Academy Award winner. Dedicated to improving the lives of children. Created The Hawn Foundation and MindUP™, its signature programme, with leading neuroscientists, psychologists and educators who collaborated to create a programme of vital tools and strategies to help children to learn more effectively and lead smarter, healthier and happier lives; actively involved in global pursuits of the Foundation. Author of several best-selling books including: A Lotus Grows in the Mud; 10 Mindful Minutes; a book on happiness, soon to be published.