Suze Allen is a writer, editor, and coach. She is the owner of Manuscript Mentor and director of education and resident playwright at 3Girls Theatre. Suze is coauthor of The Time-Starved Woman's Guide to Emotional Wellbeing with SD Shanti.

Suzee Grilley has practiced yoga since 1980. She is a former professional dancer, choreographer, and educator whohas studied many styles of yoga. She teaches the slow, healing, Yin style of yoga that prolonged her career in dance and aids her practice of meditation.

Swirl Jordan Moore, SWIRL LIFE founder and teacher/guide/facilitator at the Vitalist Institute has been leading people through self love to full expression for eight years.

Sy Safransky is editor and publisher of The Sun.

Sybil Krauter teaches Cortical Field Reeducation® and Integrated Awareness® internationally. Her background is in education, clinical hypnosis, and NLP. Her focus is on how we create reality.

Sydney Spears, PhD, LCSW, LSCSW, TCTSY-F, is a licensed clinical social worker, adaptive yoga facilitator, mindfulness instructor, and professor in the Kansas City area. She is passionately committed to advancing social justice efforts through providing and maintaining a non-oppressive, trauma-sensitive, and culturally responsive practice.

Sylvia Boorstein, PhD, a co-founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center, has taught internationally since 1991. She is the author of five books on Buddhism and mindfulness practice, most recently Happiness is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful Life.

Passionate about healing people, the collective, and the world, Sylvie offers powerful tools that help participants access the wellness, wonder, and wisdom that can only be found with nature. She is a certified mindfulness teacher, nature-therapy guide, and Emmy-nominated filmmaker.

Tama Kieves is the best-selling author of A Year Without Fear: 365 days of Magnificence, This Time I Dance!, and Inspired & Unstoppable: Wildly Succeeding in Your Life’s Work! Featured on Oprah radio, she is a speaker and a leading career/success coach.

Tanya McGinnity is an international facilitator and coach. Her passion is supporting groups and individuals with cutting-edge tools for self-mastery. Originally from Northern Ireland, she now lives in Barcelona. Tanya also runs transformation workshops in Barcelona and online groups. She is a qualified yoga and tai chi instructor.

As the instructors of our daily open classes, Teachers in Residence lead you in a variety of activities that may include yoga and dance-based movement, journaling sessions, breath work, and other pursuits designed to encourage joy and mindfulness.

Teague O’Malley (he/him/tig) is a meditation teacher and contemplative artist, weaving together evidence-based methodology with his creativity and open heart. Teague  is a practitioner of the world’s leading, secular stress reduction and emotional balance meditation programs, bringing modern science together with ancient wisdom and experiential art.

Teddi Dean was led by curiosity from life as a Southern California pro skateboarder to travels as a student of the Buddha. Teddi’s approach to teaching yoga and meditation is clear, practical, and grounding, and he is the Modern Elder Academy mindfulness leader.

Teja Bell has more than 40 years of experience practicing and teaching energy arts and Buddhist meditation. A Rinzai Zen master and teacher of Aikido (6th degree black belt) and qigong, he leads retreats and trainings internationally.

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche is one of very few masters of the Tibetan Bön Dzogchen tradition living in the West. He founded Ligmincha International, and is known for his ability to make Tibetan practices easily accessible to all students. Rinpoche is the author of nine books, including Wonders of the Natural Mind and the Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep.

Terces Engelhart is co-owner of Café Gratitude. She has coauthored three books with Matthew Engelhart, and when they are not on the road speaking or teaching, she and Matthew live on “Be Love” Organic Farm where they grow food for their seven restaurants.

Terry Hunt is a licensed psychologist, bioenergetic therapist, and longtime Esalen instructor. Specializing in body-centered psychotherapy, he works with individuals, couples, and people struggling with trauma and addictive behaviors. He also consults nationally with families in intergenerational transitions.

Terry Patten is the co-author, with Ken Wilber, of Integral Life Practice. He is a pioneering innovator advancing the evolutionary edge of spirituality and a facilitator of intimate collective awakening. He has a lifelong commitment to social activism.

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The Banana Slug String Band is a group of lovable musicians and educators from the coastal redwoods of Northern California. Since 1985 the Slugs have dedicated themselves to making great music for kids that teaches science and a love of this green earth.

Thorald and Isaac Koren are leaders in expanding creative expression. With over twenty years as teachers, performers, and transformational leaders, Brothers Koren are on a mission to hear the world’s song, one Big Voice at a time.

Thomas Matus, PhD, has been a monk at New Camaldoli Hermitage since 1962. As a teacher of comparative mysticism, he is the co-author of Yoga and the Jesus Prayer and Belonging to the Universe with Fritjof Capra and Brother David Steindl-Rast.

Thomas Michael Fortel is a long-time yoga practitioner/teacher, influenced by the Iyengar, Ashtanga, and Anusara styles of Hatha yoga, and drawing from his devotional experience in Bhakti yoga. He travels widely, sharing his love for yoga.

Thrity Umrigar is the bestselling author of a memoir, seven novels -- including The Space Between Us and Everybody's Son -- and a children's book, When I Carried You in My Belly. A recipient of the Nieman fellowship to Harvard, she is the Armington Professor of English at Case Western Reserve University.

Tias Little synthesizes classical yoga, Sanskrit, Buddhist studies, anatomy, massage, and trauma healing. He has studied B.K.S Iyengar and Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga systems, and is a long-time student of the meditative arts and Buddhism. He is the author of The Thread of Breath, Meditations on a Dewdrop, and Yoga of the Subtle Body.

Timothy J. Beyer, PhD, is a psychologist and co-founder of the Center for Courageous Living in Beverly Hills, California. In practice for more than 16 years, his passion lies in helping others clarify and achieve their personal goals and realize their best life.

Tino Plank, MA, MSN, RN, is a nurse educator working in end-of-life care with a background in grief counseling. Tino has degrees in nursing and multicultural spirituality, has taught postgraduate nursing courses, and is the co-developer of the Healthy Empathy® program.

Todd Norian, E-RYT 500, is the founder of Ashaya Yoga®. Todd combines precise, therapeutic alignment with heart while holding the intention to awaken others to their true nature – unlimited joy.

Todd Williams has practiced and taught Zero Balancing for nearly two decades under the guidance of Dr. Fritz Smith. He is also a dance artist and movement educator, as well as a lifelong yoga and meditation practitioner.

Tom Birmingham is an award-winning artist, writer, photographer, and teacher. In 2009, he and his wife, Erin Lee Gafill, were honored as Champions of the Arts by the Arts Council for Monterey County and the United States Congress for their community arts and education work in Big Sur. He is the founder of 26 Letter Press, a boutique publisher.

Little Bear is the Tribal Chairman of the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County. He is a traditional cultural resource specialist, Tribal Archeology Monitor, and Wildland Consultant. Little Bear has a deep history at the Esalen Institute, a sacred site for the Esselen, and has led a lifetime of retreats centering around initiation, ritual and ceremony between humans and their relationship between each other, land and Spirit. 

Tom Myers directs Anatomy Trains, which runs continuing education classes for manual therapists and movement educators worldwide. He is the author of Anatomy Trains and co-author of Fascial Release for Structural Balance. Tom studied with Ida Rolf, Moshe Feldenkrais, and Buckminster Fuller, and has practiced integrative bodywork since 1975.

Tomas Prietto, CFR, CST, is one of the longstanding creative forces in the Cortical Field Re-Education® community. He has spent the past two decades studying a variety of modalities, including Craniosacral Therapy, Visceral Manipulation, Tai Ji, and Integrated Awareness®.

Tommy Rosen is a Vinyasa and Kundalini yoga teacher who focuses on yoga for addiction recovery. His blogs and articles have appeared in LA Yoga, the Huffington Post, Mind Body Online, and The Daily Love. Tommy’s first book is Recovery 2.0.

Toni Bergins, MEd has helped thousands of people break out of their boxes and move into new stories through embodied practice and emotional empowerment. As the creator of JourneyDance™ transformational movement, Toni leads people back home to their body. As a performer and singer/songwriter, Toni inspires people to find their authentic voice.

Toni Cupal began teaching yoga in 2009 and intensively studying intuitive healing since 2012. Toni enjoys weaving elements of healing into her yoga classes to create an authentic experience of body, breath, and energy for each person in the room. 

Tony Khalife is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, percussionist, yogi, teacher, Vedic scholar and priest, and messenger of love and peace. He has been performing and teaching for more than 30 years, blending a lifelong search for musical truth into all forms of world music.

Tonya Abernathy is passionate about community healing work and voice embodiment. She is also a professional singer and has toured with Taina Asili and Climbing Poetree. She feel specifically called to work in collective grief settings. She has a trauma-informed, social justice, and cultural awareness approach and is committed to supporting her BIPOC communities.

Tosha Silver is the author of Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead and Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender. She founded the online school Living Outrageous Openness: Think Like a Goddess. She teaches internationally and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Tracee Stanley shares a sacred alchemy of practices that include Yoga Nidra, self-inquiry, meditation, and asana that are sourced from the traditions of the Himalayan Masters. Her offerings are designed to empower, activate creativity and clarity, and connect students to their innate radiance and power.

Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin, PhD, has served as the director of various philanthropic family foundations over three decades. In addition to her leadership roles, she has been involved at the ground level of humanitarian efforts worldwide. Tracey is co-founder of the PACT Institute.

Tracey Noseworthy is passionately dedicated to the teaching of yoga. She was named “Most Distinguished Teacher” at the 2017 Victoria Yoga Conference, and has over 25 years of experience in health and fitness. Tracey lives in Victoria, British Columbia, and inspires students around the world with workshops, retreats, and online classes.

Tracy Lease, yoga therapist and director of Full Life Yoga Studio in Grass Valley, California, empowers each unique student to move toward optimal health and happiness. Tracy has spent 20 years joyfully guiding students in movement and mindfulness practices.

Trina Wyatt is the Founder/CEO of Conscious Good, a community-driven conscious media platform, Trina has long believed that visual stories have the power to transform individuals, and thereby the world. In addition to launching the Tribeca Film Festival, Trina has held senior positions with Gaia, Prana Studios, Intrepid Pictures, and Film Independent, among others.

Trudy Goodman, PhD, is one of the pioneers in Eastern and Western psychology, holding a graduate degree in developmental psychology from Harvard. Founding teacher at InsightLA and the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy in Boston, she has taught Zen and vipassana/mindfulness internationally for 40 years.

Ty Powers cofounded The Insight Yoga Institute and has practiced yoga since 1987. Ty practices Buddhism under the guidance of Dzogchen teacher Tsoknyi Rinpoche, as well as Ajahn Amaro. Ty has taught at Spirit Rock and the Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe.

Udim Isang addresses trauma’s physical manifestations from emotional, mental, and spiritual sources. They promote holistic healing and engage in community wellness initiatives. They bridge the gap between evidence-based practice and traditional healing methods, promoting well-being and community interconnectedness.

Ulrika Engman explores the world with passion and leads transformative Barefoot Luxury Yoga Journeys worldwide. Certified in the Halprin Life/Art process and Anusara Yoga, she blends movement with yoga, breath with music, and nature's wisdom with philosophy into potent practices for a well-lived life.

Vanessa Inn is a highly sought-after personal and professional guide who works with a variety of clients, from entrepreneurs to award-winning artists to leaders on a world stage. Her Modern Elder Academy course "Leading from your Essence" is exceptionally popular.

Vanessa Stone is a teacher, mentor, and founder of the Amala Foundation, which unites youth from all walks of life and inspires them to grow as individuals and as leaders in service to humanity. Her deepest inspiration is to cultivate visionaries and mentor heart-centered global leaders.

Vernon Bush is a singer/songwriter, recording artist, musical director, and educator who has taught the power of reclaiming your voice through singing for more than 20 years to individuals around the world. He also is a featured vocalist at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco, California.

Vicki Topp is a senior practitioner and instructor of Esalen Massage® and somatic bodywork. She teaches workshops and training groups internationally, and is a registered Movement Therapist and practitioner of Body-Mind Centering.

Victoria Chase, RN, has been a clinical nurse and health educator for more than 35 years. She teaches in medical and community-based settings, and she integrates alternative healing methods into traditional venues. She has practiced and taught tai chi and stress management with her husband Kenn Chase since 1981.

Vignesh Swaminathan, LAc, is a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine and a meditation teacher with intensive training in the Zen, vipassana, and Christian mystical traditions. He practices acupuncture in Berkeley, California, and teaches mindfulness at New York University.

Vikram Chandra is the award-winning author of numerous books and short stories, including Sacred Games and most recently, Geek Sublime: The Beauty of Code, The Code of Beauty. He was an executive producer on the international hit Netflix adaptation of Sacred Games. He teaches creative writing at UC Berkeley.

Vince has been teaching the Diamond Approach for the past 22 years and has been a student for 34 years. He leads ongoing Diamond Approach groups in California, The Netherlands and Ireland as well as individuals. He is married with two children.