Martin Lumpkin, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist with decades of experience in facilitating growth through psychotherapy and mindfulness training. His insights are described in the book Into the Music of the World: Living Life Mindfully. Dr. Lumpkin received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Texas Tech University in 1971. He has held staff and administrative positions at Terrell State Hospital, including creating and overseeing the Substance Abuse Program there. He enjoyed five years in a management consulting firm (Rohrer, Hibler & Replogle), where he developed the executive and team building skills of managers. Since the 1980's Dr. Lumpkin has been active in private practice focused on psychotherapy and mindfulness training. He taught at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern), introducing doctoral students in clinical psychology to psychotherapy and coordinating a doctoral internship consortium between UT Southwestern and Terrell State Hospital. Dr. Lumpkin studied and received extensive training in mindfulness training, including Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. Since the early 1990's, he has promoted the practice of mindfulness for personal well-being and as a therapeutic intervention. Dr. Lumpkin has been sharing his passion for mindfulness by providing workshops throughout the Dallas-Ft Worth metroplex.