Meet Our Speakers
Paul Gilbert, PhD, OBE ni Profesa wa Saikolojia ya Kliniki katika Chuo Kikuu cha Derby. Alikuwa Mshauri wa Saikolojia ya Kliniki katika NHS kwa zaidi ya miaka 40. Yeye ndiye mwanzilishi wa Tiba inayozingatia Compassion na Mwanachama wa Jumuiya ya Saikolojia ya Uingereza. Ameandika/kuhariri vitabu 23 na zaidi ya karatasi 300 na sura za vitabu. Mnamo 2006 alianzisha Wakfu wa Akili ya Huruma kama shirika la kimataifa la hisani lenye dhamira: Kukuza ustawi kupitia uelewa wa kisayansi na utumiaji wa huruma (www.compassionatemind.co.ukAlitunukiwa OBE na Malkia mnamo Machi 2011 kwa huduma kwa afya ya akili. Alianzisha na ndiye Mkurugenzi wa Kituo cha Utafiti na Mafunzo ya Huruma katika Chuo Kikuu cha Derby Uingereza.
Tara Brach, Ph.D. is a spiritual teacher, psychologist and author of several books including international bestselling Kukubalika kwa Kikabila, Huruma Kali na Trusting the Gold. Her teaching blends Western psychology and Eastern spiritual practices, mindful attention to our inner life, and a dedication to creating a more just, equitable and loving world. Tara is the founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington and, together with Jack Kornfield, has co-founded Banyan and the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Program, which serves participants from 74 countries around the world.
Chair - Rick Hanson, PhD ni mwanasaikolojia, Mwanachama Mkuu katika Kituo Kikuu cha Sayansi Nzuri cha UC Berkeley, na mwandishi anayeuza sana New York Times. Vitabu vyake saba vimechapishwa katika lugha 33, na ni pamoja na Making Great Relationships, Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Just One Thing, Buddha's Brain, na Mother Nurture - vikiwa na nakala zaidi ya milioni moja kwa Kiingereza pekee. Yeye ndiye mwanzilishi wa Muungano wa Global Compassion na Taasisi ya Wellspring ya Sayansi ya Ubongo na Wisdom ya Kutafakari, pamoja na mwenyeji mwenza wa Podikasti ya Being Well - ambayo imepakuliwa zaidi ya mara milioni 25. Amefundisha katika NASA, Google, Oxford, na Harvard.
Ufahamu na Vitendo: Mfululizo wa Sayansi ya Huruma
This event is part of our 2026 series exploring the hindrances to compassion, specifically the mental habits that limit our care for those we perceive as "other" or difficult. The series is curated and organized by Myriam Mongrain, PhD, Chair of the Global Compassion Coalition Science Committee.
