Christopher K. Germer, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice, specializing in mindfulness- and acceptance-based treatment. He has been integrating the principles and practices of meditation into psychotherapy since 1978 and has taken numerous journeys to India to explore the varieties of meditation. Dr. Germer is a Clinical Instructor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School and a founding member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy, an organization dedicated to teaching mental health professionals how to integrate ancient Buddhist psychology into effective modern psychotherapy. He lectures internationally on mindfulness and self-compassion, Dr. Germer is a codeveloper with Kristin Neff of the 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion training, and coeditor of the professionally acclaimed books Mindfulness and Psychotherapy and Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy