Michelle DuVal, MA, is the director of The Mindful Center (www.themindfulcenter.com) as well as the leading provider of Mindfulness Training in the Southwest United States. She’s one of the top-rated teachers on the international meditation app Insight Timer, has been a guest speaker at conventions and conferences across the world, has authored over 200 guided meditations, and leads meditation retreats all over the world. Her programs have been involved in numerous clinical trials, including pre and post saliva testing measuring stress, and clinical trials at the University of New Mexico measuring mindfulness applications for the pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia and interstitial cystitis. All of her programs and guided meditations are evidence-based, steeped in research, and skillfully interweave the profundity of the practice with the humor of insight every step of the way.