Tamara Russell
Neuroscience researcher and Martial Arts specialist United Kingdom

Dr. Tamara Russell is a neuroscientist, author, clinical psychologist, martial arts expert and leading Mindfulness Innovator. She has helped people all around the world transform their lives using her ground-breaking applied mindfulness techniques that are designed with the brain in mind. These applied translational neuroscience tools allow everyone the chance to make better decisions in line with their core values and live well.
With two PhDs and a black belt in Shaolin Kung Fu, Tamara’s work integrates mind, brain and body in a totally unique approach to well-being and thriving that combines movement, neuroscience and creativity. Her three applied mindfulness programs include Body in Mind Training, Tools to Transform and The Dragon Way to Mental Wealth (and for Families and Young People – What Colour is Your Dragon?).
Tamara is involved in international research investigating how mindfulness changes the structure of the brain. She lectures in Neuroscience and Mindfulness at Kings College London.
Tamara is the Founder and Co-Director of a not for profit organization The Mindfulness Centre of Excellence. This organization was founded in 2011 after sharing the stage with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Sao Paulo Brazil at a Symposium exploring how ancient contemplative technologies can inform the challenges of modern living.