A graduate of the Traditional Chinese Healing Arts Academy, Hiroe Mimi Takeuchi is now on the teaching staff and serves as the Director of the Student Clinic. She is a member of the Yoga Alliance, the Stealth Method for Reiki, and is a certified Int’l Anti-aging and Nutrition Consultant. She incorporates yoga, the arts and dance as well as anti-aging and super-aging techniques to help people optimize their health.
Wendie Colter, MCWC, CMIP, is a Certified Medical Intuitive, Master Certified Wellness Coach, and founder/CEO of The Practical Path®, Inc. Her accredited certification program, Medical Intuitive Training™, has been pivotal in helping wellness professionals develop and optimize their inherent intuition. Wendie’s trailblazing research on medical intuition is published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, and she is the author of the groundbreaking book, Essentials of Medical Intuition: A Visionary Path to Wellness (Watkins/Penguin-RandomHouse).
Monique Lang is a psychotherapist, teacher, writer and healer. For over 35 years she has worked with and helped individuals, groups and communities. Trained in Internal Family Systems, Past Life Regression, EMDR, Gestalt, Psychoanalysis, Comprehensive Resource Model, Reiki, mindfulness practices and shamanic techniques, Monique brings a depth of presence and gentleness to her work with people in her counseling practice, her teaching, her writing and as leader of workshops and her Journeys to Ecuador to visit Indigenous Healers. She has served on the executive committee of the Trauma Studies Program at the Institute for Contemporary psychotherapy and is a board member of Aldea Counseling Services. She has been on the faculties of Columbia University School of Social Work, the State University of New York at Stony Brook’s Department of Child Welfare and Mercy College Department of Psychology.
Monique has presented in a variety of settings including the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Internal Family Systems yearly conference, the Mid-Atlantic Mini conference and Good Shepherds to mention a few.
Harville Hendrix, PhD and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD, are co-creators of Imago Relationship Therapy and a social movement called Safe Conversations. Internationally-respected as couple’s therapists, educators, speakers, activists and New York Times bestselling authors, their 10 books, including the timeless classic, Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples, have sold more than 4 million copies. Harville appeared on the Oprah Winfrey television program 17 times! Helen was installed in the Women’s Hall of Fame and the Smithsonian Institute. They have six children and seven grandchildren.
Rick Hanson, PhD, is a psychologist, Senior Fellow of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center and New York Times best-selling author. His books have been published in 29 languages and include: Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha’s Brain, Just One Thing and Mother Nurture - with 900,000 copies in English alone. His free newsletters have 200,000 subscribers and his online programs have scholarships available for those with financial need. He’s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford and Harvard, and taught in meditation centers worldwide. An expert on positive neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on the BBC, CBS, NPR and other major media. He began meditating in 1974 and is the founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom. He and his wife live in northern California and have two adult children. He loves wilderness and taking a break from emails.
Gabor Maté (pronounced GAH-bor MAH-tay) is a retired physician who, after 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. The bestselling author of four books published in twenty-seven languages, Gabor is an internationally renowned speaker highly sought after for his expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development and the relationship of stress and illness. His book on addiction received the Hubert Evans Prize for literary non-fiction. For his groundbreaking medical work and writing he has been awarded the Order of Canada, his country’s highest civilian distinction and the Civic Merit Award from his hometown, Vancouver. His books include In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction; When the Body Says No; Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection; Scattered: How ADD Originates and What You Can Do About It; and (with Gordon Neufeld) Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More
Than Peers.
Dr. Shefali Tsabary is a prominent clinical psychologist who received her doctorate from Columbia University. She specializes in the integration of Eastern philosophy and Western psychology, making her an expert in her field. Dr. Shefali is a world-renowned wisdom teacher whose courses—cover topics like anger, anxiety, purpose, meaning, relationships and conscious health and has helped thousands of adults and families internationally. She has been conducting weekly wisdom “check-ins”, reaching an audience of millions, during the pandemic to offer calm and stillness in an uncertain world. Dr. Shefali is a keynote speaker, presenting at conferences and workshops around the world including: Wisdom 2.0, TEDx, Kellogg Business School, The Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education and many more. She has had key collaborations with Mindvalley, Goldie Hawn’s MindUp Foundation, and Oprah Winfrey’s Your Life in Focus. Her first book, The Conscious Parent, was endorsed by Oprah as “one of the most profound books on parenting” she has ever read. She’s been featured prominently on Oprah Winfrey’s platforms, Good Morning America, the Today Show, Hoda & Jenna, among many others. Dr. Shefali lives in New York City.
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World renowned spiritual teacher, international bestselling author and philanthropist Lorna Byrne is an inspiration to millions of people around the world. She sees angels physically, like you would see a person sitting in front of you. Lorna has been featured extensively in worldwide television, radio and print media including CNN, NBC Today, BBC, The London Times, The Economist and many others. Lorna invited Betty Williams, Nobel Laureate, to New York to help promote peace between Sunni and Shiite Muslims. She is the author of seven bestselling books including Angels in My Hair, A Message of Hope From the Angels, and Love From Heaven; and has been published in more than 30 countries and 50 languages around the world. She is also the founder of the Lorna Byrne Children’s Foundation, helping vulnerable and marginalized children across the globe. In 2019, she was named as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People in the World by Watkins magazine.
Mirabai Starr is an award-winning author of creative non-fiction and contemporary translations of sacred literature. She has written several books, including Caravan of No Despair: A Memoir of Loss and Transformation (Sounds True, 2015) and her most recent book, Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce & Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics (Sounds True, 2019). Mirabai taught Philosophy and World Religions at the University of New Mexico-Taos for 20 years and now teaches and speaks internationally on contemplative practice and inter-spiritual dialog. A certified bereavement counselor, Mirabai helps mourners harness the transformational power of loss. She lives with her extended family in the mountains of northern New Mexico.
