Mark is a life-long nature lover and is passionate about guiding people into the beauty of meditation and nature. He has led wilderness nature retreats for over 20 years worldwide. Through his organization Awake in the Wild Mark leads yearlong nature meditation teacher trainings in the US and Europe.

Mark has trained extensively in the Buddhist tradition, both in the Insight Meditation and in the Dzogchen traditions. He is a senior teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and has taught insight meditation retreats since 1997.

Co-founder of the Mindfulness Training Institute, Mark also leads yearlong professional mindfulness teacher trainings in Europe and the US.

He is author of Awake in the Wild: Mindfulness in Nature as a Path to Self-Discovery, Make Peace With Your Mind: From Suffering to Peace, and his recent book A Field Guide to Nature Meditation.

He lives in Northern California and likes nothing more than hiking, biking, and kayaking in the outdoors.