John P. Forsyth, PhD, a clinical psychologist, professor, and director of the Anxiety Disorders Research Program at the University at Albany, is a leader in the evolution of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

Cheryl Strayed is the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir Wild; the New York Times best-sellers Tiny Beautiful Things and Brave Enough; and the novel Torch.

Rha Goddess is the entrepreneurial soul coach to hundreds of breakthrough changemakers, cultural visionaries, and social entrepreneurs—from New York Times bestselling authors to leaders of multimillion-dollar social enterprises.

Melinda Matzell Grannan, E-RYT 200, YACEP, is founder of Chakra-Energetics, the creator of From Earth to Enlightenment: The Chakra Game of Life™, and on the Sacred Centers faculty.

Cantor Lizzie Shammash serves as a faculty member at the Institute for Jewish Spirituality where she teaches yoga and mindfulness to rabbis and cantors.

Carrie Grossman (Dayashila), MA, is a devotional singer, composer, writer, and lifelong student of the mystical traditions.

Ahmed Jabali-Nash, RYT, enjoys teaching multilevel classes that encourage his students to progress to the next level. He is certified through CorePower Yoga and Rocket Yoga.

Aaron Rose, an educator and transformational coach, combines metaphysics, meditation, neuroscience, and restorative justice to create communities where people thrive as their authentic selves. Aaron identifies as a gay transgender man.

Leigh F. Hanke, MD, MS, is a physiatrist at Yale Medicine’s Center for Musculoskeletal Care and assistant professor of clinical orthopedics and rehabilitation at Yale University School of Medicine.

Mary Hammerstein (Shantprem), MAT, E-RYT 500, YACEP, is certified in Kripalu Yoga and Kundalini Yoga and leads yoga teacher trainings with Yogrishi Vishvketu and his team in India and online.