Melissa Blacker, MA, was associate director of the Stress Reduction Clinic at the Center for Mindfulness. She is a guiding teacher in the Boundless Way Zen sangha, and is co-editor of The Book of Mu.
Florence Meleo-Meyer, MS, MA, is director of Oasis Professional Education Programs and the Mindfulness in Education Project at the Center for Mindfulness. She is the developer of two mindfulness-based programs, Cool Minds™, for adolescents, and The Aware Teacher™, for educators. umassmed.edu/cfm