About the Author

DAVID I. ROME is a teacher, writer, and consultant on applications of contemplative methods in personal, organizational, and social change. He is coeditor of Mindfulness-Oriented Interventions for Trauma: Integrating Contemplative Practices (Guilford Press, 2015). As managing director and senior fellow at the Garrison Institute from 2004 to 2011, he guided the development of programs on contemplative applications in K–12 education, trauma treatment, and climate change work. He was senior vice president for planning and development at Greyston Foundation, the pioneering Buddhist-inspired inner-city community development group, and president of Schocken Books in New York City.

David began practicing Buddhism in 1971 and served as private secretary to Tibetan contemplative master Chögyam Trungpa. He was closely involved in the early development of Naropa University and Shambhala International, and was a senior teacher of Shambhala Training. He studied Focusing with Eugene Gendlin, Ann Weiser Cornell, Robert Lee, and others. He is a Certifying Coordinator (senior trainer) with the Focusing Institute and conducts advanced training in meditation instruction for Shambhala International. His website is www.mindfulfocusing.com.

 

 

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