Clyde W. Ford is a doctor of chiropractic medicine, a leader in somatic psychology, and a scholar who has taught Swahili at Columbia University and African American history at Western Washington University. He has also traveled widely in Africa. He is the author of three previous books- Where Healing Waters Meet- Touching Mind and Emotion Through the Body; Compassionate Touch- The Body's Role in Healing and Recovery; and We Can All Get Along- 50 Steps You Can Take to Help End Racism. He lives in Bellingham, Washington.