Andrew Jordan Nance

Andrew Jordan Nance is the author of Puppy Mind, Mindful Arts in the Classroom, and The Lion in Me published by Parallax Press, as well as The Barefoot King (Shambhala Press, 2020) and distributed by Penguin Random House is now available for purchase at your local bookstore and online. A Theater Educator since 1991, he is the founder, Program Manager, and Lead Facilitator for Mindful Arts San Francisco (MASF). Additionally, he offers mindful arts trainings and assemblies at conferences, libraries, schools, and school districts around the globe. His mindfulness training comes from Mindful Schools, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Omega and Esalen. For almost two decades he was the Conservatory Director of The New Conservatory Theatre Center, providing educational theater experiences for thousands of Bay Area youth.