Dr. Joseph Parent is a highly regarded expert in Performance Psychology working with athletes, actors, artists, and executives. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. He has studied, practiced and taught Mindful Awareness since the 1970's in the lineage of the great Tibetan meditation master Venerable Chögyam Trungpa, along with his friend and fellow author Pema Chödrön. Dr. Parent is the best-selling author of ZEN GOLF: Mastering the Mental Game, with over a half-million copies in print, digital, and audio formats worldwide, as well as several other books. He is available for coaching in business, life, and sports by voice or video calls anywhere in the world. Dr. Parent is a sought-after keynote speaker at conferences, meetings, management retreats and training programs for a wide variety of businesses and associations. He offers Mindful Awareness training, corporate seminars and executive coaching, as well as sports psychology lessons. He teaches world-wide by phone, FaceTime, and Skype, and in person at the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa resort in Ojai, California, where he makes his home with his wife, Megan.