Gaylon Ferguson Ph.D., studied and practiced under the guidance of Tibetan Buddhist meditation masters Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. A professor at Naropa University, he is the author of Natural Wakefulness: Discovering the Wisdom We Were Born With (2009) and the book Natural Bravery: Fear and Fearlessness as Path to Awakening Society (2012). He has led retreats for 35 years.