Graham M. Schweig (Garuda das), E-RYT 500, has been practicing various forms of yoga under the guidance of traditional teachers for over forty years. With his partner Krishna Kanta, Graham is the co-founder and teacher of The Secret Yoga Seminars, which focus on a heart-centered vision and practice that draws directly from ancient sacred writings on Yoga. Graham is an internationally sought out scholar and university professor who earned his doctorate from Harvard University in comparative religion, the spiritual traditions of Yoga, and Sanskrit. In the academic setting, he has received recognition and awards for his teaching and mentoring. He is author-translator of Bhagavad Gita: The Beloved Lord's Secret Love Song (Harper 2007). He is also author of Dance of Divine Love (Princeton 2005), which presents a translation of the most exalted portions of the Bhagavata text that present the greatest exemplars of Yoga. He is currently preparing his treatments and translations of The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali and The Bhakti Sutra of Narada for publication, and regularly contributes articles to periodicals on Yoga. Graham has traveled to India many times, once living there for a year, to conduct research and pursue his personal practice of Yoga. He is regularly invited to speak at the Smithsonian Institution in Washtington, DC, and holds intensive workshops for yoga students and teachers at major yoga centers and conferences.

Karnamrita Dasi is one of the world's leading kirtan singers as well as the first female Westerner to be classically trained in this sacred art. She spent nearly a decade in India being classically trained as a vocalist and immersed in kirtan (devotional music) since birth. Having toured for the last eight years, Karnamrita performs and teaches at hundreds of venues worldwide. She has won numerous awards including “Best Album of the Year” and “Best Song of the Year” for her acclaimed album DASI: Prayers by Women.