William Martin is a psychologist. He earned degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, and Western Theological Seminary. He worked as a pastor and college professor and has been deeply involved with Taoism for over twenty years. Martin is the author of “The Tao Te King for Parents”, which is very popular worldwide and has even been recommended by Oprah Winfrey. Together with his wife, he runs “Still Point”, a center for Taoist life practice and Zen meditation in Chico, California.