David A. Nichol, M.D. is a graduate of the Karl Menniger School of Psychiatry and uses meditation in his clinical practice of medicine and psychiatry. He has taught meditation for more than twenty-five years to laypeople and professionals alike. He resides in Kentfield, California. Bill Birchard is a veteran journalist specializing in business, the environment, and healthcare. He recently co-authored "Counting What Counts," He has been a meditator for twenty-five years. He resides in New Hampshire.