About the Author
Barbara Fine lives and practices psychotherapy in Manhattan Beach, California.
She received an M. A. in Marriage and Family Therapy, from Philips Graduate Institute;
a Ph.D., in Child Development and Psychotherapy with Children from The Graduate
Center for Child Development and Psychotherapy, A Program of the Reiss-Davis Child
Study Center in Los Angeles, California. She is also on the faculty of that program.
She was the co-founder/director of Manhattan Beach Community Counseling Services,
providing internship and training opportunities for pre-licensed therapists in pursuit of
California Marriage and Family Licensure. The program offers counseling services to the
South Bay Community of Los Angeles, California.
The workbook and audio CD, just being with mindful breath, evolved from her practice
and study and the mindfulness classes she teaches.
