Mark Winwood
Academic Support / Meditation Instructor
MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Contemplative Psychotherapy and Buddhist Psychology Concentration
EDUCATION:
Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ / Bachelor of Arts, Journalism
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS:
MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Contemplative Psychotherapy and Buddhist Psychology Concentration
COURSES TAUGHT:
Psychology of Meditation (PSYB314-A and B)

– Founder of the Mahayana study/practice group The Chenrezig Project in 2005, still active.
– Adjunct professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the University of Central Florida system.

– Adjunct professor at Hindu University of America (Florida), sharing Buddhist perspectives and practices with students pursuing advanced degrees in Vedic studies.

– Group and one-on-one volunteer and volunteer coordinator at the Monroe Correctional Complex, a four-prison penitentiary for male inmates in the Seattle (WA) area.

– Podcaster of “The Elegant Mind” — an ongoing series of short, Buddhist-inspired perspectives.

– Formerly a newspaper writer, art director and editor — and then legal profession information entrepreneur — in New York City.

PUBLICATIONS:
  • Author, Am Stopping My Finger Now: Tibetan Buddhist Musings for Western Life

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