Will Kabat-Zinn, MA, has been practicing meditation for more than two decades and has spent extended time in silent retreat both in the US and in Burma. He is passionate about helping people put into practice and experience for themselves the liberating power of mindfulness. Will has taught mindfulness and other meditative practices to diverse populations—including incarcerated youth, educators, scientists, law enforcement officers, parents, and business and technology leaders—and spent a year as an executive in residence at the University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business.  He conducts regular retreats and practice intensives around the country and in Europe and leads a local meditation community in Berkeley where he lives with his wife and two children.