Shauna L. Shapiro, PhD, is a professor at Santa Clara University, a clinical psychologist, an internationally recognizedexpert in mindfulness, and a mother. With 20 years of meditation experience studying in Thailand and Nepal, as well as in the West, Shapiro brings an embodied sense of mindfulness to her scientific work. She has published over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles, and coauthored the critically acclaimed professional text, The Art and Science of Mindfulness, with a foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Shapiro is the recipient of the American Council of Learned Societies teaching award, acknowledging her outstanding contributions to graduate education and has been invited to lecture for the King of Thailand, the Danish Government, Andrew Weil's Integrative Medicine program, and the World Council for Psychotherapy, Beijing, China, Her work has been featured in Wired Magazine, USA Today, Oxygen, The Yoga Journal, and the American Psychologist. Shauna lives in Mill Valley, California, with her eight year old son, Jackson.
Chris White, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician, parent educator, and life coach. He is the creator and director of Essential Parenting, an organization that supports the psycho-emotional development of children and their parents. Chris lives with his two boys, Kai and Bodhi, and the love of his life, Kari, just north of San Francisco, California.