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Jeffrey Warren (born March 11, 1971) is a Canadian author and meditation teacher. He is the author of The Head Trip: Adventures on the Wheel of Consciousness, which The Guardian named as one of the ten best books on consciousness,[1] and co-author of The New York Times bestseller Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics with Dan Harris and Caryle Adler. He is the founder of the Toronto-based meditation group The Consciousness Explorers Club.[2]
Jeff Warren | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jeffrey Warren March 11, 1971 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | B.A., Literature |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
| Occupation(s) | Author, meditation teacher |
| Works | The Head Trip, Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics |
Early life
editWarren is from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He studied literature at McGill University in Montreal, where he suffered a traumatic injury after falling 30 feet out of a tree, breaking his neck. He claimed that this event spurred his interest in consciousness as it changed his experience of the world and worsened his ADHD.[3][4]
He went on to work as a producer at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC Radio) current-affairs radio show, The Current,[5]
He has authored two books along with articles.
He is married to Canadian journalist Sarah Barmak.[6]
Books
edit- The Head Trip: Adventures on the Wheel of Consciousness (2007) ISBN 9781400064847
- Published in 2007 by Random House (US), Random House of Canada (Canada), and Oneworld Publications (UK), and translated into Italian and Korean.
- Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-to Book (2017), co-authored with Dan Harris and Carlye Adler ISBN 9780399588945
- Published in 2017 by Penguin Random House (US).
References
edit- ^ "Top 10 books about consciousness". The Guardian. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ "The Consciousness Explorers Club". Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "Jeff Warren – the anti-guru". Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- ^ Joe Rogan Experience #1062 – Dan Harris & Jeff Warren, retrieved November 7, 2019
- ^ "Jeff Warren – the anti-guru". Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- ^ "Sarah Barmak | Toronto Author and journalist". Sarah Barmak. Retrieved November 7, 2019.