Jane Baraz has been meditating since 1976, is a founding board member of Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and a co-founder of the Spirit Rock Family Program. She teaches Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction at UCSF (University of California San Francisco). Jane has taught Mindful Self-Compassion for the MBSR staff at the University of Wisconsin, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and the Women’s Cancer Resource Center. She also enjoys teaching Awakening Joy workshops and week-long meditation retreats in Europe. Jane is a mentor for Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program which trains people to teach mindfulness and compassion in various settings.