Tim Desmond is a mindfulness teacher, therapist, Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Antioch University, and co-founder of Morning Sun Mindfulness Center. He is the author of The Self-Compassion Skills Workbook and of Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy. He teaches mindfulness and self-compassion practices to professional and popular audiences around the world. He is a student of Thich Nhat Hanh, with whom he has studied closely for over 15 years. Tim offers a 12-week online course called the Foundations of Self-Compassion.