A monk within the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, Choden (aka Sean McGovern) completed a three-year, three-month retreat in 1997 and has been a practicing Buddhist since 1985. He co-wrote the bestselling Mindful Compassion with Prof. Paul Gilbert in 2013. He lives in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, UK.
Heather began training in Mindfulness with Rob Nairn in 2004. She is a British Wheel of Yoga trained yoga teacher, has a PGDip in Mindfulness Based Approaches from the University of Bangor, Wales and a Masters Degree in Studies in Mindfulness from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. In 2010 Heather co-founded the Mindfulness Association (www.mindfulnessassociation.net) which is now one of the largest Mindfulness Training and Mindfulness Teacher Training organisations in the UK. She lives in Lockerbie, UK.