Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian, spiritual director of the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment, is a meditation teacher, poet, and writer who has been teaching Kriya Yoga for more than 30 years.

Booker is a heart-centered activist and meditation teacher focused on creating a culture of belonging. A coauthor of Practicing Liberation, she was a 2020 Sojourner Truth Leadership Fellow, graduated from Spirit Rock’s Teacher Training, and was named one of Mindful's 12 Powerful Women. She now serves as Guiding Teacher of New York Insight.

Robyn Youkilis, a certified health coach, author, speaker, and leading expert in holistic digestive health, is author of the best-sellers Go with Your Gut and Thin from Within.

Cecilia Nugent, MS, RYT 200, is a higher education professional and owner of Ceci’s Yoga in Hartford, Connecticut.

Candace A. Jennings (she/her), RYT-500, is a Level 2 Certified Thai Yoga practitioner for In Touch Thai Yoga, LLC, with more than 40 years of experience in theater, dance, and the vocal and visual arts.

Laura Sewall, PhD, earned her doctorate in visual science from Brown University and is the author of Sight and Sensibility: The Ecopsychology of Perception.

Dana Campbell is a career strategist, burnout coach, stress resilience expert, and yoga instructor who believes mindfulness can drive organizational transformation.

Shasta Nelson, MDiv, is the author of three books on friendship. She is known for her deep intuition, wise voice, and dynamic style.

Schuyler Grant, developer of Kula Flow, is cocreator of the Wanderlust Festival and director of Kula Yoga Project in New York City.

Becky Vollmer, E-RYT 500, is a writer, speaker, and creator of You Are Not Stuck, a movement empowering people to create the lives they most desire.