Like yoga and meditation before it, mindfulness seems to be having its moment in the spotlight. It has become a buzzword in everything from medicine, the military, and education, to sports, prisons, and therapy. This hype has reached the point where it is easy to lose sight of what it can actually offer. Mark Coleman, who has been teaching mindfulness practices in a wide array of settings for over twenty years, draws on both his knowledge and life experience to clarify what mindfulness truly means.

Mark Coleman is the author of From Suffering to Peace, Make Peace with Your Mind, and Awake in the Wild. He is the founder of the Mindfulness Institute and has an MA in clinical psychology. Mark has guided students on five continents as a corporate consultant, counselor, meditation teacher, and wilderness guide. He lives in Northern California. Visit him online at MarkColeman.org.