Mindfulness
Our Founding Supporters
People Working on Compassion in Mindfulness from our Founding Supporters

Ace Simpson
Professor
Brunel University London

Adam Avin
Founder/Mental Health Education Advocate, Speaker, Author
Wuf Shanti Children's Wellness Foundation

Agnes Wong
Staff Ophthalmologist, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences
The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto

Agnieszka Kaseja
Coach supervisor
EMCC GLOBAL

Ahria Wolf
Marriage & Family Therapist
MM

Aishah Shahidah Simmons
Mindfulness Meditation Teacher & Cultural Worker
Love WITH accountability

Alberto Rizzo
President
Fundaci¬ón Vivir Agradecidos

Alejandro Evlampiev
CCT Instructor
Compassion Institute

Alessandra Plesi
MBSR Certified Teacher, Qualified Mindful Eating Instructor, Professional Mindfulness Counselor

Alex Howard
Founder
Alex Howard Group Ltd

Ali Smith
Co-Founder/Executive Director
Holistic Life Foundation, Inc.

Amara Jones
National Coordinator
Compassion Connectors - Sierra Leone

Amy Manning
Principal
Clark County School District

Ana Isabel Martínez Arranz
Certified CCT Instructor

Anahita Moghaddam
Coach / International Speaker / Founder of Neural Beings
Neural Beings / Nalanda Institute of Contemplative Science NY, OHHDL

Anam Thubten
Founder and Spiritual Advisor
Dharmata Foundation

Andrea Livingston
Associate Director of Engagement & Partnerships
Institute of Noetic Sciences

Andrew Olendzki
Professor, Director of Mindfulness Studies
Lesley Univeristy, Cambridge, MA

Angela Lori
Teacher and researcher
University of Seville

Anna Kolasinska
Psychologist & Mindfulness Teacher

Anouk Lorie
Journalist, Author, Meditation Teacher, Public Speaker
RAW Podcast, WithAnouk.com

Anthony Jack
Professor in Ethics, Director of Research, Principal Investigator
Case Western Reserve University

Art Linton
Communications Specialist
Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics at Emory University

Atman Smith
Youth Mindfulness leader
Holistic Life Foundation

Barbara Becker
Author, Human Rights Advocate, Interfaith Minister

Barbara Doeleman-van Veldhoven
Founder & Director
BFC Compassionate Care & Mindful Medicine

Barbara Piper
Owner
Be Rooted

Barry Kerzin
Founder & President
Altruism in Medicine Institute

Becca Lawton
Operations Manager
The Kindness Institute

Ben Moore
Publisher
Lion's Roar Foundation

Beth Rosenthal
Facilitator, Coach, Author, & Speaker

Bobbi Bussan
Executive Director
Boundless Compassion

Bonnie O’Brien Jonsson
Author
Self--UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine

Brandel France de Bravo
Author

Bruno Cignacco
Professor, researcher, author, consultant
Bruno Roque Cignacco

Catalina Gómez
CCT Instructor
Compassion Institute

Catherine Andreu
Certified CCT Instructor

Cathy Heller
Spiritual Coach & Podcaster
The Cathy Heller Podcast

Cathy Towle
Chair Emeritus
NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values, and Global Concerns

Chade-Meng Tan
Writer

Charles Wolfe
CEO
Charles J. Wolfe Associates, LLC

Chris M. Lyon
Intuitive Personal and Leadership Coach & Relationship Author and Facilitator

Christian Carow
Co-Founder
Mindfulness Project Thailand

Christopher Germer
Co-founder, Center for MSC
Center for Mindful Self-Compassion

Claudia Welss
IONS Board Chairman and Interim CEO
Institute of Noetic Sciences

Cliff Lansley
Research Director EI
Emotions Intelligence Academy

Colette Descent
Wellness and Compassion Workshop Facilitator
Bowmanville Older Adult Association

Colin Beavan
Coach/author/activist/Zen teacher

Cristina De Armas Pedraza
CEO
InspirandoT

Cristina Jardon
Expert in Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness and Compassion

Cynthia Brix
Co-Founder
Gender Equity and Reconciliation International (GERI)

Daniel Hires
Director Partnerships and Communication
Inner Development Goals

Darlene Markovich
Co-founder and Director
Step Forward Initiative

David Macek
Development & Business Strategy
Inward Bound Mindfulness

David Vago
President
International Society for Contemplative Research

Deborah Rozman
President and Co-CEO
HeartMath Inc.

Debra Chamberlin Taylor
Meditation teacher and therapist
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Diana Winston
Author, Speaker, & Director of Mindfulness Education
UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center

Diane Renz
Neuroscience practical applications facilitator
Center for Healthy Habits

Dianne Horgan
Co-Founder and Program Director
Mindfulness and Health Institute

Dionne Beltrao
CCT Instructor
Compassion Institute

Dolly Anadkat
Learning Specialist
Tulane University School of Medicine

Donna Kerridge
Rongoā Māori Practitioner, Trainer and Advisor & Founder and Director
Ora New Zealand

Elisabeth Drance
Geriatric Psychiatrist & Mindfulness Meditation Teacher
Liz Drance Coaching Inc

Elisha Goldstein
Author, Psychologist, Educator
The Center for Mindful Living

Elsa Nassar
Certified CCT Instructor

Emma Eglinton
Account manager
Blackpepper

Enrique Nicolaas
Certified CCT Instructor

Erik van den Brink
Co-founder
MBCL (Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living)

Euron Nicholson
Founder/Principal Practice Consultant
WellTyme

Fiona Brandon
Psychotherapist, Contemplative Educator and Writer
Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science

Foteini Lekka
MBCT Teacher, Trainer and Supervisor, CBT Trainer and Supervisor
Association of Cognitive Behavioural Studies

Frances Scully
Founder BeCompassionateNl.inc
BeCompassionateNl.inc

Françoise Gallet
Founder, coach & facilitator,
thrivelife

Frits Koster
Mindfulness and Compassion Teacher & Author

Godfree McIntyre
Chaplain, Pastor, Life Coach & Trainer
Claremont School of Theology

Helen Richfield
Massage Therapist
Self employed

James Gimian
ED
Foundation for a Mindful Society

James Jesso
Author and Podcast Host
Adventures Through The Mind

Jamie Bristow
Policy & Advocacy Lead
The Inner Development Goals

Jamie Lynn Tatera
Founder, Teacher, and Teacher Trainer
Self-Compassion for Children and Caregivers

Jana Willms
Psychologist, MBSR Teacher, Teacher Trainer MBCL (Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living), Supervisor & Author

Jason Wachob
Founder and Co-CEO
mindbodygreen.com

Jean Johnson
Psychedelic coach & guide, yoga instructor
Psychedelic Nest, Tam Integration, Sukha Yoga

Jeff Genung
Managing Director
ProSocial World

Jeff Jacobs
Senior Director, Organizational Effectiveness
Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, Inner MBA, Compassion 2.0, Institute for Organizational Science Mindfulness

Jelena Popovic
Mindfulness Director
The Peace Alliance

Jennifer Seniuk
Owner, Art Therapist
Belly Eye Art Therapy Inc.

Jessica Mendoza
Certified CCT Instructor

Jimi Slattery
Executive Director
The Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion

Joan Borysenko
Founder
Mind-Body Health Sciences, LLC

Jochen Weber
Managing Director
Buddha-Stiftung / Buddha Foundation

Joe Loizzo
Founder and Academic Director
Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science

Joelle Morgan
Communications and Marketing
The Mindfulness Network

John Makransky
Meditation Teacher and Buddhist Studies Scholar
Centre for Buddhist Studies, Rangjung Yeshe Institute, Boston College

John Prendergast
Marriage and Family Therapist

Joi Andreoli
Author, Marriage and Family Therapist

Jon Krop
Founder and co-organizer
Sit-Heads Meditation Club

Jordan Quaglia
Core Associate Professor, Research Director of CACE
Naropa University

Joshua Fields Millburn
Founder
The Minimalists
