Об авторах

Рик Хансон, доктор наук – нейрофизиолог и преподаватель медитации. С отличием окончил Калифорнийский университет в Лос‑Анджелесе. Один из основателей Веллспрингского института неврологии и созерцательной мудрости. Издает бюллетень Wise Brain Bulletin («Мудрый мозг»). Женат, имеет двоих детей.

Ричард Мендиус, доктор медицины, невролог, один из основателей Веллспрингского института неврологии и созерцательной мудрости. Преподает медицину в Калифорнийском университете в Лос‑Анджелесе и Стэнфордском университете в Пало‑Альто, Калифорния. Дает еженедельные уроки медитации в тюрьме Сэн‑Квентин этого штата. Женат, отец троих детей.

Автор Вводных замечаний – Дэниел Зигель, доктор медицины, исполнительный директор института Mindsight Institute («Мысленный взор») и профессор‑консультант психиатрии в Школе медицины Калифорнийского университета в Лос‑Анджелесе, автор книг «Развивающееся сознание», «Внимательный мозг» и других, а также издатель‑основатель Нортоновской серии по вопросам межличностной нейробиологии.

Автор Предисловия – Джек Корнфилд, доктор наук, один из основателей Общества мудрой медитации в Барре, Массачусетс, и преподаватель‑основатель Центра медитации Спирит Рок в Вудакре, Калифорния, автор многих книг, включая книги «Тропа сердца» и «Мудрое сердце» .

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