Shauna L. Shapiro

Shauna Shapiro is a professor, author, and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and compassion. Dr. Shapiro has published 150 journal articles and three critically acclaimed books translated into 16 languages.

Dr. Shapiro has been an invited speaker for the King of Thailand, the Danish Government, Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Summit, the Canadian Government, and the World Council for Psychotherapy, as well as for Fortune 100 Companies including Google, Cisco Systems, Proctor & Gamble, and LinkedIn. The New York Times, BBC, Forbes, NPR, and the Wall Street Journal have all featured her work, and over 3 million people have watched her TEDx talk The Power of Mindfulness.

Dr. Shapiro is a summa cum laude graduate of Duke University and a Fellow of the Mind and Life Institute, co-founded by the Dalai Lama. She lives in Mill Valley, California and can be found online at drshaunashapiro.com.

TED TALK www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeblJdB2-Vo