Laura Dickstein Thompson, EdD, is a faculty member at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, where she leads “Mindful Creativity” workshops and retreats, centering creativity as a restorative practice. She holds certifications in meditation teaching and Kundalini yoga, and integrates these practices into her work across the arts.

With more than 35 years of experience in museums and arts education, Thompson is also the executive director of Berkshire Art Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and the founder of Breathing Space | Dr. Laura Thompson, LLC, her consulting business. She previously served as MASS MoCA’s founding director of education and curator of Kidspace (2002–2023), where she organized 30 exhibitions and developed community programs focused on social-emotional learning and social justice.

She holds a Doctorate in Education from Columbia University Teachers College, and maintains a studio practice in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, as an abstract expressionist oil painter.