Heather Mason is the founder of The Minded Institute, a world leader in the development and implementation of yoga therapy and mindfulness programs. Motivated by her own experiences of anxiety and depression, she moved to South-East Asia in order to pursue an intensive meditation practice in Buddhist monasteries, where she spent 3 years and trained as a yoga teacher. She has completed an MA in Buddhist Studies at SOAS University London followed by an MA in Buddhist-Based psychotherapy. During this time, she became interested in mind-body therapies, and took a sabbatical to study yoga therapy, neuroscience and complete an MSc in Medical Physiology, allowing her to take a systemic view of yoga’s efficacy in health.