David Dillard-Wright, PhD, teaches philosophy, religion, and ethics at the University of South Carolina, Aiken. His academic work focuses on philosophy of the mind and animal ethics. His practice in meditation originated in the Trappist tradition of contemplative prayer and then segued into Eastern practices. He is the author of A Mindful Morning, A Mindful Evening, A Mindful Day, Mediation for Multitaskers, The Everything© Guide to Meditation for Healthy Living, 5-Minute Mindfulness, and At Ganapati’s Feet.

Heidi E. Spear, MA, ABD, is an author and teacher who leads workshops on creative expression, yoga, meditation, energy healing, stress relief, the yoga of Shakespeare, and the law of attraction. She has graduate degrees in comparative literature and the arts from Washington University in St. Louis and New York University. Her meditation CD, Universe, is available on iTunes. You can visit her website at HeidiSpear.com.