Dr. Richard Davidson is a William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as well as founder and director of the Center for Healthy Minds. His research is focused on the neural bases of emotion and emotional style and methods to promote human flourishing, including meditation and related contemplative practices. He has published more than 400 articles and is the co-author of The Emotional Life of Your Brain and Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body. Davidson has been recognized for his research through various awards, such as a National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Award and an Established Investigator Award from the National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders (NARSAD). Davidson received his PhD from Harvard University in Psychology and has been teaching psychology and psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1984.

Cortland is a scientist, translator, and meditation teacher who offers workshops and leads retreats around the world. He has practiced meditation for nearly three decades and has spent time on retreat in monasteries and retreat centers throughout Japan, Burma, and India, including eight years spent living in Tibetan refugee settlements in Kathmandu, Nepal. He has a Ph.D. in Mind, Brain and Contemplative Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was mentored by renowned neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson. He also holds a master’s Degree in Buddhist Studies from Naropa University. In addition to his work as an Instructor for the Tergar community and Executive Director of Tergar International, Cortland serves as Research Scientist and Chief Contemplative Officer at UW-Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds and the center’s affiliated non-profit, Healthy Minds Innovations. Cortland is actively involved in scientific research and has published articles on the impact of meditation practices on the body, mind, and brain. He has also published twelve books of translations of classical texts on Buddhist philosophy and meditation. He currently lives with his wife and son in Madison, Wisconsin.

La manera en que enseña Mingyur Rinpoche, integrando la práctica y la filosofía tradicional budista junto con un entendimiento científico de la mente y la salud mental, hace de la práctica meditativa algo relevante y accesible a los estudiantes alrededor del mundo.

Mingyur Rinpoche es un maestro de meditación reconocido a nivel mundial que tiene experiencia con la ansiedad y ataques de pánico, pues los sufrió personalmente cuando era niño y adolescente, momento en el que aprendió a transformar su pánico a través de la meditación. Nacido en Nepal en 1975, Mingyur Rinpoche comenzó a estudiar meditación cuando era pequeño con su padre, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, un respetado maestro budista. De niño se interesó en la ciencia contemporánea a través de conversaciones con científicos que visitaban a su padre; mientras crecía comenzó a colaborar con neurocientíficos y psicólogos –incluyendo a Richard Davidson y Antoine Lutz, en la universidad de Wisconsin– en proyectos de investigación donde se estudiaban los efectos de la meditación en el cerebro y la mente.