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We have gathered the foremost leaders in mindfulness and education, including neuroscience researchers, mindfulness experts, and the teachers, principals, and administrators who are making it happen in schools.

Patricia Jennings, PhD


Professor of Education, Curry School of Education, UVA

Kevelin Jones


Principal, Doyle Ryder Elementary in Flint, Michigan

Amishi Jha, PhD


Director, Contemplative Neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative

Kristin Neff, PhD


Pioneering Self-Compassion Researcher, Author, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself

Crystal McCreary


Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher for Youth

Rick Hanson, PhD


Leading Neuroscience Researcher, Sr. Fellow, Greater Good Science Center

Barnaby Spring


Director of Mindfulness in Education, New York City Department of Education

Caverly Morgan


Founder and Guiding Teacher, Peace in Schools

Dan Siegel, MD


Director, Mindsight Institute, NYT Best-selling Author

Meena Srinivasan


Executive Director, Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL)

Richard Davidson, PhD


Founder, Center for Healthy Minds

Lisa Flook, PhD, MA


Researcher, Children's Stress and Mindfulness Interventions

Bidyut Bose, PhD


Founder and Executive Director, Niroga Institute

Ali Smith


Co-founder of Holistic Life Foundation

Eve Ekman, PhD, MSW


Director of Training, Greater Good Science Center

David Treleaven, PhD


Author, Leader, Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Community

Susan Kaiser Greenland


Author, "The Mindful Child" and "Mindful Games"

Argos S. González


Teacher, Educational Consultant, Mindfulness and Yoga Instructor

Kathy Flynn-Somerville, EdD


Teacher on Special Assignment, SEL and Mindfulness in Pittsburgh Public Schools

Linda Lantieri, MA


Author, Co-founder, Transformative Educational Leadership

Kim Schonert-Reichl, PhD


Developmental Psychologist, Expert, SEL research for children and adolescents

Cornell Carelock


Certified Mindfulness Instructor, Mindful Schools

Jill Merolla


Educator and District Administrator

Patrick Tolan, PhD


Lead Researcher, Compassionate Schools Project

Megan Sweet


Director of Training, Mindful Schools

Kory O'Rourke


Head of Programs, Mindful Schools

Vicki Zakrzewski, PhD


Education Director, Greater Good Science Center

Alan Brown


Lead Teacher, Mindful Schools

Oscar Medina


Meditation Educator, Purpose Guide, Somatic Counselor

Chris Willard, PsyD


Psychologist, Author, Consultant

Jessica Morey


Executive Director, Inward Bound Mindfulness Education

Chris McKenna


Education Program Officer, Mindful.org

Dzung Vo, MD


Pediatrician, Author, "The Mindful Teen"

Sam Himelstein, PhD


Psychologist, Author, President, Center for Adolescent Studies

Rona Wilensky, PhD


Director of Mindfulness Programs, PassageWorks

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The Mindful Education Summit is an online resource created to support educators and those working with kids and adolescents to learn mindfulness and compassion practices for youth, the research behind these tools, and how to successfully implement it into schools. It features 30+ leading experts, and attracted over 52,000 teachers, administrators, parents, and mental health professionals for the 2019 annual event.

Our mission is to create a community of educators, schools, and organizations dedicated to introducing mindfulness into classrooms to contribute to adult and youth well-being and a compassionate culture in schools overall.