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student and practitioner of Japanese
    Tendai and other Buddhist meditation methods. He has co-authored several
    articles and chapters regarding meditation and CBT, and is currently devel-
    oping methods of integrating mindfulness and compassionate mind training
    into psychotherapy supervision.
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    Treadway Michael is a PhD student in the Clinical Science program at the
    Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Vanderbilt University. Mr. Treadways
    research focuses on the behavioral and neurobiological mechanisms of emo-
    tion regulation among healthy individuals and individuals with depression.
    He is especially interested in understanding how the utility of different emo-
    tion regulation strategies may vary according to context.
    Varra Alethea A. is a Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center
    (MIRECC) Postdoctoral Psychology Fellow in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
    (PTSD) at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle, WA, USA. Her
    primary clinical and research interests involve the application of acceptance
    and mindfulness-based therapies to the treatment of individuals with post-
    traumatic sequalea including PTSD and substance abuse disorders. She is the
    author of several chapters and research articles concerning the application
    and conceptualization of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
    Vijay Aditi is a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology doctoral program
    at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her research interests are in the area of
    interpersonal violence and the impact and prevention of sexual revictimiza-
    tion. Ms. Vijay’s clinical interests and in the applications of mindfulness based
    treatments for trauma survivors.
    Walsh Erin is a doctoral student in clinical psychology at the University
    of Kentucky. Her current research examines how particular ways of emo-
    tional responding (acceptance vs. avoidance) influence psychological and
    physiological states. Other interests include investigating the psychological
    and physiological mechanisms of change associated with mindfulness-based
    practices, as well as exploring the transdiagnostic utility of such practices.
    Warren Brown Kirk, PhD, completed graduate training in Psychology at
    McGill University and post-doctoral training at the University of Rochester.
    He is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Virginia Common-
    wealth University. His research centers on the role of attention to and aware-
    ness of internal states and behavior in self-regulation and well-being. He has
    a particular interest in the nature of mindfulness, and the role of mindful-
    ness and mindfulness-based interventions in affect regulation, behavior regu-
    lation, and mental health in healthy and clinical populations. He has authored
    numerous journal articles and chapters on these topics. His research is
    funded, in part, by the National Institutes of Health.
    Woods Susan , M.S.W., L.I.C.S.W. is a psychotherapist who has practiced
    meditation and yoga for 25 years. Ms. Woods has been a long time teacher of
    Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and more recently Mindfulness-
    Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). She is certified as an MBSR teacher by
    the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, Univer-
    sity of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA and has
    taught there. Ms. Woods trains health care professionals in mindfulness-based
    interventions and teaches a MBCT professional training program with Zin-
    del Segal, PhD. Ms. Woods co-designed and leads an Advanced Teaching and
    Study professional training program for experienced MBCT teachers.
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    Zylowska Lidia, M.D, adult psychiatrist, is a Co-founder of and the
    Assistant Clinical Professor at Mindful Awareness Research Center in the
    Semel Institute at UCLA. Her research investigates the use of the Mind-
    ful Awareness Practices (MAPs) for ADHD adults and teens. In her work,
    Dr. Zylowska promotes integration of