David Robert Loy is a professor, writer, and Zen teacher in the Sanbo Kyodan tradition of Japanese Zen Buddhism. A prolific author, his essays and books have been translated into many languages and his articles appear regularly in Tikkun, scholarly journals and Buddhist magazines such as Tricycle, Turning Wheel, Shambhala Sun and Buddhadharma. David lectures …
Mark Arey spent more than thirty years as an ordained Greek Orthodox priest, until he resigned from ministry in 2013 and married the love of his life. Most of his life has been spent “engaging with the poetic depths of things divine.” This has led him on a journey filled with liturgical service to others, …
Mary Ann Brussat and her husband Frederic Brussat are the co-founders of the Center for Spirituality and Practice in Claremont, California. Their website, SpiritualityandPractice.com, contains reviews of spiritual books, spiritual perspectives on movies, articles about practices, and extensive resources on Elder Spirituality and The Reverence Project. The site offers two new spiritual e-courses each month …
Seane Corn is an internationally celebrated yoga teacher known for her impassioned activism and a teaching style that incorporates both the physical and mystical aspects of yoga. Since the beginning of her teaching career in 1994, she has been featured in over 30 magazines and appeared on more than 20 covers. She was a featured …
Jorge Ferrer, Ph.D., teaches transpersonal studies, East-West psychology, comparative mysticism, integral development, and other subjects at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Originally from Barcelona, Spain, he also offers workshops, seminars, and presentations internationally. His articles have appeared in numerous professional journals, and he serves on the editorial board of The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, …
Mike “Zappy” Zapolin is an American entrepreneur who is considered a pioneer in the domain name industry, having created Internet brands such as Music.com, Computer.com, Creditcards.com and Diamond.com. A public speaker, he is also the creator of the eBusiness elective at Harvard Business School and the CEO of Zappy Incorporated, a cannabis development company. Zappy …
Neelam has been leading satsang (sitting in truth) internationally since 1996. A native of Poland, now living in New Mexico, she is a direct disciple of H.W.L. Poonja (“Papaji”), who was, in turn, a devotee of the legendary Sri Ramana Maharshi. Neelam first sat with Papaji in the early 1990’s in Lucknow, India, where she …
Sridhar (Steven) Silberfein began his spiritual path in the early 1960s with the New York-based teacher Albert Rudolph, aka “Rudi,” who was a disciple of Bhagavan Nityananada, the guru of Swami Muktananda. Sridhar studied hatha yoga with Swami Satchidananda and had the idea to have the swami open the Woodstock festival in 1969 with a …
Anneke Lucas was born in Belgium where she was sold into a sex trafficking ring at the age of six. She was abused and tortured extensively before she escaped at age eleven. After living in London, Paris and New York as a young adult, she moved to Los Angeles where she began therapy, yoga and …
Gurvinder Singh is the Finance Director and International Director of United Sikhs Aid, the humanitarian aid wing of United Sikhs. In his long association with United Sikhs, he has responded to many disasters worldwide, including tsunamis, hurricanes, floods, typhoons and earthquakes. He has also led many humanitarian aid projects, including the Guru Nanak food pantry …
Rachel Zinman has been a global yoga teacher and trainer of teachers for over 30 years. In 2008, she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Following the shocking diagnosis, she spent nearly 6 years searching for answers through a variety of healing modalities. She found that Yoga wasn’t a cure-all, but credits it with saving her: studying …
Kimberly Braun is a minister and spiritual teacher who spent more than ten years as a Carmelite monastic nun. A meditation coach, she has been devoted to meditation from the age of five. She earned a Masters degree in theology in 2001 with a concentration on the adult spiritual journey, and is a keynote speaker and a retreat …
Rachel Harris, PhD is the author of Listening to Ayahuasca: New Hope for Depression, Addiction, PTSD and Anxiety. She was in private practice as a psychotherapist for thirty-five years and worked as a research scientist for a decade. A recipient of a National Institutes of Health New Investigator’s Award, Dr. Harris has published more than …
Lynne Twist has been a recognized global visionary committed to alleviating poverty, ending world hunger and supporting social justice and environmental sustainability for more than 40 years. From working with Mother Teresa to the refugee camps in Ethiopia and the threatened rain forests of the Amazon, as well as guiding the philanthropy of some of …
Menas C. Kafatos, Ph.D., is the Fletcher Jones Endowed Professor of Computational Physics, and Director of the Center of Excellence of Earth Systems Modeling and Observations at Chapman University. He is also associated with Korea University, the National Observatory of Athens, Hellas, and the Nalanda Institute for Consciousness Studies and Research. A quantum physicist, cosmologist, …
Paul Muller-Ortega, Ph.D., is one of the world’s most highly respected scholars in the field of Indian Religion and Hindu Tantra. He is the founder of Blue Throat Yoga, which teaches the Svatantra philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism, along with the practice of Neelakantha Meditation. For nearly fifty years, Paul has been a pioneer in the …
Dr. Larry Brilliant is a pioneering physician, visionary technologist and global philanthropist who was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people. His memoir, Sometimes Brilliant, is a remarkable story that illuminates some of the most significant moments in the Baby Boomer generation of activists and spiritual seekers. Currently the Chair of the Skoll …
Yogi Amrit Desai has been a leading figure in the world of yoga since 1960, when he began teaching in Philadelphia. He founded some of the largest yoga and health centers in North America, including the Yoga Society of Pennsylvania, Kripalu Yoga Center, and the Amrit Yoga Institute in Salt Springs, Florida, where he currently …
Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith is the founder and Spiritual Director of the Agape International Spiritual Center, a trans-denominational community headquartered in Los Angeles and comprised of thousands of local members and global live-streamers. He embraces a practical approach to spirituality utilizing meditation, affirmative prayer, and Life Visioning™, a process he originated. The co-founder and president …
Jai Uttal is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer. Hailed as a world music pioneer, he was among the first to hear the universal heartbeat in the variegated rhythms of the globe. His powerful voice and panoramic musical vision have also been at the core of the yoga community’s embrace of the traditional call-and-response devotional chanting …
Shinzen Young is an American mindfulness teacher and neuroscience research consultant with an extensive background in Buddhism and other traditions. As he puts it, “I’m a Jewish-American Buddhist teacher who got turned on to comparative mysticism by an Irish-Catholic priest and who has developed a Burmese-Japanese fusion practice inspired by the spirit of quantified science.” …
Dr. Barbara De Angelis is a best-selling author, popular TV personality and sought-after motivational speaker who has inspired tens of millions of people over the past 35 years. The author of 16 books that have sold over 10 million copies in 25 languages, her expertise in personal transformation and spiritual development is recognized worldwide. She …
Mirabai Starr writes creative non-fiction and contemporary translations of sacred literature, especially the Spanish mystics. Her books include Dark Night of the Soul (about John of the Cross), The Interior Castle (about Teresa of Avila), God of Love: A Guide to the Heart of Judaism, Christianity & Islam, and Caravan of No Despair: A Memoir …
Jim Burklo is an ordained United Church of Christ pastor who has ministered with congregations, university students, and homeless people. Now serving as Associate Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California, he has been a mindfulness practitioner and teacher for nearly 40 years. He is the author of several books, including: Open …
Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee is an award-winning filmmaker whose work has been featured in prestigious publications, television networks, museums and festivals worldwide. The many projects produced by his Go Project Films include Marie’s Dictionary, Isle de Jean Charles, Path of Freedom and Elemental. He is the founder and executive director of the Global Oneness Project, an award-winning …
Roger Nelson is the founder of the Global Consciousness Project (GCP), a long-running international collaboration of 100 researchers studying interactions of consciousness and the environment. He is an experimental psychologist with a PhD from New York University whose background also includes physics and engineering. Formerly the Research Coordinator for the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) …
Robert Atkinson, Ph.D., is a pioneer in the development of the life story interview methodology and among the first to apply Joseph Campbell’s classic work on the hero’s journey to personal mythmaking. He is professor of human development and religious studies at the University of Southern Maine. The author, coauthor or editor of eight books, …
Mas Vidal is a teacher of Yoga and a practitioner of both Ayurveda and Vedic Astrology. He offers lectures, workshops and certification training programs throughout the USA and Asia, including India. His work is primarily influenced by the lineage-based traditions of India, particularly those of Paramahansa Yogananda and Swami Sivananda. The founder/director of Dancing Shiva …
Imam Jamal Rahman is a popular speaker on Islam, Sufi spirituality, and interfaith relations. The co-founder and Muslim Sufi minister at Seattle’s Interfaith Community Sanctuary and adjunct faculty at Seattle University, he is a former co-host of Interfaith Talk Radio and travels nationally and internationally, presenting at retreats and workshops. Along with his Interfaith Amigos (Rabbi …
Dena Merriam is the founder and convener of Global Peace Initiative of Women, an organization chaired by a multi-faith group of women spiritual leaders. Its mission is to enable women, men, and young adults to facilitate healing and reconciliation in areas of conflict and post-conflict, and to bring spiritual resources to help address critical global …
Purusha Hickson is the Founder and Director of Stretch for Success Seminars. He has been teaching hatha yoga for over 40 years and has studied in depth the Sivananda, Iyengar and Ashtanga yoga systems. His views on yoga and health have been solicited by numerous publications, including Yoga Journal, Yoga International and the L.A. Times. …
Ben Pink Dandelion has worked at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre in Birmingham, England, for over twenty years and currently directs their postgraduate program. He is Professor of Quaker Studies at the University of Birmingham, and also works with Lancaster University. A committed Quaker, he has written numerous academic and devotional books on the Quaker way, …
Marianne Williamson is an internationally renowned spiritual teacher, an electrifying speaker and a prolific author whose books include six N.Y. Times bestsellers—four of which, notably A Return to Love, reached the #1 spot. Her other books include Everyday Grace, Healing the Soul of America, and most recently, Tears to Triumph: The Spiritual Journey from Suffering …