> and <i>The Woman Who Loved War</i>.

Stuart Lord

Stuart C. Lord is an expert in service learning, multicultural and spiritual education, and leadership and ethics. He has a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary, a distinguished alumni award from Texas Christian University, and has been involved in humanitarian work in America and abroad.

Michael Baime

Dr. Michael Baime is clinical associate professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and is based at the Abramson Cancer Center in Philadelphia. He founded the Penn Program for Mindfulness in 1992 and is involved in a wide variety of projects exploring the effects of mindfulness and similar practices.

Gina Biegel

Gina Biegel is the author of <i>The Stess Reduction Workbook for Teens</i> and the CD, <i>Mindfulness for Teens</i>. She is the founder of Stressed Teens, which introduces youths, families, educators, and professionals to the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Teens program.

Chonyi Taylor

Chönyi Taylor was ordained as a Buddhist nun by the Dalai Lama in 1996. She is a retired psychotherapist and an honorary lecturer in psychological medicine at Sydney University.

Adeline van Waning

Adeline van Waning is a psychiatrist and Buddhist practitioner living in the Netherlands, where she leads shamatha classes for mental health professionals. She recently completed a master’s degree in Buddhist Studies, writing her thesis on the Shamatha Project, and is currently working on a book on “settling the mind in its natural state.”

The Sakya Trizin

The Sakya Trizin is the traditional leader of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism.