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Ken Dychtwald is a long-time Esalen lover, a gerontologist, psychologist, educator, author, lecturer, consultant and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Age Wave and has been a leading thinker on aging-related issues since 1974.

Justin Michael Williams is a transformational voice bringing people together across divides with a multigenerational message of hope, empowerment, and unity. He is an award-winning speaker and teacher, a Grammy-nominated recording artist, and the author of the groundbreaking book Stay Woke.

Shamini Jain, PhD, is a psychologist, scientist and social profit leader.  Her two-time award-winning book from Sounds True, “Healing Ourselves”, is available at bookstores worldwide.  Shamini is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Consciousness and Healing Initiative (CHI), which forwards the science and practice of healing.  She integrates knowledge and wisdom from scientific research, East Indian spiritual practices, and vocal empowerment to teach others how they can best heal themselves and live joyful, meaningful lives.

Dorothy Charles has been a student and teacher at Esalen since 1982. A student of Esalen co-founder Richard Price, she combines Esalen body-centered Gestalt with relational Gestalt theory, and leads workshops in Asia, Europe, and the U.S.

Janet Stone traveled to India in 1996, where she dedicated herself to a conscious evolution through yoga. Janet blends a wealth of knowledge and yoga experience to create a unique, vigorous yet sumptuous approach to Vinyasa yoga. She teaches in San Francisco and leads retreats internationally.

Lucia Horan was born and raised in the Esalen community. She is a leader, wife, and mother. She has been teaching since 1998. Lucia received lifelong direct training with Gabrielle Roth in the 5Rhythms® method. She is formally empowered to teach Buddhist mindfulness in all capacities. She is a certified Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness teacher. 

Mark Coleman is a Buddhist meditation teacher who has been teaching insight meditation for 20 years. He is author of Awake in the Wild, From Suffering to Peace, and Make Peace with Your Mind, and leads nature-based meditation retreats and mindfulness teacher trainings in the U.S. and Europe.

Kirti Srivastava builds connections between the arts and healing to provide a holistic approach to honoring the whole being in all areas of life in order to heal, grow, and expand.

Jeffrey Williams is the founder of Lifestyles of Light and Vitalist Institute. He is a multi-disciplinary transformation artist teaching and facilitating through movement, breath and sound, and self-governance since 1999.

Swirl Jordan Moore, SWIRL LIFE founder and teacher/guide/facilitator at the Vitalist Institute has been leading people through self love to full expression for eight years.

Deva Munay, founder of Sacred Sound & Wonder, has over 25 years of experience in the field of health and wellness. Her passion for the power of sound has been inspired by pilgrimages to India, Central America, Peru, Egypt, Bali, Argentina, and love.

Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart is a pediatric psychologist, parent coach, author, and owner of A New Day Pediatric Psychology. She’s a speaker and writer on parenting, childhood diagnoses, ADHD, executive functioning, and racism. Dr. Lockhart is also a freelance writer for PureWow, PBS Kids for Parents, a contributor for The Gottman Institute, and serves as a board member for the VeryWell Review Board.

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Julia is a tender-hearted, trauma-sensitive yoga teacher. Her modalities include somatic healing, tarot reading, and photography. She weaves ritual, narrative, and body-based awareness together to help others move through their suffering and into a richer, more balanced life.

Christine Chen is the co-founder of Spellbound Yoga and best-selling author of Happy-Go-Yoga. Christine’s 20-year study of infusing yoga and Ayurveda into her life and teachings helped her emerge from painful traumas to embrace empowered, natural well-being. (E-RYT500 + E-RYT300 Lotus Flow/Ayurveda; YACEP)

Robin Wilner is a master yoga teacher, certified holistic nutritionist, and co-founder of Spellbound Yoga. She devotes her lifestyle and teachings to healing with food and yoga as medicine, drawing from Ayurvedic principles and her vast studies over the past decade. (E-RYT500, YACEP, MS Holistic Nutrition).

Janis Cooke Newman is the author of two award-winning novels, and a memoir. She has taught writing and mindfulness workshops at Esalen and for the San Francisco Zen Center. She is a long-time practitioner of Zen.