Shamash Alidina is a professional mindfulness trainer, teacher and lecturer. He trained in mindfulness at the Centre For Mindfulness in Bangor and he has a Masters degree in Education, with a focus on brain and behaviour. Shamash is qualified?as a professional coach and he has a certificate in Counselling Skills. Shamash has over 10 years' experience teaching mindfulness in schools and on university courses, and he currently runs mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) courses in London. He has spoken at several high-profile meditation lectures and workshops, including the 'Science of Mindfulness' and the 'Science of Gratitude' lecture series in London. Shamash is also the author of Mindfulness For Dummies.