Mark Coleman has practiced Buddhist meditation since 1984. He is on the Spirit Rock Teachers Council, and has been teaching Insight Meditation retreats since 1997. He also leads wilderness meditation retreats from Alaska to Peru, integrating mindfulness meditation with nature.

Mark is a psychotherapist, life-coach, and mindfulness consultant to corporations. He is an avid outdoor enthusiast and passionate about combining the forces of meditation, silence, and nature.

Mark's books include A Field Guide to Nature Meditation: 52 Mindfulness Practices for Joy, Wisdom and Wonder, Awake in the Wild: Mindfulness in Nature as a Path of Self-Discovery, Make Peace with your Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You from Your Inner Critic, From Suffering to Peace: The True Promise of Mindfulness .

For more information, visit www.markcoleman.org