Judith Orloff MD is the NY Times bestselling author of The Empath’s Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People, Thriving as an Empath, and Emotional Freedom. Dr. Orloff is a psychiatrist, an empath and intuitive healer, and is on the UCLA Psyc... Read more

Margarita Loinaz, MD has trained in the Tibetan and Theravada traditions. She met her root teacher Kalu Rimpoche in 1977 and is a Dzogchen student of Lama Drimed Norbu. She is a graduate of the first Community Dharma Leader’s Program at SRMC and began t... Read more

Christian Straka is a mental performance coach and has been working in professional sports for over 30 years, during which time he has been training World Champions across different sports and developed a unique approach through methodologies for applyi... Read more

Dmitriy Yepishin serves as the President of Inner Way LA, a spiritual center providing practical instruction for a vibrant, meaningful life infused with ethical integrity, compassion for others, mindful awareness and wisdom. The center offers classes, g... Read more

Phloeun Prim is the Executive Director for Cambodian Living Arts. A visionary cultural entrepreneur, Phloeun has spearheaded Cambodian Living Arts’ transformation from a grassroots project reviving traditional arts to the leading cultural agency in Camb... Read more

Him Sophy is an internationally acclaimed Cambodian classical musician and composer. Mr. Sophy is a survivor of the Khmer Rouge, and his latest work, Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia, draws on the personal and collective trauma of living under the regi... Read more

Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad is the author of Black Buddhists and the Black Radical Tradition: The Practice of Stillness in the Movement for Liberation (New York University Press, 2022).  She is the Visiting Professor of Buddhism and Black Studies at Union Theo... Read more

Liz Fitzgerald, LCSW (they/them/theirs) has obtained certification in myriad modalities, and has also completed a few degrees. At present, they are gratefully making a living as a psychotherapist - walking alongside others as they wake up to the healing... Read more

Natalie’s interest in meditation and contemplative practice began in her teen years when she walked through the doors of Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center in Venice in 1995. She dove into the study and practice of yoga at the age of 16, and received her fir... Read more