Jack Kornfield, PhD is a world-renowned psychologist, author and activist who trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India and Burma. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California.
Dr. Kornfield’s books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. They include A Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology, A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life and his most recent book, No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are. His website is JackKornfield.com.

Trudy Goodman, PhD has devoted much of her life to practicing Buddhist meditation with great Asian and Western teachers in the Zen and Theravada traditions. Trudy is the founder of InsightLA, the first center in the world to combine training in both Buddhist Insight (Vipassana) Meditation and non-sectarian mindfulness and compassion practices. Trudy has trained a new generation of teachers who make mindfulness and meditation classes available for professional caregivers, social justice and environmental activists, first responders, teachers and unsung individuals working on the front lines of suffering.
Trudy is a contributing author of the Clinical Handbook of Mindfulness, Compassion and Wisdom in Psychotherapy and Mindfulness and Psychotherapy. She is the voice of Trudy the Love Barbarian on the Netflix series The Midnight Gospel. Her website is TrudyGoodman.com.