Fimo Mitchell is a meditation teacher, podcast host, and writer. In 2021, he founded When The Village Meditates, a nonprofit committed to creating meditation, yoga, and discussion spaces, along with wellness retreats that center racialized and marginalized people.

SHAKA ZULU is a master of Black Masking suit design, an art form specific to New Orleans, Louisiana, which originated as part of the Indigenous and African culture in the city. In addition to upholding the Black Masking tradition, Zulu is revered as a drummer and stilt dancer, both part of the city’s West African traditions.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, raised in Festac, Nigeria, grounded in their legacy of organizers, farmers and healers, Adaku harnesses her seasoned skills as a grassroots strategist, holistic healer, transformative facilitator, somatics coach and ritual artist as an act of love and commitment to her community.

Richard Louv is a journalist and author of ten books, including most recently, Our Wild Calling: How Connecting With Animals Can Transform Our Lives — and Save Theirs. Translated and published in 24 countries, his books have helped launch an international movement to connect families and communities to nature.

Kimberly Giunta is a teacher, writer, and clinical practitioner working at the intersection of classical Ayurveda and somatic healing.

Jennifer Boyd is a Physician Associate, Ecopsychologist, and Integrative Medicine Practitioner with a passion for holistic healing, functional medicine, and mind-body wellness.

Samuel Thayer is an internationally recognized authority on edible wild plants who has been teaching workshops and classes for three decades. He is the author of four highly acclaimed, award-winning books on edible wild plants.

Daniel Vitalis is a modern-day hunter-gatherer who is passionate about wild foods and the species and places they come from. An entrepreneur, writer, public speaker, podcaster, and lifestyle pioneer, he’s passionate about reconnecting people with wildness, both inside and out.

Marissa Correia, SEP (she/her) is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner with a web of training in biodynamic craniosacral, holistic pelvic care, birthwork, and postpartum care.

Kris González, L.Ac. (she/her) is a Norwegian-Irish-South Korean mama, partner, acupuncturist, herbalist and Nourishing Life Tradition 養生 yang sheng practitioner.