Phyllis Jeffers-Coly is the cofounder and coowner of Diasporic Soul and Tangor Café, a certified yoga instructor, and author of We Got Soul; We Can Heal: Overcoming Racial Trauma Through Leadership, Community and Resilience.

Paula Hines is a yoga teacher and practitioner with more than twenty years of experience.

Malaika Maitland, E-RYT, is a professional yoga therapist, doula, artist, and mama.

Jacqueline Oselen is a teacher, wellness coach, and health advocate.

Susanna Barkataki, (she/her) E-RYT, C-IAYT, is an Indian yoga practioner in the Shankaracharya tradition, educator, and founder of Ignite Yoga and Wellness Institute.

Ebony Qualls, an international fusion belly dancer, has taught and performed in cities throughout Asia, Canada, Europe, South America, and the United States.

Tamara Cress, MA, CCC-SLP is a trauma-informed yoga and meditation teacher, life coach, and speech-language therapist.

Sanovia Muhammad, E-RYT, RNR, is an author, poet, community activist, and creator of MaYoni ‘aT Womb Yoga, a sequence grown out of her work with her daughter in the Ancient Art of Yoni Steaming with the Yoni Steam Institute.

Gina Paige, PhD, is the co-founder of African Ancestry, Inc. (africanancestry.com) and a pioneer for a new way of tracing African lineages using genetics.

Ana Krieger, MD, is a physician-scientist and the Medical Director of the Weill Cornell Center for Sleep Medicine.