Tiara Cash is an author, student, researcher, mindfulness practitioner, and community lover. Born and raised in Memphis, TN, she is a Black woman with Indigenous heritage (non-enrolled Chahta and Tsalagi descendant) with cultural roots in India. She uses these ethnic and cultural connections to inform and curate the Equitable Mindfulness Framework, which is meant to support mindfulness practice and conversations across social differences.

Featured on NPR (National Public Radio) as an expert in mindfulness and social justice, Tiara is also a certified Koru Mindfulness Instructor with a 20 year personal practice of mindfulness and meditation. Academically, Tiara has been granted scholarships, grants, and awards for her work with mindfulness in the student-athlete population, mindfulness, and equity/social justice, and creating transformative art with a foundation of mindful practice. Importantly, Tiara has also worked in many community settings as an accomplice, including: speaking and coordinating anti- Black racism events, supporting anti - pipeline movements, and being present on many advisory committees that support systemically and intentionally marginalized groups(i.e., PoGM, 2SLQBQQIA +, Disabled communities, and many more.) Tiara plans to earn her doctorate in Social Psychology at Simon Fraser University in 2025 and is a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar.