Fernando A. de Torrijos

Fernando A. de Torrijos is former director of Mindfulness Programs in Psychiatry and Senior Teacher at the Center for Mindfulness, University of Massachusetts Medical School. From 1995 to 2003 he worked at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, as clinic director and mindfulness-based stress reduction cross-cultural specialist serving the more vulnerable population of central Massachusetts. Since 2000 he has conducted Mindfulness-Based Intervention (MBI) trainings for health professional and educators in 14 different countries. He joined the Theosophical Society in 1977. He has been a life-long student and teacher of the sacred and contemplative traditions of humanity.