Caroline Welch is the CEO and Co-founder with Dr. Dan Siegel of the Mindsight Institute in Santa Monica, California. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School with a master's degree from the University of Southern California, she started her career in law as a corporate litigator. Welch has served as a Los Angeles County court-appointed mediator, as well as in house counsel at MGM Studios and Spelling Entertainment Group. She began her mindfulness practice forty years ago while working in Japan as an English teacher for three years. Welch provides lectures and workshops to enhance well- being in our personal and professional lives. She and her husband live in Santa Monica with their dog Charlie, and have two adult children.
"A gift for us all--filled with practical insights about the power
of mindfulness."
--ARIANNA HUFFINGTON, founder and CEO of Thrive
Global
"This is an important, eye-opening book. . . . Caroline Welch
offers pragmatic mindfulness exercises to discover one's purpose in
life, to summon the courage to change direction if necessary, to
set priorities, and to let go of what simply can't get done in
order to cultivate inner peace and harmony."
--SHARON SALZBERG, author of Lovingkindness and Real
Happiness
"In this inspiring guide, Caroline Welch synthesizes wisdom from
across cultures and walks of life,
drawing from her own remarkable, yet relatable life and the
experiences of dozens of women."
--ELISSA EPEL, PhD, professor at the University of California
San Francisco, and New York Times bestselling coauthor of
The Telomere Effect
"It's so easy to forget what matters and race through our decades.
Caroline Welch's wise and clear
book shows us how mindful awareness can give us back our life. This
fresh and entirely accessible
guide will help you reconnect to your true purpose, call forth your
inner resourcefulness, and
awaken the fullness of your heart."
--TARA BRACH, author of Radical Acceptance and Radical
Compassion
"Caroline Welch offers us a timely prescription for vitality and
resilience for women--and men--in
an age of distraction, providing a scientifically sound and
accessible path to clarity in our busy
lives. . . . This accessible guide harnesses the research findings
of how being present with open
awareness can transform your medical health and even slow the aging
process."
--MARK HYMAN, MD, head of Strategy and Innovation at the
Cleveland Clinic Center
for Functional Medicine and New York Times bestselling
author of Food: What the Heck Should I Eat? and Food:
What the Heck Should I COOK?
"If you have an ongoing mindfulness practice and especially, if you
do not--like me--Caroline
Welch's The Gift of Presence is the book you didn't know you
needed. It's like a cup of tea with a
friend on a rainy afternoon--a very wise, gentle, informed friend.
You simply walk away feeling
better, glad to have it in your life and looking forward to opening
it again and again."
--SALLY FIELD, actor and author of In Pieces
"I am always looking for that one book that can help a regular,
busy person understand and
develop a practice of presence, mindfulness, and heartful living. I
found it in Caroline Welch's_
The Gift of Presence."
--ELIZABETH LESSER, cofounder of Omega Institute and New York
Times bestselling author of Broken Open
"In The Gift of Presence, you will find permission and support for
what matters."
--JACK KORNFIELD, author of A Path with
Heart
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