Roger Jahnke, OMD, is a doctor of Chinese medicine with 35 years of clinical practice and 45 years as a teacher of qigong and tai chi, as well as author of two celebrated books and lead trainer of qigong and tai chi of more than 3000 teachers and practice leaders.

David Harp, MA, has taught more than 100,000 people to meditate and a million more to play harmonica through his workshops and his many books.

Marc Grossman is a developmental behavioral optometrist, a licensed acupuncturist, and coauthor of Greater Vision.

Hilary Garivaltis, executive director of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association, is Founder and former Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, and the principal founder of Ayurvedic Health Education Services, LLC.

Jonathan Foust (Sudhir), MA, cofounder of the Meditation Teacher Training Institute and former President of Kripalu, has been leading retreats and training teachers for more than 25 years.

Danna Faulds, author of seven poetry books and the memoir Into the Heart of Yoga: One Woman's Journey, is a long-term Kripalu Yoga practitioner.

Itzhak Beery, a leading shamanic teacher, healer, speaker, and community activist, is author of The Gift of Shamanism, Shamanic Transformations, and Shamanic Healing.

Raphael Cushnir has written six books, including The One Thing Holding You Back and Setting Your Heart on Fire. He lectures worldwide and contributes to O, The Oprah Magazine, Psychology Today, and The Huffington Post.

Ken Cohen, MA, world-renowned qigong master and author of The Way of Qigong, is the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award in Energy Medicine.

Gail Parker, PhD, CIAYT, E-RYT 500 is an author, psychologist, educator, and certified yoga therapist. She serves as President of the Black Yoga Teachers Alliance Board of Directors.