Elysabeth Williamson, E-RYT 500, internationally recognized as the foremost authority on partner yoga, is author of The Pleasures and Principles of Partner Yoga.

Erica Mather, MA, E-RYT, is a Forrest Yoga Guardian, lifelong teacher, and creator of the Adore Your Body System for ending body-image challenges.

Lillee Chandra, LMT, E-RYT, is a certified Yoga Tune Up® and Roll Model Method® senior trainer, orthopedic massage therapist, and cofounder of Body Creative Immersions.

Antonio Sausys, MA, IGT, CMT, C-IAYT, a somatic psychologist and yoga therapist specializing in grief counseling and therapy, is the author of Yoga for Grief Relief: Simple Practices for Transforming Your Grieving Mind and Body.

Mimi Solaire, C-IAYT, Reiki Levels 1 and 2, E-RYT 500, presents at national yoga conferences and is the producer of three acclaimed DVDs.

Demetri Velisarius, BSW, RYT 200, is the creator of Prana DandaYoga and devotes his life to teaching yoga and meditation.

Jenn Turner, RYT, LMHC, TCTSY-F, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, psychotherapist, cofounder of the Center for Trauma and Embodiment at JRI, and editor of Embodied Healing: Survivor and Facilitator Voices from the Practice of Trauma-Sensitive Yoga.

Kimberly Carson, MPH, C-IAYT, has worked as a mindfulness educator and yoga therapist specializing in the therapeutic use and scientific study of mindfulness and yoga for people with medical challenges for over 20 years.

Carol Krucoff, C-IAYT, is a yoga therapist at Duke Integrative Medicine in Durham, North Carolina, and co-director of the Yoga for Seniors Professional Trainings, designed to help yoga instructors safely adapt the practice to older bodies, minds, and hearts.

Dani Shapiro is the author of eleven books including Signal Fires, Inheritance, and Still Writing—and the host and creator of the hit podcast Family Secrets.