Swami Swaroopananda is a senior disciple of Swami Vishnudevananda. A practicing yogi from a very young age, Swami Swaroopananda has dedicated his life to the practice and teaching of yoga. He taught in Yoga Teacher Training Courses around the world and is currently teaching advanced yoga philosophy courses and lectures internationally. He is Director of the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat and acharya (spiritual director) for the Sivananda centers and ashrams in the Bahamas and the Middle East. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres.

Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar, BAMS, MD (Ayurveda) is a classically trained Ayurvedic physician, Medical Astrologer, and researcher with over 30 years of Clinical Experience.

He is a bestselling author, motivational speaker, and an acclaimed educator in the field of Ayurveda & Integrative Medicine. He has traveled the globe popularizing Ayurveda, Yoga, Meditation, and Natural Medicine. He has chaired and designed curriculum for several Ayurvedic schools including Mount Madonna College of Ayurveda, Kerala Ayurveda Academy, and Maharishi University. He is an adviser to the National Ayurvedic Medical Association.

Dr. Suhas has formulated very successful herbal products generating millions of dollars in revenues. He is routinely featured in many popular podcasts, radio & television shows. He is an adviser to the Chopra Center and is the Director of Ayurvedic Healing, an Integrative Wellness and Pancha Karma Clinic in Santa Cruz, CA.

Among his most popular books are The Hot Belly Diet, Change Your Schedule Change Your Life, Panchakarma, and The Art & Science of Vedic Counseling.

Dr. Manisha Kshirsagar, BAMS, DY&A, Esthetician is an experienced Ayurvedic physician who specializes in women’s health, skincare and beauty. She has traveled to over 30 countries teaching Yoga & Ayurveda. She is a Certified Yoga Teacher and was also trained at the Indian College of Naturopathy. She has conducted numerous workshops on Ayurvedic Home Remedies, Beauty from Within, and Herbal Formulations.

She teaches regularly at numerous Ayurvedic schools and has formulated a product line of herbal teas, supplements, spice mixes and a line of skincare. Her popular books include Enchanting Beauty, Ayurvedic Reference Guide Book, and Panchakarma:The Ayurvedic Science of Detoxification & Rejuvenation.

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Dr. Shyam Ranganathan (MA South Asian Studies, MA and PhD Philosophy) is a field-changing researcher, scholar, author, and teacher of philosophy, and an expert in the neglected traditions of Indian moral philosophy.

He is the author, editor, and translator of over 50 peer-reviewed, scholarly works including Ethics and the History of Indian Philosophy (MLBD 2008 and 2017); the Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Ethics (2017); and Hinduism: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation (Routledge 2018).

Dr. Ranganathan is a specialist in translation. He wrote his PhD dissertation on the topic of how we can understand texts without projecting our beliefs onto them. He translated Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra (Penguin 2008).

In 2019, after over 20,000 teaching hours and 3000 students, Dr. Ranganathan founded YogaPhilosophy.com, an initiative to bring anti-colonial, anti-Eurocentric, research-based education about Yoga and Philosophy to Yoga teachers and practitioners.

Shyam is a E-RYT-500 and CYA-RYT Gold. He is a member of the Department of Philosophy, and York Center for Asian Research, York University, Toronto.

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David Newman , Durga Das, is a renowned sacred mantra artist and inspirational teacher.
His album Love Is Awake was #1 on iTunes World Music, and his book The Timebound Traveller was #1 on Amazon. He brings his mission of peace and universal love into many charitable endeavours, including bringing mantra into institutions such as prisons, psychiatric centres and homeless shelters.

Bishop Trevor Williamson presently serves as the Founding and Senior Pastor of the Trinity Global Cathedral Baptist Church in Nassau, Bahamas. Along with his wife, Pastor Sharon Williamson, he leads The Trinity Global Cathedral Gospel Choir. The choir provides musical, educational, and social opportunities in Nassau for people of all ages and walks of life to come together and sing with soul.

The Trinity Global Cathedral Gospel Choir from Nassau, Bahamas is led by Bishop Trevor Williamson and Pastor Sharon Williamson. The choir provides musical, educational, and social opportunities in Nassau for people of all ages and walks of life to come together and sing with soul.