Diane Kovanda, MEd, E-RYT 500, holds a master’s degree in education with a specialty in stress management.

Mark Pettus, MD, is a board-certified internist and nephrologist who has been practicing for more than 25 years. He serves as director of medical education,...

Terry Roth Schaff, C-IAYT, E-RYT, IAYT CEP, YACEP, author of Medical Yoga Therapy: A Practical Guide for the Yoga and Medical Community, is a medical yoga therapist who treats people with musculoskeletal and neurological conditions.

Loren Fishman, MD, BPhil (oxon), author of 12 books and 100 papers, studied yoga with B. K. S. Iyengar. He teaches at Columbia University and has a private practice in New York City.

James S. Gordon, MD, founder and executive director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, has been featured on 60 Minutes and is the author of The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma.

Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Ph.D. is a Corresponding Member of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard Medical School retiring as Associate Professor of Medicine.

Kim Innes, PhD, is an epidemiologist and clinical research scientist with a particular interest in yoga and related mind-body therapies.

Chandra Easton is a dharma teacher, author, chantress, translator of Tibetan Buddhist texts, and author of Embodying Tara: Twenty-One Manifestations to Awaken Your Innate Wisdom.

Karen Soltes, LSCW, C-IAYT, is a Senior iRest® Yoga Nidra trainer and certified iRest teacher with more than 35 years of clinical experience in mental health.

Sarah B. Stewart, PsyD, is a nationally recognized expert in trauma and addiction with a unique interest in nature and the interconnectedness of all sentient beings.