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Cortland Dahl and Susan Kaiser Greenland offer meditation and mindfulness practices and wisdom. Cortland Dahl, scientist and meditation teacher, will share wisdom from his new book A Meditator’s Guide to Buddhism, offering accessible teachings for finding true happiness. Susan Kaiser Greenland, mindfulness educator and bestselling author, introduces Real-World Enlightenment, providing practical tools for easing anxiety and stress in everyday life.

See below for praise of these two books from Jon Kabat-Zinn, Mingyur Rinpoche, Matthieu Ricard, Dan Harris, Sharon Salzberg, Arianna Huffington, Daniel Goleman, and more.

Cortland Dahl, a scientist, translator, and meditation teacher, has dedicated his life to meditation and the science of flourishing. Fluent in Tibetan, he holds a master’s degree in Buddhist studies and a Ph.D. in Mind, Brain, and Contemplative Science. Cort is the creator of the Healthy Minds Program, a free mobile app featured by the New York Times, Vogue, Sports Illustrated, and more. He authored A Meditator’s Guide to Buddhism and co-authored Born to Flourish: How to Thrive in a Challenging World. Cort currently serves as Executive Director of Tergar International and is a senior instructor for the Tergar community. He is also a scientist at the Center for Healthy Minds and Chief Contemplative Officer for Healthy Minds Innovations. https://hminnovations.org/people/cortland-dahl

Susan Kaiser Greenland is a renowned leader in child mindfulness. She introduced activity-based mindfulness through her books The Mindful Child and Mindful Games, ensuring their suitability for various developmental stages. Alongside her husband, Seth Greenland, she established The Inner Kids Foundation, promoting secular mindfulness in Los Angeles schools from 2001 to 2009. Recognized as a “Champion for our Children” by First 5 LA in 2006, Susan played pivotal roles in UCLA research on mindfulness's educational and dietary impacts. Her contributions to studies on child mindfulness and mindful eating have been published in the Journal of Applied School Psychology. https://susankaisergreenland.com/

“An extremely clear, user-friendly, and compelling guide to meditation practice as seen through the sweeping perspective of a Vajrayana lens. Dahl systematically maps out and guides us in a contemporary perspective on the essential teachings of this ancient and venerable lineage, their relevance to the present moment, and most importantly, their relevance to you, the reader, as a unique and uniquely beautiful human being.”
—Jon Kabat-Zinn

“Guiding us with a gentle hand, Cortland Dahl leads us through every stage of the Buddhist journey." —Matthieu Ricard

“This book opens an extraordinary door to meditation—wise, practical, brave, and accessible." —Roshi Joan Halifax

 “A Meditator’s Guide to Buddhism is that rare combination of impressive clarity and warmheartedness, so that we feel invited to our own direct experience of a path to freedom.”—Sharon Salzberg

“A Meditator’s Guide to Buddhism offers anyone, from the merely curious, to beginners in meditation, to ‘old dog’ seasoned practitioners, a wry and useful overview.”
—Daniel Goleman

“A true practitioner, Susan Kaiser Greenland shares creative tools to help us begin to recognize our innate wellbeing. These simple practices, steeped in the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism, offer the potential to alleviate suffering.” —Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

 “Susan Kaiser Greenland offers wisdom and practical advice for living a more meaningful, purposeful, and joyful life.” —Arianna Huffington

“Susan Kaiser Greenland has improved the world immensely by bringing mindfulness to kids and parents at a time of escalating mental health challenges. Now she’s taking the concept of enlightenment and bringing it into the lives of regular people in doable and fascinating ways. Cortland Dahl, an advanced practitioner who is also deeply immersed in the scientific research into the psychological and physiological benefits of meditation, guides readers through fascinating transformative practices." —Dan Harris

“Imagine the humility of an everyday sage who lives with the mortals among us and has the wisdom and clarity to share her hard-earned insights and deep, contemplative practice from ancient traditions—and to weave these with lessons from modern day science for us all to benefit from. This is the profound gift that Susan Kaiser Greenland has offered.” —Daniel J. Siegel