Peter A. Levine, PhD, has a background in medical biophysics, psychophysiology, and psychology. He developed Somatic Experiencing®, founded the Foundation for Human Enrichment, and teaches internationally. His recent books include Waking the Tiger, Trauma and Memory, and Freedom from Pain.

Peter Meyers, author of As We Speak and founder and president of global communications consultancy Stand & Deliver, has worked for more than a decade helping leaders and their teams to enrich their presence and effectiveness through greater clarity, credibility, and connection.

Peter Moore came to Breitenbush Hot Springs in 1978 where he lived and worked as co-founder until 1985. He returned in 1988 as booking and marketing director, leaving in 1993. In 2004 Peter became the business director, a position he still holds.

Peter Mullin is founder and chairman of M Financial Holdings Inc. He and his wife Merle produce olive oil, wine, honey, and raise Cinta Senese pigs at their home in Italy. They also have created and operate a hydroponics/aquaponics model farm near Esalen and are partners in Sonoma’s Ram’s Gate winery.

Peter Rader, has worked as a film and television writer/producer, author and ghostwriter for 30 years. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University and is accomplished in a broad range of fields, including music and photography

Peter Rengel, MA, has been facilitating love, intimacy and sexuality workshops since 1989. He has a private practice in San Anselmo, California. He is a Heart Meditation teacher, spiritual counselor, and has authored three heart-opening books. His greatest teacher has been his son, Kavi.

Peter Russell blends scientific rationale, global vision, and intuitive wisdom to bring a sharp, critical mind to the challenge of self-awakening. He has degrees in theoretical physics, experimental psychology, and computer science, and his books include From Science to God: A Physicist’s Journey into the Mystery of Consciousness.

Peter Sandhill, MA, is a workshop facilitator, counselor, and executive coach. He passionately assists people of all ages and backgrounds to create lives filled with joy, love, purpose, and possibility. Peter has been involved in the men’s movement for most of his adult life.

Peter Selwyn, M.D., M.P.H. is Chairman of the Department of Family and Social Medicine and Director of the Palliative Care Program at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York. He facilitates workshops on grief and loss, and is the author of Surviving the Fall: The Personal Journey of an AIDS Doctor.

Peter Sterios is a creative instructor, writer, and originator of LEVITYoga™. Yoga Journal included his DVD, Gravity & Grace, in their “top 15 yoga videos of all time.” Peter taught yoga at the White House for Michelle Obama's anti-obesity initiatives between 2011 and 2013. He teaches internationally.

Phil Borges is a human rights photographer and documentary filmmaker. He has witnessed how indigenous cultures worldwide often identify “psychotic” symptoms as a sign of shamanic potential. His film CRAZYWISE and his latest work explore the deeper understandings of, and effective approaches to, a mental health crisis.

Philip Shepherd is the author of New Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in the Twenty-First Century, which shows how our relationship with the body has changed over history, and serves as the template for all our relationships.

Phillip Moffitt is a writer, Vipassana meditation teacher, and Change & Transition Strategist. As a Strategist, he guides leaders in making well-considered changes and finding more balance and meaning in their lives. His books include Emotional Chaos to Clarity.

Pico Iyer is the author of two novels and nine works of non-fiction translated into more than 20 languages including such long-running travelers’ favorites as The Lady and the Monk, The Global Soul, and The Art of Stillness.

Pittman McGehee, PhD, is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Austin, Texas. He studied with Dr. Kristin Neff and is a certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher and teacher trainer, adjunct faculty at Seton Cove Spirituality Center, and faculty in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas, Austin.

Poranguí is an international touring musician, educator, and therapist, steeped in traditional forms of music, healing, and ceremony since birth. His work draws from his cross-cultural background (Brazil, Mexico, and Southwest U.S.) and ethnomusicology training at Duke University to create personal and collective freedom through creative expression.

Prajna Vieira is the lead singer of the Mukti Kirtan Ensemble and is also known for her work with Jai Uttal and other artists. She has dedicated her life to studying, practicing, and sharing traditional yoga practices and Bhakti arts.

Premal Shah co-founded Kiva.org, a global poverty alleviation nonprofit which he led for 13 years. Kiva helped connect millions around the world with resources from millions who have something to give. Premal is most interested in unlocking our innate desire to be of service at scale.

Q'ero Shamans don Juan and don Pascual are traveling from the high Andes to share the wisdom of the Q’ero, the Quechua-speaking Andean people of south-central Peru. The Q’ero preserve a sacred prophecy of a great change, or "pachacuti," in which the world would be turned right side up, harmony and order would be restored, and chaos and disorder ended.

Multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer Quetzal Guerrero, or QVLN, is at the forefront of music genre evolution and exploration. He is a prodigious genre-hopping artist whose trademark electric blue violin reflects his Mexican, Brazilian, and Native American roots.

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Rachel Carlton Abrams is an award-winning integrative medicine physician, treating men, women, and children since 1997. She authored four books, most recently BodyWise, and teaches dynamic workshops throughout the world.

Rachel Berry, MA, has developed curriculum for herbalism, wild foraging, and DIY organic skin care courses for more than 10 years in Northern California. Her passion is helping others deepen their relationship with the plants and becoming more confident practicing herbal self-care.

Rachel Brown is a mindfulness and social-emotional learning educator. She currently works at the Teaching Empathy Institute, where she designs curriculum, trains teachers, and works with students. Rachel has ten years of experience as a special and general education teacher in both public and private schools.

Rachel Nicks was born in Oakland, CA. She is a mother of two beautiful sons and resides in New York City. She is a trainer, doula, lactation counselor, actor, and the founder of Birth Queen, a nonprofit to combat the Black maternal health crisis.

Forrest Yoga Guardian Rahshaana Green is a multidisciplinary wellness consultant who combines her knowledge and experience in science, yoga, and building human connection to help people heal. All of her work integrates mindful movement with the aim of helping people build and maintain healthy connection to their minds and bodies. Rahshaana is the Director of Equity and Contemplative Psychotherapy at the Nalanda Institute.

Raj Sisodia, PhD, cofounder of Conscious Capitalism, Inc., is a Franklin Olin Distinguished Professor of Global Business and Whole Foods Market Research Scholar in Conscious Capitalism at Babson College. He has published more than 100 academic articles and seven books, including Conscious Capitalism and Firms of Endearment.

Ralph White is co-founder of the New York Open Center. He is the author of the memoir, The Jeweled Highway: On the Quest for a Life of Meaning and has organized events on  consciousness and social change over four decades.

Ramesh Srinivasan is a professor in the Information Studies and Design|Media Arts departments at UCLA. He’s the founder of the university-wide Digital Cultures Lab, which explores the meaning of technology, author of Beyond the Valley – How Innovators around the World Are Overcoming Inequality and Creating the Technologies of Tomorrow, Whose Global Village? Rethinking How Technology Impacts Our World, and co-author of After the Internet. He has held fellowships at MIT Media Lab and has been a teaching fellow at the Graduate School of Design and Department of Visual and Environmental Design at Harvard University. He writes regularly about issues associated with AI and ethics, is a regular speaker for TEDx Talks, and makes appearances in the national media.

Raoul Goldberg, MD, is a South African integrative and participatory medical doctor and psychotherapist. He is an international speaker, workshop facilitator, researcher, and author with a special interest in self-empowerment and self-transformation. His latest book is Addictive Behaviour: The Struggle for Freedom.

Raphael Cushnir is a leading voice in the world of emotional connection and present moment awareness. He has authored six books, lectures worldwide, and he coaches individuals, couples, and organizations.

Rebecca Anders is a thing-maker based in Oakland, California. Her works are metal and mixed media sculpture, ranging from hand-held to 40 feet tall. She has contributed large-scale sculpture to Burning Man since 1999, and has created and shown monumental interactive installations in the U.S. and internationally.

Rebecca Crotts is the former Senior Director of People & Culture at PayPal and now the Global Head of Talent Development and DEI at Rubrik. As a business-minded people leader and executive coach, Rebecca has been scaling leaders and culture for two decades.

Rebecca Katz is a nationally recognized culinary translator and expert on the role of food and flavor in supporting health. She is the author of five healthy cookbooks: Clean Soups, One Bite at a Time, The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen, The Longevity Kitchen, and The Healthy Mind Cookbook. Founder and director of the Healing Kitchens Institute at Commonweal in Bolinas, California, she is dedicated to connecting the dots between food, big flavor, and vibrant health.

Rene Henery, PhD, is an ecologist and artist who holds a joint position with the University of Nevada, Reno, Global Water Center and the nonprofit Trout Unlimited. Rene’s work embraces water, diversity, connectivity and equity as pathways to resilient ecosystems and communities.

Renee Jennings, MA MSW LCSW, is a somatic and Gestalt therapist/trainer, energy practitioner, meditation teacher, mentor/consultant, and writer with more than 25 years in the healing arts. She is especially interested in the integration of mysticism and embodiment in daily life and professional practice. Renee is Gestalt Cleveland faculty.

Dr. Renee Lertzman marries the worlds of academia and practice by translating psychological and social science research insights into clear, applied, and profound tools for organizations around the world, seeking to engage diverse populations, communities and individuals around environmental work and climate action.

Renée Peterson Trudeau is an internationally recognized life balance coach/speaker, author of three life balance titles including the award-winning The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal, and president of Career Strategists. Passionate about teaching women the art/science of self-renewal and how to connect with their wise selves, Renée has been creating transformational retreats for women for more than 20 years.

Bodhi is an ordained interfaith minister and teacher in the Sufi lineage of Sufi Sam and Hazrat Inayat Khan. He is the founder and executive director of Doorway IntoLight, a nonprofit organization on Maui, which provides conscious and compassionate care for the dying, their families and the grieving, and has been offering community presentations and trainings since 2006 in the fields of awakened living and dying and the care of the dying.

Rhonda V. Magee, JD, MA, is a professor of law at the University of San Francisco, and a nationally acclaimed speaker on mindfulness and social justice. She is an expert on mindful teaching and learning, race and law, and professional identity development.

Rich Fernandez, PhD, teaches mindfulness, wisdom, and the science of well-being for everyday life and work. Rich is CEO of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, co-founder of Wisdom Labs, and was the head of global executive education at Google. He is a trained psychologist, author, and longtime mindfulness practitioner and teacher.

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Richard Schwartz, PhD, is a systemic family therapist and an academic. Dr. Schwartz developed the Internal Family Systems model (IFS) and founded the Center for Self Leadership. A featured speaker for national professional organizations, Dr. Schwartz has published five books and more than 50 articles about IFS.

Richard Tarnas is professor of psychology and cultural history at CIIS. He is the author of The Passion of the Western Mind and Cosmos and Psyche, winner of the Book of the Year Prize from the Scientific and Medical Network.

Rick Brown is executive director for the Institute for Relationship Therapy and was executive director for Harville Hendrix's Institute. He lectures and gives workshops across the country. He has been married since 1976.

Rick Doblin, PhD, is the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). He received his doctorate in Public Policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. His professional goal is to become a legally licensed psychedelic therapist.

Rick Hanson, PhD, is a psychologist, Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, and New York Times best-selling author. He’s been an invited speaker at NASA, Oxford, and Harvard, and taught in meditation centers worldwide.

Rik Isensee, LCSW, practices psychotherapy in San Francisco, California. He is the author of three self-help books for gay men, plus the mindfulness guide, Shift Your Mood. He is an accredited mindfulness teacher through The Mindfulness Training Institute.

Risa Kaparo, PhD, author of Awakening Somatic Intelligence, teaches Somatic Learning®, the evidence-based method she developed, internationally, from MIT to China’s Dalian Medical School. She practices somatic-psychotherapy in the California Bay Area and elsewhere.

Rob Faust is a maskmaker/performer/director who speaks, performs, and teaches worldwide. Rob designs and creates all the masks he uses onstage. Rob’s work is featured in the book Mask Makers and Their Craft, An Illustrated Worldwide Study.

Rob is co-founder of Thievery Corporation, known for their electronic-infused modifications of dub, trip hop, reggae, and bossa nova. Rob blends musical influences from the past and future, melding modern electronic beats, global grooves and other worldly rhythms into a fiery mixture of mystical and spirited sound.

Rob wilks is a full-time bodywork practitioner. He is a faculty member with Esalen Institute Healing Arts Department, teaching all levels of Esalen® Massage. He has taught massage and bodywork in Indonesia, China, and Italy, as well as experiential leadership education in the U.S. and Eastern Europe.

Robert Browning is HeartMath’s master trainer and health care director as well as a director for Pathways to Peace. For more than 20 years, he’s trained 8,000 individuals in heart-based living. He leads programs at Stanford, UCLA, Brigham & Women’s (Harvard’s teaching hospital), and Kaiser Permanente.

Robert Fisher, MFT, is an international Hakomi trainer, adjunct professor at CIIS and JFK Universities, and author of Experiential Psychotherapy with Couples. He is the lead instructor of the Certificate Program at CIIS for Mindfulness and Compassion in Psychotherapy and a keynote speaker at national psychotherapy conferences.

Robert Moss is the creator of Active Dreaming, an original synthesis of dreamwork and shamanism. His many books include Conscious Dreaming, Dreamgates, The Secret History of Dreaming and Sidewalk Oracles. He leads popular online courses for The Shift Network.

Robert Peng is a qigong master and teacher who has trained 150,000 students throughout the world. From the age of 8, he apprenticed under Xiao Yao. The distillation of his training is reflected in The Master Key: Qigong Secrets for Vitality, Love, and the Wisdom book and CD/DVD series.

Robert Meikyo Rosenbaum, PhD, is entrusted as a lay Zen teacher by Sojun Roshi, and a senior teacher of Dayan Qigong authorized by Master Hui Liu. He has 30 years of experience as a neuropsychologist and psychotherapist. His most recent book is Walking the Way: 81 Zen Encounters with the Tao Te Ching.

Robert Sheeler, MD, is in private practice in Scottsdale, Arizona. Former editor of the Mayo Clinic Health Letter, he is a taiji and qi gong practitioner who has spoken extensively on a variety of topics at conferences on conventional, integrative, and functional medicine.