"Shinzen Young is an American mindfulness teacher and neuroscience research consultant. Hissystematic approach to categorizing, adapting and teaching meditation known as UnifiedMindfulness has resulted in collaborations with Harvard Medical School, Carnegie-Mellon University,the University of Vermont and the University of Arizona in the bourgeoning field of contemplativeneuroscience. In 2019, Shinzen became the Co-Director of the Sonication Enhanced MindfulAwareness (SEMA) Lab at the University of Arizona Center for Consciousness Studies. The SEMALab endeavors to biophysically operationalize the measurement of mindful awareness. Shelly Young is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Licensed Alcohol and DrugCounselor. Shelly has been a mindfulness instructor for over 30 years and has led workshops andtrainings throughout the U.S. and Canada since 1985. She maintains a mindfulness-basedpsychotherapy practice in Tucson, Arizona and Albuquerque, New Mexico and regularly works with individuals and groups using the UMED process. Shelly is presently working with researchers at theSEMA lab in Tucson Arizona as well as the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). At MUSCthey are researching the effects of the combination of the UMED protocol for addictions with theirmeditation-enhancing device, ""Zendo."" Shelly is the author of the children's book Benny the BunnyFinds the Happy Place: A Mindfulness Journey for Children and Adults. More about Shelly's work canbe found on her website, PresentSolutions4u.com. Elizabeth Reninger is a freelance writer and yoga/meditation instructor based in Boulder, Colorado.She is the author of Meditation Now: A Beginner's Guide (Althea Press), Taoism for Beginners(Rockridge Press), A Year of Taoism (Rockridge Press), and the poetry collection And Now the StoryLives Inside You (WovenWord Press). She has written many essays on contemplative topics. Thesecan be found on her website, www.elizabeth-reninger.com."