Dr. Ron Siegel is a part-time assistant professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School, where he has taught for over 35 years. He is a long-time student of mindfulness meditation, and serves on the board of directors and faculty of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. He teaches internationally about the application of mindfulness practice in psychotherapy and other fields, and maintains a private clinical practice. 

Ron's written a comprehensive guide for general audiences called The Mindfulness Solution: Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems. He's also co-authered and co-edited several critically acclaimed texts, including Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, 2nd Edition... Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy... Sitting Together: Essential Skills for Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy... and Back Sense, which integrates Western and Eastern approaches for treating chronic back pain. His most recent book is called The Extraordinary Gift of Being Ordinary: Finding Happiness Right Where You Are. He's also a professor for the Great Courses CD series The Science of Mindfulness: A Research-Based Path to Well-Being, a regular contributor to other professional publications, and co-director of the annual Harvard Medical School Conference on Meditation and Psychotherapy.