David Spound, M.Ed., is the Director of Valley Mindfulness in Northampton, Massachusetts, a company he founded in 2006. He is certified as a teacher of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).
 
David trained and served as a staff member at the UMass Center for Mindfulness (founded by MBSR developer Jon Kabat-Zinn) where he taught MBSR and coordinated the MBSR teacher training and certification program.
 
He trained in MSC at the USCD Center for Mindfulness where he continues to serve as a teacher trainer and mentor for new teachers of MSC and MBSR.
 
David works on new projects and courses on behalf of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. These programs include online courses, the Community for Deepening Practice program for MSC graduates, silent meditation retreats, and a weekend workshop for men.
 
Website: www.valleymindfulness.com