Dr. Hyman is a practicing family physician, a 11-time New York Times bestselling author, and an internationally recognized leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in the field of Functional Medicine. He is the Pritzker Foundation Chair in Functional Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and Director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine.

He is Founder and Director of The UltraWellness Center, chairman of the Institute for Functional Medicine, medical editor of The Huffington Post, and a regular medical contributor in the media for CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, CNN, The Dr. Oz Show, and more.

A renowned speaker, and bestselling author, Dr. Gabor Maté is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics, from addiction to mind-body wellness. Rather than offering quick-fix solutions to these complex issues, Dr. Maté weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own insights and experience to present a broad perspective that enlightens and empowers people to promote their own healing and that of those around them.

As an author, Dr. Maté has written several bestselling books including the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction. His works have been published internationally in twenty languages.

Dr. Maté is the co-founder of Compassion for Addiction, a new non-profit that focusses on addiction. He is also an advisor of Drugs over Dinner.

Dr. Maté has received the Hubert Evans Prize for Literary Non-Fiction; an Honorary Degree (Law) from the University of Northern British Columbia; an Outstanding Alumnus Award from Simon Fraser University; and the 2012 Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award from Mothers Against Teen Violence. He is an adjunct professor in the Faculty of Criminology, Simon Fraser University.

Tommy Rosen is a yoga teacher and addiction recovery expert who has spent the last two decades immersed in yoga, recovery and wellness. He holds certifications in both Kundalini and Hatha Yoga and has 24 years of continuous recovery from drug addiction.

Tommy is one of the pioneers in the field of Yoga and Recovery assisting others to holistically transcend addictions of all kinds. Tommy is the founder and host of the Recovery 2.0: Beyond Addiction Online Conference series and the #MoveBeyond Group Coaching Program. He leads Recovery 2.0 retreats and workshops internationally and presents regularly at yoga conferences and festivals.

Tommy’s first book, Recovery 2.0: Move Beyond Addiction and Upgrade Your Life, was published by Hay House in October 2014.

Krishna Kaur, a dynamic, heart centered Yoga teacher, began studying with Yogi Bhajan in 1970 and has passionately taught the art and science of Kundalini Yoga and Self Awareness for 40 years. A spiritual activist, she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from her teaching in Africa, Mexico, and inner cities throughout the United States. A master teacher trainer of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan, she also conducts workshops in Canada, Europe, and Latin America.

She is certified by the Kundalini Research Institute as a Lead Kundalini Yoga Teacher Trainer of both Level I and II. She is the regional coordinator for 3HO Africa, focused on stabilizing Kundalini Yoga practices in countries throughout Africa. Krishna also founded and runs Y.O.G.A. for Youth, a non-profit dedicated to training yoga teachers to work with at-risk youth and creating yoga programs in schools and juvenile facilities.

Krishna opened the first yoga center in South Central Los Angeles, and still resides in the L.A. area today. Her passion is sharing yogic tools to ""Release Fear and Allow Joy"" coupled with ""Practicing Forgiveness"" to the full spectrum of yoga practitioners. She lives her teachings, rising daily at 4:00am for her personal practice. People love Krishna's workshops because they are fun, invigorating and very uplifting.

Partha Nandi MD FACP is a practicing physician, international best-selling author and the creator and host of the Emmy award­ winning medical lifestyle television show, “The Dr. Nandi Show” which airs weekdays in over 90 million homes across the US and in 90 countries worldwide. 

Dr. Nandi is also the Chief Health Editor at ABC Detroit. Dr. Nandi travels the globe speaking on How To Be Your Own #HealthHero which includes his no-nonsense approach to food & fitness, how he combines Eastern & Western philosophies and the science behind the amazing health benefits of spirituality, mindfulness, and community.

"An accomplished speaker, teacher, and practitioner, Nikki Myers is an MBA, C-IAYT Yoga Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Addictions Recovery Specialist, and Health Coach. Born from her personal struggle with addiction, Nikki is the founder of Y12SR, Yoga of 12-Step Recovery. Based on its theme ‘the issues live in the tissues’, Y12SR is a relapse prevention program that weaves the art & science of yoga with the practical tools of 12-step programs. Y12SR meetings are available internationally and the curriculum is rapidly becoming a feature of addiction recovery centers. 

Nikki’s work has been featured in the New York Times, Black Enterprise, The Huffington Post, Origin Magazine, and CBSnews.com. She is honored to be a co-founder of the annual Yoga, Meditation and Recovery Conferences at Esalen Institute and Kripalu Center. 

Nikki was a keynote speaker at the 2017 International Association of Yoga Therapist (IAYT) conference and a featured speaker at the International Conference on Integrative Medicine held at Harvard Medical School. She was named a Yoga Journal Game Changer in 2015 and is an honored recipient of the esteemed NUVO Cultural Visionary Award.

web: www.y12sr.com

Joe Polish is the founder of Genius Network® and GeniusX®, President of Piranha Marketing Inc., Creator of the Genius Network® Interview Series, and co-founder of 10XTalk.com and ILoveMarketing.com, two highly popular free podcasts on iTunes. 

Joe’s marketing expertise has been utilized to build thousands of businesses and has generated hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients, ranging from large corporations to small family-owned businesses. Known for his entrepreneurial focus on value creation, connection, and contribution, Joe’s leadership is the reason he’s one of the most sought-after marketers alive today. 

Joe has helped raised over $3 million for Virgin Unite, Sir Richard Branson’s foundation. His current philanthropic endeavors include JoeVolunteer.com, ArtistsForAddicts.com and Genius Recovery. Joe’s mission is to help change the global conversation surrounding addiction and addicts from one of judgement to one of compassion.

Benjamin P. Hardy holds a PhD in Organizational Psychology and is the #1 Writer on Medium.com. His articles and essays are read by hundreds of thousands of people and he is the author of the new acclaimed book, Willpower Doesn’t Work.  

Rolf Gates, author of the acclaimed book on yogic philosophy, Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga, and the newly released: Meditations on Intention and Being: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga, Mindfulness and Compassion, conducts yoga workshops, retreats, teacher trainings, and coaching and mentorship programs throughout the U.S. and abroad–and online. 

Rolf and his work have been featured in numerous media, including Yoga Journal, ORGINS, Natural Health, People Magazine, and Travel and Leisure’s 25 Top Yoga Studios in the World. Rolf is the co-founder of the Yoga, Meditation and Recovery Conference at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California and the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, Massachusetts and a teacher at Spirit Rock Insight Meditation Center in Northern CA. 

He is also on the Advisory Board for the Yoga Service Council and the Veterans Yoga Project. A former addictions counselor and U.S. Army Airborne Ranger who has practiced meditation for over twenty-five years, Rolf brings his eclectic background to his practice and his teachings. Rolf and his wife, Mariam Gates, author of Good Night Yoga: A Pose by Pose Bedtime Story, live in Santa Cruz, California with their two children.

Mastin Kipp is an American entrepreneur, best-selling author, and renowned public speaker and the creator of Functional Life CoachingTM. 

He is the author of the best-selling books Daily Love and Claim Your Power, and has been featured in outlets like Well + Good, Huffington Post, and has appeared on Fox News, ABC, CBS News, and more. 

"Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, PhD is a renowned female spiritual leader in India. She is President of Divine Shakti Foundation, a charitable organization bringing education and empowerment to women and children. 

She is also Secretary-General of Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, launched by UNICEF, the first alliance of religious leaders for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. She is also Director of the world-famous International Yoga Festival. 

Originally from Los Angeles, and a graduate of Stanford University, Sadhviji has lived at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, in the Himalayas for 22 years, where she gives spiritual discourses, satsang and meditation, and leads myriad humanitarian programs."

Three years into recovery from a decade-long opioid addiction, Ryan Hampton has been rocketed to the center of America’s rising recovery advocacy movement. He is now a prominent, leading face and voice of addiction recovery and is changing the national dialog about addiction through social media. With content that reaches over 1 million people a week, Ryan is breaking down cultural barriers that have kept people suffering in silence and is inspiring a digital revolution of people recovering out loud through his #VoicesProject. He’s also advocating for solutions and holding public policy makers accountable.

He was part of the core team that released the first-ever U.S. Surgeon General’s report on addiction and was singled out by Forbes as a top social media entrepreneur in the recovery movement. Ryan connects a vast network of people who are passionate about ending the drug epidemic in America. His writing on recovery and addiction related issues regularly go viral in online journals such as HuffPo and The Hill.

He also serves as an outreach lead and recovery activist for Facing Addiction, America’s leading non-profit dedicated to ending the addiction crisis in the United States. In 2016, Ryan created the web series Facing Addiction Across America, documenting his 30 day, 28 state, 8,000 mile cross-country trip visiting areas hit hardest by the addiction crisis.

His first book, “American Fix — Inside the Opioid Addiction Crisis and How to End It” published by St. Martin’s Press, is set to release nationwide in August 2018.

"Bruce H. Lipton, PhD is an internationally recognized leader in bridging science and spirit. Stem cell biologist, bestselling author of The Biology of Belief and recipient of the 2009 Goi Peace Award, he has been a guest speaker on hundreds of TV and radio shows, as well as keynote presenter for national and international conferences.

Dr. Lipton began his scientific career as a cell biologist. He received his Ph.D. Degree from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville before joining the Department of Anatomy at the University of Wisconsin’s School of Medicine in 1973. In 1982, Dr. Lipton began examining the principles of quantum physics and how they might be integrated into his understanding of the cell’s information processing systems.

Dr Lipton’s work summarizing his findings, entitled, The new updated 10th Anniversary Edition of The Biology of Belief. His second book, Spontaneous Evolution, Our Positive Future and a Way to Get There From Here. and his third book, The Honeymoon Effect, The Science of Creating Heaven on Earth. "

Amidst a new generation of Kundalini Yoga teachers, Sukhdev Jackson shines bright as one of the prominent international influences. Integral to the success of the world-renowned musical duo Aykanna, Sukhdev is a “Billboard Magazine” acclaimed musician with a diverse career spanning over 20 years. 

Mantra technology and women’s empowerment trainings are among her main areas of passion and expertise. She is the creative force behind ""Shakti School”, which she founded to enliven the divine feminine essence within women. She utilizes the ancient trainings of Kundalini Yoga to serve and train women to develop their true power. She lives with her wonderful family in Ojai, CA.

Follow Sukhdev on Instagram and Facebook to tune into Women’s Wisdom and Inspiration.

Jai Dev Singh is a yogi, teacher, and expert in Ayurvedic healing. His innovative Yoga and Ayurveda courses have been attended and studied by thousands of people throughout the world. He is the founder of the Life-Force Academy, and has authored numerous courses on Kundalini Yoga & Ayurveda.

Jai Dev is a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist and previously served as the Clinical Director at the California College of Ayurveda, as well as the director of the college’s Pancha Karma Center.

Jai Dev lives in northern California with his wife, Simrit, and their son.

Akahdahmah is a Spiritual Teacher, Kundalini Yoga Teacher, and Grammy-nominated percussionist. In 1985 he left his premedical studies in New York to discover the true power of our bodies function and its ability to heal. 

A 5th generation plant and spirit medicine man, Akahdahmah uses drumming as “medicine music” for humanity. Akahdahmah currently teaches at Passages Drug and Alcohol Addiction Care Center where he guides clients toward their own unique recovery solutions.

Kia Miller is a devoted practitioner and teacher of yoga holding certifications in the Ashtanga/Vinyasa tradition, as well as Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan.

Kia views the science and spirituality of Yoga as a path to explore one's inner life and elevate consciousness, while creating a counter-balance to the stresses of modern life.

Through her 500-hour Radiant Body Yoga Teacher Training program Kia imparts her profound wisdom to students interested in becoming teachers and/or deepening their practice. Her trainings have become a destination for advanced study in the field of yoga. 

Kia also has over 200 classes featured on Yogaglo.com and she also runs cleanse programs twice a year helping people to improve their relationship with food.

A professional comedian, writer, and coach, Kristina lives in the mountains of Colorado. She's worked as a comic since 1986 and has performed over 3,500 times on the comedy stage. Nationally televised appearances include Showtime, PBS, the Comedy Channel and FOX (ironically.) 

With a BA in Creative Writing, she's written and performed in several solo shows: When My Father Died, and Other Ordinary Tales and Some Things Can't Be Whispered: On Death, Dating, Motherhood and the Art of Letting Go.

Kristina brings over 10 years of experience in personal development coaching, with expertise in helping others find, cultivate and express their authentic voice. She created Stand Up! The Workshop with a commitment to connect students with their own inner comic, and walk off stage knowing themselves more deeply. She has an uncanny ability to intuit where students "hide" and challenge them to step into true transformation.

Guru Prem Singh Khalsa, named ‘Posture Master’ by Yogi Bhajan, is a Master Yogi and for over 38 years has been practicing and teaching Yoga. 

He is a trainer of Teachers of Kundalini Yoga, and is an expert on body and breath awareness in relationship to personal growth. He is the author of three books, ‘ “The Heart Rules”, “Divine Alignment”, and Everyday Devotion: The Heart of Being!

Noah Levine is the founder of Refuge Recovery, an addiction recovery program based on the teachings of the Buddha. 

Refuge Recovery has hundreds of peer-led meetings worldwide and a treatment center in Los Angeles. He is also the founder of the “Against The Stream Buddhist Meditation Society” with centers in Los Angeles and San Francisco and over 20 affiliated groups in North America and Europe. 

He teaches meditation groups, gives workshops and leads retreats internationally. Noah is the author of “Dharma Punx”, “Against the Stream”, “Heart of

the Revolution” and “Refuge Recovery”.

Anna David is the New York Times-bestselling author of two novels and four non-fiction books about addiction, recovery and relationships. 

She’s been published in The New York Times, Time, The LA Times, Vanity Fair, Playboy, Vice, Cosmo, People, Marie Claire, Redbook, Esquire, Self, Women’s Health, The Huffington Post, Buzzfeed and Salon among many others, written about in numerous publications, including Forbes, Martha Stewart Living, Entrepreneur, Allure and Women’s Health and has appeared repeatedly on The Today Show, Hannity, Attack of the Show, Dr. Drew, Red Eye, The Talk, The CBS Morning Show, The Insider and numerous other programs on Fox News, NBC, CBS, MTV, VH1 and E. 

She speaks at colleges across the country about relationships, addiction and recovery and has been a featured speaker at three different TedX events. Through her company, Light Hustler, she helps creatives share their dark to find their light—through coaching, writing, workshops, retreats, online courses, a podcast, a storytelling show and more.

Zat Baraka is a Men’s Deep inner work coach, writer, and speaker. His work supports men to understand the mature masculine, not as an abstract philosophy, but as an embodied knowledge of how to live an authentic, empowered, purposeful and compassionate life.

Zat’s training of over 25 years is extensive, including over 17 years of Tibetan Buddhist training in the non-monastic Nyingma tradition. He has a masters in Spiritual psychology and was a fulltime yoga and meditation for many years before dedicating himself to the human potential and men’s personal development movement.

Guru Singh is a celebrated third-generation yogi, master spiritual teacher, author, and musician. Paramahansa Yogananda was his first teacher. In January 1969, Guru Singh met Yogi Bhajan, a spiritual leader from northern India and master of Kundalini yoga. 

From that moment on Guru Singh has been studying and teaching Kundalini yoga and meditation, a science taught in India for over five thousand years. He has spread this ancient science with passion and a practical fusion of Eastern mysticism into Western pragmatism. 

Guru Singh’s books, music, yoga/meditation classes, blog posts, podcasts, and humanology lectures uplift thousands worldwide.

Vishuddha Das (Koi Fresco) is a rising Spiritual Teacher/Author in Vedanta, Hinduism & more spiritual practices who studies under the renown Vedantic Scholar, Swami Sarvadevananda. At Only 25 years of age, Vishuddha Das is already the published author of two best-selling books, A (Not So) Enlightened Youth & The Meditation Manual which have sold tens of thousands of copies worldwide.

Along with this he runs an educational YouTube channel (Youtube.com/KoisCorner) garnering over 500,000 viewers & over 30+ million views, all focused on helping us awaken our true self and thrive in this life. Koi currently works with many spiritual teachers, swamis, singers & entrepreneurs of the past 40 years to make sure what he presents is not only modernly applicable, but done so in the purest way possible. He currently teaches in Los Angeles, California"

Durga Leela is a practical, down to earth, and to the point speaker who has worked on her own path of recovery. She has a great sense of humor and a real warmth for understanding the trials and tribulations of our human condition. She is the founder of Yoga of Recovery, a comprehensive program that integrates Ayurveda and Yoga with recovery tools for a holistic mind, body and spirit approach for all those affected by addiction and self-destructive behaviors. 

Durga possesses a deep understanding of Yoga and Ayurveda, and she clearly articulates the subtleties within these ancient systems and makes the material come to life through relevant stories and examples. A natural teacher, Durga inspires a convivial dynamic at her Yoga of Recovery retreats, where participants share and inquire freely.

Dr. Mao Shing Ni, popularly known as Dr. Mao comes from a long line of doctors of Chinese medicine in his family. 

Educated in both China and the US, Dr. Mao is a cofounder of Yo San University and the Tao of Wellness, both award-winning and acclaimed centers for acupuncture, Chinese medicine and nutrition with offices in Santa Monica, Pasadena and Newport Beach. 

Dr. Mao has worked in Pain and Addiction medicine for the past 30 years and has treated many patients with dependency conditions and consults regularly with residential treatment centers. 

Dr. Mao is the author of many publications, including the best-selling book Secrets of Longevity and regularly teaches Qi Gong meditation—an ancient mind-body practice for health, healing and self-regulation. 

Visit him at www.TaoOfWellness.com or www.AskDrMao.com

James Murray, MS, MSW is the Executive Director of Breakthrough Interventions. Though primarily working in transformational endeavors for the last 20 years, he has also been writing and creating on the side. 

His social justice book on street life, The Emptiness of Our Hands, has his pinhole photography throughout. He's currently working on two more book projects and a series of paintings of animal icons.

Kari Kwinn yogi, writer, and Director of Journeys at Recovery 2.0 describes herself as having both a black belt and a gold medal in codependency. Now firmly in her recovery, she shares her forthcoming book, "Not About Me: A memoir" which recounts her personal journey into and out of a relationship with an active sex addict. 

Combining her backgrounds in yoga and medical anthropology, Kari offers her personal perspective into better understanding the nuances of healthy relationship.

Antony Thier, MA, LMFT is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Somatic Psychotherapist and Therapeutic Physical Trainer who assists individuals, couples, and families in attaining their wellness goals.  

Formerly a member of University of Colorado Boulder's Division 1 National Championship Ski Team, Antony is also a certified Ski (USSA), Bike (USAC), and Triathlon (CTC) race coach as well as a Certified Personal Trainer and Nutritionist (AFAA). 

In 1992 Antony was ordained a Zen monk at the San Francisco Zen Buddhist Center and studied Hospice counseling and organic farming while there.   

In 2006, Antony founded HealThier Foundations, a Bay area Not-for-Profit that has been providing therapeutic experiences, mentoring, and counseling to the under-served youth of the bay area since its inception.