About the Author
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a world-renowned meditation teacher. Born in Nepal in 1975, Mingyur Rinpoche began to study meditation as a young boy with his father, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, himself a well-respected Buddhist teacher. He is the founder of Tergar International, a global organization devoted to helping meditation become a part of everyday life. Mingyur Rinpoche’s first book,
The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness, debuted on the
New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into over twenty languages. He is also the author of
Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom and In Love with the World. Mingyur Rinpoche appeared in the Netflix series
The Mind, Explained, in an episode about the benefits of mindfulness. His TED Talk can be found
here, and more information about the global Tergar organization, can be found
here.
Helen Tworkov is the founding editor of
Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, the first independent Buddhist magazine; and the author of
Zen in America: Profiles of Five Teachers; and co-author, with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, of
In Love with the World. She began studying with Mingyur Rinpoche in 2006 and currently divides most of her time between New York and Nova Scotia. Her new book, published in April 2024, is
Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America.
Jared Bland is a writer, editor, and consultant who lives in Toronto and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He is the former publisher of McClelland & Stewart and was a vice president of Penguin Random House Canada. He also served as the Arts editor of
The Globe and Mail, a senior editor at House of Anansi Press, and the managing editor of The Walrus. In 2024, he founded Occasional Rain, a consultancy specializing in serving individuals and organizations in the creative industries.
