SHARON SALZBERG is a central figure in the field of meditation and a world-renowned teacher. She has played a crucial role in bringing lovingkindness and mindfulness practices into mainstream Western culture since 1974, when she first began teaching.

She is the author of several books including the New York Times bestseller, Real Happiness, Lovingkindness, and Real Change. She is the host of her own podcast: The Metta Hour, featuring interviews with top thinkers of the mindfulness movement.

Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is founding Executive Director of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is also the founding director of its renowned Stress Reduction Clinic and Professor of Medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

He teaches mindfulness and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in various venues around the world. He received his Ph.D. in molecular biology from MIT in 1971 in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate, Salvador Luria.

He is the author of numerous bestselling books about mindfulness and meditation. Overall, his books have been translated into over 30 languages.