David Jay is the author of Relationality: How Moving from Transactional to Transformational Relationships Can Reshape Our Lonely World. David is a community organizer with a background in physics … born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. From founding the Asexual Visibility and Education Network to working in the heart of the tech reform movement, David has centered the work of building relationship as a tool for healing and driving social change. He researches and writes about why these important relational tools so often go underappreciated and underfunded, and how that reality might change. David is regularly invited to speak at conferences and universities on topics ranging from asexuality to movement organizing to tech reform to queer family structure. David lives with his two co-parents and two children in Oakland, California. https://youtu.be/fzoTB9FibIA

David Cooley is the co-author of the new book, Transforming the Shame Triangle: From Shame to Love Using Parts Work. David uses the restorative conflict model and re-imagines it as a tool for helping individuals learn healthier models of conflict resolution, particularly in the context of intimate relationships. He offers the Restorative Relationship Conversation process to private clients looking for new and effective ways to address interpersonal conflict and transform it into deeper connection and intimacy. He comes from a background of Restorative Justice, and has also been trained in several modalities including Mindfulness Based Practices, Narrative Therapy, Somatic Work, and Attachment Theory. [embed]https://youtu.be/baOzl2xC7Lo[/embed]

Dame Doria Cordova is the author of Money & You: Principles That Power Success and the CEO/Owner of Excelerated Business Schools and the Money & You program, altogether a global educational platform, which has been around for almost 50 years and was one of the first to apply human potential movement principles to the world of business. As such it is the world’s longest-running entrepreneurial, experiential, transformative training organization -- operating since 1979 with over 250,000 graduates from over 85 countries. Doria is known as a pioneering educational entrepreneur, a global business developer, a sustainability entrepreneur, an ambassador of new education, an author, and a philanthropist who has spent nearly five decades empowering purpose-driven leaders around the world. She is a lifelong humanitarian, committed to initiatives involving creating new educational systems and renewable energy—key components to eradicating poverty and hunger worldwide. [embed]https://youtu.be/_vEnd14Nf64[/embed]

[embed]https://youtu.be/PxAf36HPXow[/embed] Prashanthi Amarnath is the author of Embracing Paradox: Dive into a mystical adventure with the Tao Te Ching through 81 enchanting micro lessons! Prashanthi is a spiritual seeker whose work blends philosophical insight with practical guidance for modern life. Raised in a home that embraced multiple belief systems, she developed an early appreciation for introspection and openness. Prashanthi holds an engineering degree in Information Technology and balances a full-time career in her field with family life and her ongoing study of spirituality, especially the teachings of the Tao Te Ching and Sri Satya Sai Baba. Now based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Prashanthi lives with her husband, their daughter, and their beloved cat. She never misses an opportunity to spend time outdoors, where she feels most at peace.

https://youtu.be/5PFwyFViWRs Ajaya Sommers is the founder of Core Embodiment, a psycho-spiritual-somatic methodology devoted to restoring embodied coherence, relational intelligence, and the living presence of the soul within the body. Her work integrates developmental trauma healing, nervous-system regulation, and somatic mystery-school practices into a deeply experiential path of embodied awakening.

https://youtu.be/XKl-3IWTcGs Rev. Dr. Michelle Wadleigh is the author of Forgiveness, A Workbook for Emotional and Spiritual Freedom. Michelle is an award-winning author, speaker, coach, retreat maven and modern mystic whose work blends spiritual psychology, shadow integration, and bold personal transformation. She writes for people who are ready to stop suffering, know the truth about their lives, and claim their spiritual authority. With warmth, humor, and fierce love, she guides readers on a path toward emotional freedom and unshakable authenticity.

https://youtu.be/wf8q3WHlWJk Doug Hilton is the author of the new book, The Tao of Addiction and Recovery: Chi Kung Practices for Restoring the Energy Flow in Mind and Body. Doug has been a counselor for more than 30 years with extensive experience in trauma, addictions, and couples and family issues. A certified Universal Healing Tao instructor, he has been integrating Chi Kung into his counseling practice for more than 20 years.

Donald Altman is the author of the new book, Simply Mindful Reflections: 101 Daily Reflections for Joy, Hope & Healing. Donald is a psychotherapist, former Buddhist monk, international mindfulness expert and award-winning author of over 20 books which have been translated worldwide. Featured as an expert in The Mindfulness Movie and profiled in the Living Spiritual Teachers Project, he currently writes Practical Mindfulness Blog for Psychology Today. His best-selling The Mindfulness Toolbox won two national publishing Ben Franklin IPBA awards. His books, Clearing Emotional Clutter and The Mindfulness Code, were both selected as one of “The Best Spiritual Books of the Year” by Spirituality & Practice. His spiritual adventure novel, Travelers, was honored as a recipient of the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Donald has been an adjunct professor at both Portland State University and the Lewis and Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling. As the past Vice-President of The Center for Mindful Eating, he pioneered the field of mindful eating. As a workshop trainer, he taught mindfulness to over 15,000 health care and business professionals.

https://youtu.be/WOjaocMYp5o Stephen G. Post is the author of new book, Pure Unlimited Love: Science and the Seven Paths to Inner Peace. Stephen is the Director of the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University. He founded The Institute for Research on Pure Unlimited Love with initial support from his mentor Sir John Templeton. Dr. Post is the author of several books, including Why Good Things Happen to Good People: How to Live a Longer, Happier, Healthier Life by the Simple Act of Giving, has authored over 400 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and has been interviewed by leading newspapers around the world. He is an elected member of the Philadelphia College of Physicians, the New York Academy of Medicine, and the Royal Society of Medicine, as well as a Founding Fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion. He lives on Long Island, New York.

https://youtu.be/TfJag8gjj_Q Nil Demircubuk is the author of the book, Down to Earth: Demystify Intuition to Upgrade Your Life. Nil is an intuition facilitator and guide with more than three decades of experience. She is also a certified professional coach. She empowers her clients and students to get in touch with their own intuition and combine it with their intellect to make better decisions, improve their relationships and performance, and live more fulfilled lives. Before her current career, Nil had studied engineering, obtained a PhD in economics, taught economics, ran the data group in a financial technology firm as a senior director, and led human-rights awareness programs in nonprofit organizations prior to shifting her focus to intuition facilitation and her coaching career.