IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year, ECA World Fitness Presenter of the Year, Reebok Fitness Athlete, and star of over ten fitness DVD programs, Petra Kolber is a world-renowned fitness expert best known for her creativity and commonsense approach to fitness.

When Kristin moved to New York City from Pocatello, Idaho, in 1994 to pursue a career in acting, she never imagined she'd end up a fitness celebrity.

While attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, she discovered yoga, which was taught at school for breath control and proper alignment. After studying yoga with some of the world's most renowned instructors, Kristin created her own style that was an instant hit for its upbeat, refreshingly hip approach. In addition to her yoga certification, Kristin is also certified to teach Pilates -- two disciplines that she feels are complimentary, and that work well with other forms of exercise and sports.

In 2003, Kristin was asked to choreograph and instruct the first MTV Yoga video, which she followed up with three additional fitness titles for the music video channel: MTV Power Yoga, MTV Pilates and MTV Pilates Mix. Kristin has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN Headline News, Fox's Good Day New York, Tyra Banks Show and NBC's Today Show as a fitness consultant and has been on the covers of Pilates Style and Fit Yoga magazines. She has also been in Self, InStyle, Shape, Fitness and Women's Health as a contributing editor and/or fitness model.

Kristin's success as the MTV fitness guru brought her stars and athletes as clients. When she's not teaching at select health clubs in Manhattan, Kristin spreads her yoga and Pilates discipline to schools and community centers in the New York City area. She volunteered at the winter Olympics in 2002 as well as the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer and Self Workout in the Park.

Recently, Kristin has turned her attention to a younger audience with the production of her own DVD, Bendigirl Yoga, which targets "tweens" and teens. The DVD provides a fun and approachable way to enjoy this ancient spiritual practice while helping viewers ground themselves and realize the positive virtues of yoga. Additionally, she has produced Kristin McGee's Power Yoga, which provides a fun and energetic yoga session for of all ages.

William C.C. Chen was born in Chekiang, China. He started teaching Tai Chi Chuan while a live-in student of the famous Great-Grandmaster Cheng Man-Ching, a.k.a. "Professor Cheng." In addition to being the youngest of Professor Cheng's senior students, he was also a favorite disciple. During that time, Chen competed in various freestyle Wushu, or Chinese martial arts. In 1958, he won second place in the Taiwan National Olympic Competition.

Chen has devoted his life to the study of Tai Chi Chaun, particularly the body mechanics, the art of self-defense, its effects on physical health, and the application of its principles. He aims to make Tai Chi Chuan simple, easy, natural, enjoyable, and productive.

An instructor since 1952, Chen has taught in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hawaii, and throughout the United States. He established the William C.C. Chen Tai Chi Chuan school in New York City's Chelsea area in 1965. He also regularly gives special seminars on the body mechanics of Tai Chi Chuan in Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the United States.

Regarded as one of the finest and most influential stylists of his generation, Chen was Inside Kung-Fu’s Man of the Year in 2000, the magazine’s first Hall of Fame inductee of the millennium.

Desi Bartlett has been teaching fitness classes for over 16 years. Her innovative approach to teaching is to encourage students to tap into their inner joy and let the movement be its outward expression.

Desi has an undergraduate degree in kinesiology, with a minor in dance, and a master's degree in corporate fitness. She holds advanced certifications in yoga, personal training, and group fitness. She is also a continuing education provider through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and the National Council for Personal Trainers. Originally from Chicago, Desi now lives in Southern California.

Shiva Rea, M.A., is a leading teacher of Prana Flow Yoga and Yoga Trance Dance worldwide. She began exploring yoga at age 14 as a way to understand her name, given to her by her father, a surfer and artist. Her studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage, tantra, Ayurveda, bhakti, kalaripayattu, world dance, yogic arts, and somatic movement infuse her approach to living yoga and embodying the flow. She is known for bringing the roots of yoga alive for modern practitioners in creative, dynamic, and life-transforming ways, and for offering the synthesis form of Vinyasa Flow throughout the world.

As a global adventurer, she has led over 70 retreats and pilgrimages nationally and internationally. She also has served as a creative catalyst for conferences, festivals, and actions for the environment, yoga, and the arts, including the third annual Yogini Conference of Kripalu and Omega. Shiva writes for Yoga Journal and has created award-winning CD and DVD programs to empower and transform yoga home practice. She lives with her family near their favorite surf break at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades, California.

Kimberly Miguel Mullen brings to the world of dance strength, humility, and natural grace augmented by extensive training and research in the United States, the Caribbean, and Brazil. With a master's degree in dance from UCLA and international touring experience, she makes a unique contribution to the field and spirit of dance ethnology. Her style embraces all genres of dance, enabling her to work in both traditional and contemporary performance realms. Kimberly’s performance and choreography credits include concerts, theatre, film, and television. The Los Angeles Times calls Mullen "spectacularly supple," owing to her comprehensive mastery of the dance discipline.

Kimberly Miguel Mullen brings to the world of dance strength, humility, and natural grace augmented by extensive training and research in the United States, the Caribbean, and Brazil. With a master's degree in dance from UCLA and international touring experience, she makes a unique contribution to the field and spirit of dance ethnology. Her style embraces all genres of dance, enabling her to work in both traditional and contemporary performance realms. Kimberly’s performance and choreography credits include concerts, theatre, film, and television. The Los Angeles Times calls Mullen "spectacularly supple," owing to her comprehensive mastery of the dance discipline.

Sarita Lou is a movement expert. Her passion is to share health and happiness through dance and yoga. Her mission is to "Create a World where Every Body Dances." She has been teaching dance since she was 18, received her B.A. from UCLA in Dance and has taught children and adults movement forms such as Step, West African, Jazz, Ballet, and Modern.

Sarita began teaching yoga two years ago and can currently be found teaching locally at Good Yoga in Brooklyn, NY. Her yoga classes are based in kundalini tantra tradition; a hatha practice with focus on mantra, meditation, and chakra opening. She was certified to teach yoga by Psalm Idadora in 2008. Sarita recently completed advanced yoga training in Vizag, India with Sri Amritananda of the Sri Vydia lineage.

Whether teaching dance or yoga Sarita brings her sense of Big Soul to class. She infuses every class with a sense of openness and joy, and sees every moment as an opportunity to live your yoga and get in the groove with life. If she doesn't make you move, nothing will!

Sarita is a teacher and a performer. Having worked in both film and theater, she continually seeks ways to share her love of movement with the world. You can stay up to date with her at www.saritalou.com.

Desi Bartlett has been teaching fitness classes for over 16 years. Her innovative approach to teaching is to encourage students to tap into their inner joy and let the movement be its outward expression.

Desi has an undergraduate degree in kinesiology, with a minor in dance, and a master's degree in corporate fitness. She holds advanced certifications in yoga, personal training, and group fitness. She is also a continuing education provider through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and the National Council for Personal Trainers. Originally from Chicago, Desi now lives in Southern California.

Kimberly Miguel Mullen brings to the world of dance strength, humility, and natural grace augmented by extensive training and research in the United States, the Caribbean, and Brazil. With a master's degree in dance from UCLA and international touring experience, she makes a unique contribution to the field and spirit of dance ethnology. Her style embraces all genres of dance, enabling her to work in both traditional and contemporary performance realms. Kimberly’s performance and choreography credits include concerts, theatre, film, and television. The Los Angeles Times calls Mullen "spectacularly supple," owing to her comprehensive mastery of the dance discipline.

Kimberly Miguel Mullen brings to the world of dance strength, humility, and natural grace augmented by extensive training and research in the United States, the Caribbean, and Brazil. With a master's degree in dance from UCLA and international touring experience, she makes a unique contribution to the field and spirit of dance ethnology. Her style embraces all genres of dance, enabling her to work in both traditional and contemporary performance realms. Kimberly’s performance and choreography credits include concerts, theatre, film, and television. The Los Angeles Times calls Mullen "spectacularly supple," owing to her comprehensive mastery of the dance discipline.

Hemalayaa teaches yoga and Indian dance in Los Angeles and also offers frequent workshops in Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto as well as retreats in some of the world’s most stunning settings.

The daughter of Indian parents, Hema’s yoga training began at home at an early age. Her first teacher was her father. She went on to study yoga, philosophy, and meditation as well as asana. Hema’s in-depth study and practice of classical Indian dance informs how she teaches yoga.

A life devoted to yoga and dance animates Hemalayaa’s playful spirit. Many of her retreats and workshops culminate in a night of dance. Hema loves turning her students on to the vibrant styles of Indian dance, from the classical to the latest moves from Bollywood, bhangra, and Indian MTV.

Hemalayaa teaches yoga and Indian dance in Los Angeles and also offers frequent workshops in Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto as well as retreats in some of the world’s most stunning settings.

The daughter of Indian parents, Hema’s yoga training began at home at an early age. Her first teacher was her father. She went on to study yoga, philosophy, and meditation as well as asana. Hema’s in-depth study and practice of classical Indian dance informs how she teaches yoga.

A life devoted to yoga and dance animates Hemalayaa’s playful spirit. Many of her retreats and workshops culminate in a night of dance. Hema loves turning her students on to the vibrant styles of Indian dance, from the classical to the latest moves from Bollywood, bhangra, and Indian MTV.

Hemalayaa teaches yoga and Indian dance in Los Angeles and also offers frequent workshops in Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto as well as retreats in some of the world’s most stunning settings.

The daughter of Indian parents, Hema’s yoga training began at home at an early age. Her first teacher was her father. She went on to study yoga, philosophy, and meditation as well as asana. Hema’s in-depth study and practice of classical Indian dance informs how she teaches yoga.

A life devoted to yoga and dance animates Hemalayaa’s playful spirit. Many of her retreats and workshops culminate in a night of dance. Hema loves turning her students on to the vibrant styles of Indian dance, from the classical to the latest moves from Bollywood, bhangra, and Indian MTV.

Hemalayaa teaches yoga and Indian dance in Los Angeles and also offers frequent workshops in Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto as well as retreats in some of the world’s most stunning settings.

The daughter of Indian parents, Hema’s yoga training began at home at an early age. Her first teacher was her father. She went on to study yoga, philosophy, and meditation as well as asana. Hema’s in-depth study and practice of classical Indian dance informs how she teaches yoga.

A life devoted to yoga and dance animates Hemalayaa’s playful spirit. Many of her retreats and workshops culminate in a night of dance. Hema loves turning her students on to the vibrant styles of Indian dance, from the classical to the latest moves from Bollywood, bhangra, and Indian MTV.

Hemalayaa teaches yoga and Indian dance in Los Angeles and also offers frequent workshops in Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto as well as retreats in some of the world’s most stunning settings.

The daughter of Indian parents, Hema’s yoga training began at home at an early age. Her first teacher was her father. She went on to study yoga, philosophy, and meditation as well as asana. Hema’s in-depth study and practice of classical Indian dance informs how she teaches yoga.

A life devoted to yoga and dance animates Hemalayaa’s playful spirit. Many of her retreats and workshops culminate in a night of dance. Hema loves turning her students on to the vibrant styles of Indian dance, from the classical to the latest moves from Bollywood, bhangra, and Indian MTV.

Hemalayaa teaches yoga and Indian dance in Los Angeles and also offers frequent workshops in Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto as well as retreats in some of the world’s most stunning settings.

The daughter of Indian parents, Hema’s yoga training began at home at an early age. Her first teacher was her father. She went on to study yoga, philosophy, and meditation as well as asana. Hema’s in-depth study and practice of classical Indian dance informs how she teaches yoga.

A life devoted to yoga and dance animates Hemalayaa’s playful spirit. Many of her retreats and workshops culminate in a night of dance. Hema loves turning her students on to the vibrant styles of Indian dance, from the classical to the latest moves from Bollywood, bhangra, and Indian MTV.

Hemalayaa teaches yoga and Indian dance in Los Angeles and also offers frequent workshops in Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto as well as retreats in some of the world’s most stunning settings.

The daughter of Indian parents, Hema’s yoga training began at home at an early age. Her first teacher was her father. She went on to study yoga, philosophy, and meditation as well as asana. Hema’s in-depth study and practice of classical Indian dance informs how she teaches yoga.

A life devoted to yoga and dance animates Hemalayaa’s playful spirit. Many of her retreats and workshops culminate in a night of dance. Hema loves turning her students on to the vibrant styles of Indian dance, from the classical to the latest moves from Bollywood, bhangra, and Indian MTV.

Shiva Rea, M.A., is a leading teacher of Prana Flow Yoga and Yoga Trance Dance worldwide. She began exploring yoga at age 14 as a way to understand her name, given to her by her father, a surfer and artist. Her studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage, tantra, Ayurveda, bhakti, kalaripayattu, world dance, yogic arts, and somatic movement infuse her approach to living yoga and embodying the flow. She is known for bringing the roots of yoga alive for modern practitioners in creative, dynamic, and life-transforming ways, and for offering the synthesis form of Vinyasa Flow throughout the world.

As a global adventurer, she has led over 70 retreats and pilgrimages nationally and internationally. She also has served as a creative catalyst for conferences, festivals, and actions for the environment, yoga, and the arts, including the third annual Yogini Conference of Kripalu and Omega. Shiva writes for Yoga Journal and has created award-winning CD and DVD programs to empower and transform yoga home practice. She lives with her family near their favorite surf break at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades, California.

A second-generation dancer, Leilainia has been performing all her life. Her belly dancing blends all styles of Middle-Eastern dance for a uniquely entertaining experience.

Leilainia teaches yoga and belly dance in San Diego, California, and performs with her sister and husband as Danyavaad & the Shimmy Sisters. They have won several awards together, including Ultimate Troupe at the Hips of Fury belly dance competition in 2006 and People's Choice Bellydancer of the Universe in 2007. In 2009, they received two nominations at the San Diego Music Awards for Best World Music and Best World Album. Visit www.leilainia.com to learn more about her future projects.

Desi Bartlett has been teaching fitness classes for over 16 years. Her innovative approach to teaching is to encourage students to tap into their inner joy and let the movement be its outward expression.

Desi has an undergraduate degree in kinesiology, with a minor in dance, and a master's degree in corporate fitness. She holds advanced certifications in yoga, personal training, and group fitness. She is also a continuing education provider through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and the National Council for Personal Trainers. Originally from Chicago, Desi now lives in Southern California.

Core Fusion creators Fred DeVito and Elisabeth Halfpapp have over 50 years of a combined experience teaching Pilates, Lotte Berk Method, yoga, dance and Tai Chi - disciplines that comprise the Core Fusion workouts. They are founding team members of Exhale, a leading mind/body spa with locations around the United States.

Core Fusion creators Fred DeVito and Elisabeth Halfpapp have over 50 years of a combined experience teaching Pilates, Lotte Berk Method, yoga, dance and Tai Chi - disciplines that comprise the Core Fusion workouts. They are founding team members of Exhale, a leading mind/body spa with locations around the United States.

Core Fusion creators Fred DeVito and Elisabeth Halfpapp have over 50 years of a combined experience teaching Pilates, Lotte Berk Method, yoga, dance and Tai Chi - disciplines that comprise the Core Fusion workouts. They are founding team members of Exhale, a leading mind/body spa with locations around the United States.

Core Fusion creators Fred DeVito and Elisabeth Halfpapp have over 50 years of a combined experience teaching Pilates, Lotte Berk Method, yoga, dance and Tai Chi - disciplines that comprise the Core Fusion workouts. They are founding team members of Exhale, a leading mind/body spa with locations around the United States.

Core Fusion creators Fred DeVito and Elisabeth Halfpapp have over 50 years of a combined experience teaching Pilates, Lotte Berk Method, yoga, dance and Tai Chi - disciplines that comprise the Core Fusion workouts. They are founding team members of Exhale, a leading mind/body spa with locations around the United States.

Core Fusion creators Fred DeVito and Elisabeth Halfpapp have over 50 years of a combined experience teaching Pilates, Lotte Berk Method, yoga, dance and Tai Chi - disciplines that comprise the Core Fusion workouts. They are founding team members of Exhale, a leading mind/body spa with locations around the United States.

Desi Bartlett has been teaching fitness classes for over 16 years. Her innovative approach to teaching is to encourage students to tap into their inner joy and let the movement be its outward expression.

Desi has an undergraduate degree in kinesiology, with a minor in dance, and a master's degree in corporate fitness. She holds advanced certifications in yoga, personal training, and group fitness. She is also a continuing education provider through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and the National Council for Personal Trainers. Originally from Chicago, Desi now lives in Southern California.

Hemalayaa teaches yoga and Indian dance in Los Angeles and also offers frequent workshops in Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto as well as retreats in some of the world’s most stunning settings.

The daughter of Indian parents, Hema’s yoga training began at home at an early age. Her first teacher was her father. She went on to study yoga, philosophy, and meditation as well as asana. Hema’s in-depth study and practice of classical Indian dance informs how she teaches yoga.

A life devoted to yoga and dance animates Hemalayaa’s playful spirit. Many of her retreats and workshops culminate in a night of dance. Hema loves turning her students on to the vibrant styles of Indian dance, from the classical to the latest moves from Bollywood, bhangra, and Indian MTV.

IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year, ECA World Fitness Presenter of the Year, Reebok Fitness Athlete, and star of over ten fitness DVD programs, Petra Kolber is a world-renowned fitness expert best known for her creativity and commonsense approach to fitness.

Originally from "Down Under," though a New Yorker of many years now, Violet has grown to excel at numerous roles within the fitness profession, while still striving to expand her expertise. Early on she became a Certified Fitness Instructor and a Black Belt in Karate, achieving recognition and success as a competitive contact fighter, both nationally and internationally. Her professional group fitness work started in Australia and blossomed in New York, progressing from an eight-year stint as a volunteer instructor at the YMCA to a top draw for several years running at, arguably, the city’s premier club, Equinox Fitness, with stays at Reebok and Crunch Fitness along the way.

She is a Master Trainer under the Powerstrike and Body Bar programs, and an International Fitness Presenter, while her class repertoire includes a body of self-developed, signature workouts. Violet has also logged many hours as a private trainer during this time, specializing in efficient, dynamically challenging routines requiring little to no equipment. As a featured star trainer, her video/DVD titles continues to expand: Crunch Fitness Cardiosculpt, Self Magazine’s Your Best Butt Fast and Firm Flat Abs Fast, Push TV’s Cardio Combat, Trainer’s Edge Killer Kicks, and, most recently, Exercise TV’s Star Trainer Series (Cardio Kick Butt, ABsession, Strength Zone…with more to come!) and Self Magazine’s Sculpt Sexy Legs Fast. In addition, she has appeared and/or contributed to several fitness magazines and on various television shows, including the CBS Early Show as weekly fitness correspondent and Home Shopping Network as a featured fitness expert.

Cindy Joseph is one of today's most popular print and television models and shares an enthusiasm for exercise and the amazing potential of life in your 50s.

Robyn Stuhr, administrative director of the Women's Sports Medicine Center at New York's Hospital for Special Surgery, is a certified exercise physiologist with 20 years of experience in sports medicine.

Cindy Joseph is one of today's most popular print and television models and shares an enthusiasm for exercise and the amazing potential of life in your 50s.

Robyn Stuhr, administrative director of the Women's Sports Medicine Center at New York's Hospital for Special Surgery, is a certified exercise physiologist with 20 years of experience in sports medicine.

Cindy Joseph is one of today's most popular print and television models and shares an enthusiasm for exercise and the amazing potential of life in your 50s.

Robyn Stuhr, administrative director of the Women's Sports Medicine Center at New York's Hospital for Special Surgery, is a certified exercise physiologist with 20 years of experience in sports medicine.

Cindy Joseph is one of today's most popular print and television models and shares an enthusiasm for exercise and the amazing potential of life in your 50s.

Robyn Stuhr, administrative director of the Women's Sports Medicine Center at New York's Hospital for Special Surgery, is a certified exercise physiologist with 20 years of experience in sports medicine.

IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year, ECA World Fitness Presenter of the Year, Reebok Fitness Athlete, and star of over ten fitness DVD programs, Petra Kolber is a world-renowned fitness expert best known for her creativity and commonsense approach to fitness.

When personal trainer and prenatal fitness expert Erin O’Brien became pregnant with her first child, she searched high and low for a prenatal exercise routine that suited her lifestyle and fitness level. Despite the recommendations of doctors to exercise daily, there were no such routines on the market, so Erin decided to create one. Filmed when Erin was seven months pregnant with her first child, this fun, invigorating program includes both a 40-minute cardio/toning workout and a 20-minute partner workout.

Erin O’Brien has been working as a pre/postnatal exercise specialist for the past 10 years in elite fitness clubs in both New York City and Los Angeles. She is certified through the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (for group exercise), The Fitness Institute of Training (as a personal trainer), and Polestar (for Pilates mat and reformer training). She obtained her certifications for pre/postnatal, post-rehab, and flexibility training through Esquerre Fitness Group. Erin has an MFA degree from New York University and a BFA from the University of Minnesota, Duluth. She is the proud mother of two children and resides in Los Angeles with her husband, James Denton

Originally from "Down Under," though a New Yorker of many years now, Violet has grown to excel at numerous roles within the fitness profession, while still striving to expand her expertise. Early on she became a Certified Fitness Instructor and a Black Belt in Karate, achieving recognition and success as a competitive contact fighter, both nationally and internationally. Her professional group fitness work started in Australia and blossomed in New York, progressing from an eight-year stint as a volunteer instructor at the YMCA to a top draw for several years running at, arguably, the city’s premier club, Equinox Fitness, with stays at Reebok and Crunch Fitness along the way.

She is a Master Trainer under the Powerstrike and Body Bar programs, and an International Fitness Presenter, while her class repertoire includes a body of self-developed, signature workouts. Violet has also logged many hours as a private trainer during this time, specializing in efficient, dynamically challenging routines requiring little to no equipment. As a featured star trainer, her video/DVD titles continues to expand: Crunch Fitness Cardiosculpt, Self Magazine’s Your Best Butt Fast and Firm Flat Abs Fast, Push TV’s Cardio Combat, Trainer’s Edge Killer Kicks, and, most recently, Exercise TV’s Star Trainer Series (Cardio Kick Butt, ABsession, Strength Zone…with more to come!) and Self Magazine’s Sculpt Sexy Legs Fast. In addition, she has appeared and/or contributed to several fitness magazines and on various television shows, including the CBS Early Show as weekly fitness correspondent and Home Shopping Network as a featured fitness expert.

Originally from "Down Under," though a New Yorker of many years now, Violet has grown to excel at numerous roles within the fitness profession, while still striving to expand her expertise. Early on she became a Certified Fitness Instructor and a Black Belt in Karate, achieving recognition and success as a competitive contact fighter, both nationally and internationally. Her professional group fitness work started in Australia and blossomed in New York, progressing from an eight-year stint as a volunteer instructor at the YMCA to a top draw for several years running at, arguably, the city’s premier club, Equinox Fitness, with stays at Reebok and Crunch Fitness along the way.

She is a Master Trainer under the Powerstrike and Body Bar programs, and an International Fitness Presenter, while her class repertoire includes a body of self-developed, signature workouts. Violet has also logged many hours as a private trainer during this time, specializing in efficient, dynamically challenging routines requiring little to no equipment. As a featured star trainer, her video/DVD titles continues to expand: Crunch Fitness Cardiosculpt, Self Magazine’s Your Best Butt Fast and Firm Flat Abs Fast, Push TV’s Cardio Combat, Trainer’s Edge Killer Kicks, and, most recently, Exercise TV’s Star Trainer Series (Cardio Kick Butt, ABsession, Strength Zone…with more to come!) and Self Magazine’s Sculpt Sexy Legs Fast. In addition, she has appeared and/or contributed to several fitness magazines and on various television shows, including the CBS Early Show as weekly fitness correspondent and Home Shopping Network as a featured fitness expert.

Celebrity natural food chef, creator of the Skinnygirl Margarita, and New York Times bestselling author, Bethenny Frankel graduated from the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts. For several years, she starred on Bravo’s hit series The Real Housewives of New York City; recently, she has starred on her own shows, Bethenny Getting Married? and Bethenny Ever After. She is also a monthly contributor and TV expert for Health magazine. Bethenny’s blockbuster book, Naturally Thin: Unleash Your Skinnygirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting, debuted on the New York Times bestsellers list, where it remained for 18 consecutive weeks. Bethenny’s second book, The Skinnygirl Dish: Easy Recipes for Your Naturally Thin Life, debuted in December 2009 and made the New York Times bestseller list in its very first week. Her latest bestseller, A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life, hit stores in March 2011. For more information, please visit www.Bethenny.com.

Celebrity natural food chef, creator of the Skinnygirl Margarita, and New York Times bestselling author, Bethenny Frankel graduated from the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts. For several years, she starred on Bravo’s hit series The Real Housewives of New York City; recently, she has starred on her own shows, Bethenny Getting Married? and Bethenny Ever After. She is also a monthly contributor and TV expert for Health magazine. Bethenny’s blockbuster book, Naturally Thin: Unleash Your Skinnygirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting, debuted on the New York Times bestsellers list, where it remained for 18 consecutive weeks. Bethenny’s second book, The Skinnygirl Dish: Easy Recipes for Your Naturally Thin Life, debuted in December 2009 and made the New York Times bestseller list in its very first week. Her latest bestseller, A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life, hit stores in March 2011. For more information, please visit www.Bethenny.com.

America’s favorite nutritionist, Joy Bauer is the nutrition and diet expert for NBC’s Today show. She is also a monthly columnist/contributing editor to PARADE and Woman's Day magazines—and the exclusive nutritionist for the New York City Ballet. Joy has written several New York Times bestselling books, including Your Inner Skinny and Joy Bauer's Food Cures. Her cookbook, Slim & Scrumptious, features more than 75 healthy and delicious recipes for the whole family.

Joy received her undergraduate degree in kinesiology from the University of Maryland and her master of science degree in nutrition from New York University. She is an associate faculty member at Columbia University and collaborates with top doctors across the country.

Joy’s mission is to improve the health of our nation, and she truly believes it’s never too late or too early to reap the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.

For more information on health and diet, visit Joy’s website at www.JoyBauer.com and follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

For more than 30 years, Kathy Smith has stood at the forefront of the fitness industry, with a collection of bestselling books and DVDs on health, wellness, exercise, and weight loss. She has appeared on television shows including The Today Show, Larry King Live, and The Oprah Winfrey Show as part of her mission to inspire the best in others. A member of the Video Hall of Fame, Kathy also received the Lifetime Achievement Award from IDEA, the world's largest organization of fitness professionals.

For more than 30 years, Kathy Smith has stood at the forefront of the fitness industry, with a collection of bestselling books and DVDs on health, wellness, exercise, and weight loss. She has appeared on television shows including The Today Show, Larry King Live, and The Oprah Winfrey Show as part of her mission to inspire the best in others. A member of the Video Hall of Fame, Kathy also received the Lifetime Achievement Award from IDEA, the world's largest organization of fitness professionals.

As her exceptional athletic accomplishments attest, Kristi Yamaguchi has always believed in the power of dreams—and the power of hard work to make them come true. The Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion in women’s figure skating today remains a dedicated advocate of fitness and philanthropy.

Following her Olympic success, Kristi skated with the Stars on Ice tour for a decade and continued to compete and win professionally. She was inducted into the United States Olympic Committee’s Hall of Fame in 2005. In addition to the numerous awards and accolades she garnered throughout her career, she also won ABC’s Dancing with the Stars competition in 2008.

A prominent spokeswoman, Kristi has appeared in the “Got Milk?” ad series, endorsed Smart Ones dietary meals, and served as a Goodwill Ambassador at the Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games. She headlined her own NBC television special, Kristi Yamaguchi: Friends and Family, from 2003-2009 and was a correspondent for NBC’s Today Show during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Kristi also authored the inspirational book Always Dream as well as Figure Skating for Dummies; her children’s book Dream Big, Little Pig will be published in spring 2011.

In 1996, Kristi established the Always Dream Foundation, which supports children’s charities in her native northern California. Among other activities, the organization holds annual Christmas toy drives and hosts Olympic-themed camps for kids. Kristi is married to Bret Hedican, a retired NHL player who won the 2006 Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes. The couple lives in the San Francisco Bay area with their two young daughters.

After exploring North America by motorcycle as a young teen, Duncan Wong came full circle back to his Northern California roots. There he sought solace from modern life in the Sierra wilderness, connecting with Native American cultures and spending time on American Indian reservations.

In his late teens, Duncan began studying yoga, which led him to Buddhist sword master Kwahn Jang Nym of the Kuk Sool Won martial arts family in San Francisco. After a decade of pilgrimages to the jungles of southern India and of study with Master K. P. Jois of Mysore, Master Jois authorized Duncan to teach ashtanga vinyasa yoga, a powerful method that involves synchronizing breathing and motion with a specific series of classical postures. The flowing circular harmony, known in the Kuk Sool Won method as Won Hwa, was in keeping with Duncan’s own training and formed the basis of his synthesized method. From Master Su, Duncan received his black-belt teaching degrees and lifelong Buddhist influence.

Duncan is also certified in the Jivamukti method, a psycho-kinetic yoga method that stresses source teachings from the Vedic texts and other teachings of the ancient mystery schools. He attributes his asana-goddess connection to Sharon Gannon and David Life of the Jivamukti Yoga Center in New York City.

He draws his vital kundalini-shakti-pat, or awakened source energy, from master Sri Gurumayi of the Siddha yoga tradition.

After researching and exploring Thai and shiatsu healing methods, Duncan created Yogic Arts, a synthesis of yoga, martial arts, and massage. The celebrated performing artists who are his students and life mentors reflect his devotion to the arts and have helped mold his style of excellence and empowerment.

Duncan now lives in Shanghai, China, where he teaches students from around the world. As the only authorized resident ashtanga vinyasa teacher in China, Duncan has his own studio in Shanghai called Namaste Yoga Shala. His passion for the Japanese culture and community are expressed through his work at his mother base, Studio+Lotus8 in Tokyo.

After exploring North America by motorcycle as a young teen, Duncan Wong came full circle back to his Northern California roots. There he sought solace from modern life in the Sierra wilderness, connecting with Native American cultures and spending time on American Indian reservations.

In his late teens, Duncan began studying yoga, which led him to Buddhist sword master Kwahn Jang Nym of the Kuk Sool Won martial arts family in San Francisco. After a decade of pilgrimages to the jungles of southern India and of study with Master K. P. Jois of Mysore, Master Jois authorized Duncan to teach ashtanga vinyasa yoga, a powerful method that involves synchronizing breathing and motion with a specific series of classical postures. The flowing circular harmony, known in the Kuk Sool Won method as Won Hwa, was in keeping with Duncan’s own training and formed the basis of his synthesized method. From Master Su, Duncan received his black-belt teaching degrees and lifelong Buddhist influence.

Duncan is also certified in the Jivamukti method, a psycho-kinetic yoga method that stresses source teachings from the Vedic texts and other teachings of the ancient mystery schools. He attributes his asana-goddess connection to Sharon Gannon and David Life of the Jivamukti Yoga Center in New York City.

He draws his vital kundalini-shakti-pat, or awakened source energy, from master Sri Gurumayi of the Siddha yoga tradition.

After researching and exploring Thai and shiatsu healing methods, Duncan created Yogic Arts, a synthesis of yoga, martial arts, and massage. The celebrated performing artists who are his students and life mentors reflect his devotion to the arts and have helped mold his style of excellence and empowerment.

Duncan now lives in Shanghai, China, where he teaches students from around the world. As the only authorized resident ashtanga vinyasa teacher in China, Duncan has his own studio in Shanghai called Namaste Yoga Shala. His passion for the Japanese culture and community are expressed through his work at his mother base, Studio+Lotus8 in Tokyo.

After taking up ballet, hula dance, swimming, and gymnastics at age 5, Tiffany added praying mantis and double-knife form Kung Fu practice with her uncle, Master Howard Lee. At age 8, she started figure skating and by age 11 she had won three gold medals in regional skating competitions. At the suggestion of her mom and coach, she began Tai Chi Chuan training with her father, Grandmaster William C.C. Chen. She entered her first Tui Shou (Push Hands) competition at age 16.

Tiffany now has over 40 gold medals for Yang Style Tai Chi, Fixed-Step, Restricted-Step, and Moving-Step Tui Shou. More than half are international or world titles. In recognition of her achievements and competitive spirit, Inside Kung-Fu Magazine named Tiffany to its 2004 Hall of Fame as Competitor of the Year.

Tiffany began competing in Women's Lei Tai San Shou (Chinese kickboxing on a raised platform) in 2003. She won her first world championship in the event that same year at the World Kuoshu Federation Championships in Sao Paolo, Brazil. She also won the tournament trophy for Best Lei Tai Performance by a Female Athlete.

Tiffany has been a teaching assistant to Grandmaster Chen since 1996 and started teaching her own classes in 1999. In addition to individual instruction, she does group training for companies and their employees. In December 2004, Tiffany was certified as an international judge/referee by the International Tai Chi Chuan Federation in Taipei, Taiwan.

Max Chen is one of the top Full-Contact Lei Tai San Shou competitors in the country. Since entering the full-contact arena in 1995, Max has won 20 gold medals and 5 silver medals. He was a member of the U.S.A. Wushu-Kungfu Federation San Shou team for three consecutive terms in 2001, 2003, and 2005.

Max began his martial arts training at age 4 with his uncle, Master Howard Lee, who taught him praying mantis and knife form Kung Fu. At age 11, he started studying Tai Chi Chuan under the guidance of his father, Grandmaster William C.C. Chen. In addition to his San Shou accomplishments, Max has won 12 gold medals, 4 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals in Tui Shou (Push Hands) since 1995.

Max has been a teaching assistant to Grandmaster Chen since 1997, teaching Tai Chi Chuan and San Shou in New York City. He also teaches San Shou training and conditioning classes/workshops elsewhere in the United States and in Europe.

Matthew Cohen has been fully immersed in the study and application of martial, yogic, and healing arts for over 30 years and has developed an integrated approach to healing that is both potent and accessible. He is the founder and master teacher at the Sacred Energy Arts Center in Santa Monica, California. He also teaches at the Exhale Center for Sacred Movement in Venice, California. Matthew has led teacher trainings and workshops nationally and internationally in major cities such as New York, Boston, and San Francisco as well as in China, Europe, Scandinavia, Singapore, Mexico, and Canada.

At a young age Matthew instinctively gravitated toward yoga. Finding breath, balance, strength, and focus in poses helped him calm his mind. At 12, he started martial arts training and eventually earned a rank of fifth-degree black belt in Shaolin Kung Fu. He has attained Guru of Kun Tao Silat under the masterful Willem de Thouars. Matthew is also a highly sought after master teacher of Qi Gong and Tai Chi Chuan, which is the most practiced martial art in the world today. For over 20 years, he has also studied mind-body healing massage styles, including Thai, Swedish, sports, deep tissue, craniosacral therapy, Chinese bodywork, and more.

Matthew Cohen has been fully immersed in the study and application of martial, yogic, and healing arts for over 30 years and has developed an integrated approach to healing that is both potent and accessible. He is the founder and master teacher at the Sacred Energy Arts Center in Santa Monica, California. He also teaches at the Exhale Center for Sacred Movement in Venice, California. Matthew has led teacher trainings and workshops nationally and internationally in major cities such as New York, Boston, and San Francisco as well as in China, Europe, Scandinavia, Singapore, Mexico, and Canada.

At a young age Matthew instinctively gravitated toward yoga. Finding breath, balance, strength, and focus in poses helped him calm his mind. At 12, he started martial arts training and eventually earned a rank of fifth-degree black belt in Shaolin Kung Fu. He has attained Guru of Kun Tao Silat under the masterful Willem de Thouars. Matthew is also a highly sought after master teacher of Qi Gong and Tai Chi Chuan, which is the most practiced martial art in the world today. For over 20 years, he has also studied mind-body healing massage styles, including Thai, Swedish, sports, deep tissue, craniosacral therapy, Chinese bodywork, and more.

After taking up ballet, hula dance, swimming, and gymnastics at age 5, Tiffany added praying mantis and double-knife form Kung Fu practice with her uncle, Master Howard Lee. At age 8, she started figure skating and by age 11 she had won three gold medals in regional skating competitions. At the suggestion of her mom and coach, she began Tai Chi Chuan training with her father, Grandmaster William C.C. Chen. She entered her first Tui Shou (Push Hands) competition at age 16.

Tiffany now has over 40 gold medals for Yang Style Tai Chi, Fixed-Step, Restricted-Step, and Moving-Step Tui Shou. More than half are international or world titles. In recognition of her achievements and competitive spirit, Inside Kung-Fu Magazine named Tiffany to its 2004 Hall of Fame as Competitor of the Year.

Tiffany began competing in Women's Lei Tai San Shou (Chinese kickboxing on a raised platform) in 2003. She won her first world championship in the event that same year at the World Kuoshu Federation Championships in Sao Paolo, Brazil. She also won the tournament trophy for Best Lei Tai Performance by a Female Athlete.

Tiffany has been a teaching assistant to Grandmaster Chen since 1996 and started teaching her own classes in 1999. In addition to individual instruction, she does group training for companies and their employees. In December 2004, Tiffany was certified as an international judge/referee by the International Tai Chi Chuan Federation in Taipei, Taiwan.

William C.C. Chen was born in Chekiang, China. He started teaching Tai Chi Chuan while a live-in student of the famous Great-Grandmaster Cheng Man-Ching, a.k.a. "Professor Cheng." In addition to being the youngest of Professor Cheng's senior students, he was also a favorite disciple. During that time, Chen competed in various freestyle Wushu, or Chinese martial arts. In 1958, he won second place in the Taiwan National Olympic Competition.

Chen has devoted his life to the study of Tai Chi Chaun, particularly the body mechanics, the art of self-defense, its effects on physical health, and the application of its principles. He aims to make Tai Chi Chuan simple, easy, natural, enjoyable, and productive.

An instructor since 1952, Chen has taught in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hawaii, and throughout the United States. He established the William C.C. Chen Tai Chi Chuan school in New York City's Chelsea area in 1965. He also regularly gives special seminars on the body mechanics of Tai Chi Chuan in Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the United States.

Regarded as one of the finest and most influential stylists of his generation, Chen was Inside Kung-Fu’s Man of the Year in 2000, the magazine’s first Hall of Fame inductee of the millennium.

Core Fusion creators Fred DeVito and Elisabeth Halfpapp have over 50 years of a combined experience teaching Pilates, Lotte Berk Method, yoga, dance and Tai Chi - disciplines that comprise the Core Fusion workouts. They are founding team members of Exhale, a leading mind/body spa with locations around the United States.

When Kristin moved to New York City from Pocatello, Idaho, in 1994 to pursue a career in acting, she never imagined she'd end up a fitness celebrity.

While attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, she discovered yoga, which was taught at school for breath control and proper alignment. After studying yoga with some of the world's most renowned instructors, Kristin created her own style that was an instant hit for its upbeat, refreshingly hip approach. In addition to her yoga certification, Kristin is also certified to teach Pilates -- two disciplines that she feels are complimentary, and that work well with other forms of exercise and sports.

In 2003, Kristin was asked to choreograph and instruct the first MTV Yoga video, which she followed up with three additional fitness titles for the music video channel: MTV Power Yoga, MTV Pilates and MTV Pilates Mix. Kristin has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN Headline News, Fox's Good Day New York, Tyra Banks Show and NBC's Today Show as a fitness consultant and has been on the covers of Pilates Style and Fit Yoga magazines. She has also been in Self, InStyle, Shape, Fitness and Women's Health as a contributing editor and/or fitness model.

Kristin's success as the MTV fitness guru brought her stars and athletes as clients. When she's not teaching at select health clubs in Manhattan, Kristin spreads her yoga and Pilates discipline to schools and community centers in the New York City area. She volunteered at the winter Olympics in 2002 as well as the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer and Self Workout in the Park.

Recently, Kristin has turned her attention to a younger audience with the production of her own DVD, Bendigirl Yoga, which targets "tweens" and teens. The DVD provides a fun and approachable way to enjoy this ancient spiritual practice while helping viewers ground themselves and realize the positive virtues of yoga. Additionally, she has produced Kristin McGee's Power Yoga, which provides a fun and energetic yoga session for of all ages.

When Kristin moved to New York City from Pocatello, Idaho, in 1994 to pursue a career in acting, she never imagined she'd end up a fitness celebrity.

While attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, she discovered yoga, which was taught at school for breath control and proper alignment. After studying yoga with some of the world's most renowned instructors, Kristin created her own style that was an instant hit for its upbeat, refreshingly hip approach. In addition to her yoga certification, Kristin is also certified to teach Pilates -- two disciplines that she feels are complimentary, and that work well with other forms of exercise and sports.

In 2003, Kristin was asked to choreograph and instruct the first MTV Yoga video, which she followed up with three additional fitness titles for the music video channel: MTV Power Yoga, MTV Pilates and MTV Pilates Mix. Kristin has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN Headline News, Fox's Good Day New York, Tyra Banks Show and NBC's Today Show as a fitness consultant and has been on the covers of Pilates Style and Fit Yoga magazines. She has also been in Self, InStyle, Shape, Fitness and Women's Health as a contributing editor and/or fitness model.

Kristin's success as the MTV fitness guru brought her stars and athletes as clients. When she's not teaching at select health clubs in Manhattan, Kristin spreads her yoga and Pilates discipline to schools and community centers in the New York City area. She volunteered at the winter Olympics in 2002 as well as the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer and Self Workout in the Park.

Recently, Kristin has turned her attention to a younger audience with the production of her own DVD, Bendigirl Yoga, which targets "tweens" and teens. The DVD provides a fun and approachable way to enjoy this ancient spiritual practice while helping viewers ground themselves and realize the positive virtues of yoga. Additionally, she has produced Kristin McGee's Power Yoga, which provides a fun and energetic yoga session for of all ages.

Andrea Leigh Rogers, the creator and founder of Xtend Barre, has enjoyed an extensive career as a professional dancer and choreographer. She’s shared the stage with numerous celebrities and recording artists and traveled the country as a principal dancer for the Walt Disney World Co. In 2006, Andrea created Xtend Barre, a blend of traditional Pilates methods and ballet basics that sculpts lean, strong, dancer-like physiques. A gifted teacher, Andrea fosters a positive attitude toward physical well-being and helps people of all fitness levels achieve a reflection they love.

Since its inception, the Xtend Barre workout has been sought after by national spa and fitness centers and Pilates devotees from the U.S., Brazil, Australia, and Canada. Now launching franchise programs around the country, Andrea has made appearances on ABC News, CNN, and several local TV stations, and has been featured in Fitness, Shape, Pilates Style, Elle, and Glamour magazines. Her program is best summarized, "If Pilates sculpts your body, Xtend Barre chisels it."

Andrea is a member of the Pilates Method Alliance and the IDEA Health & Fitness Association, as well as a group fitness instructor certified by the America Council on Exercise.

When personal trainer and prenatal fitness expert Erin O’Brien became pregnant with her first child, she searched high and low for a prenatal exercise routine that suited her lifestyle and fitness level. Despite the recommendations of doctors to exercise daily, there were no such routines on the market, so Erin decided to create one. Filmed when Erin was seven months pregnant with her first child, this fun, invigorating program includes both a 40-minute cardio/toning workout and a 20-minute partner workout.

Erin O’Brien has been working as a pre/postnatal exercise specialist for the past 10 years in elite fitness clubs in both New York City and Los Angeles. She is certified through the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (for group exercise), The Fitness Institute of Training (as a personal trainer), and Polestar (for Pilates mat and reformer training). She obtained her certifications for pre/postnatal, post-rehab, and flexibility training through Esquerre Fitness Group. Erin has an MFA degree from New York University and a BFA from the University of Minnesota, Duluth. She is the proud mother of two children and resides in Los Angeles with her husband, James Denton

When personal trainer and prenatal fitness expert Erin O’Brien became pregnant with her first child, she searched high and low for a prenatal exercise routine that suited her lifestyle and fitness level. Despite the recommendations of doctors to exercise daily, there were no such routines on the market, so Erin decided to create one. Filmed when Erin was seven months pregnant with her first child, this fun, invigorating program includes both a 40-minute cardio/toning workout and a 20-minute partner workout.

Erin O’Brien has been working as a pre/postnatal exercise specialist for the past 10 years in elite fitness clubs in both New York City and Los Angeles. She is certified through the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (for group exercise), The Fitness Institute of Training (as a personal trainer), and Polestar (for Pilates mat and reformer training). She obtained her certifications for pre/postnatal, post-rehab, and flexibility training through Esquerre Fitness Group. Erin has an MFA degree from New York University and a BFA from the University of Minnesota, Duluth. She is the proud mother of two children and resides in Los Angeles with her husband, James Denton

When personal trainer and prenatal fitness expert Erin O’Brien became pregnant with her first child, she searched high and low for a prenatal exercise routine that suited her lifestyle and fitness level. Despite the recommendations of doctors to exercise daily, there were no such routines on the market, so Erin decided to create one. Filmed when Erin was seven months pregnant with her first child, this fun, invigorating program includes both a 40-minute cardio/toning workout and a 20-minute partner workout.

Erin O’Brien has been working as a pre/postnatal exercise specialist for the past 10 years in elite fitness clubs in both New York City and Los Angeles. She is certified through the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (for group exercise), The Fitness Institute of Training (as a personal trainer), and Polestar (for Pilates mat and reformer training). She obtained her certifications for pre/postnatal, post-rehab, and flexibility training through Esquerre Fitness Group. Erin has an MFA degree from New York University and a BFA from the University of Minnesota, Duluth. She is the proud mother of two children and resides in Los Angeles with her husband, James Denton

Desi Bartlett has been teaching fitness classes for over 16 years. Her innovative approach to teaching is to encourage students to tap into their inner joy and let the movement be its outward expression.

Desi has an undergraduate degree in kinesiology, with a minor in dance, and a master's degree in corporate fitness. She holds advanced certifications in yoga, personal training, and group fitness. She is also a continuing education provider through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and the National Council for Personal Trainers. Originally from Chicago, Desi now lives in Southern California.

Elaine Petrone learned about pain—and pain relief—the hard way. She was on her way to realizing her dream of becoming a professional dancer and choreographer when she suffered a leg injury that led to debilitating chronic back pain. She tried every kind of conventional therapy, from orthopedists to chiropractors. Nothing worked, and most experts recommended that she stop dancing. As her leg withered to half its former size, she desperately sought out alternative practitioners. Some were dancers, others were students of Elsa Gindler, a teacher in Germany who understood the power of body awareness to release muscle tension and restore health and well-being. Elaine began incorporating what she learned from others with her own reading on reducing muscle tension, including sources going back a hundred years. Eventually, she combined all that she had learned from her experience healing herself and hundreds of others into the Elaine Petrone Method.

For the past 30 years, Elaine has taught extensively to groups and individuals interested in pain relief as well as stress reduction, post-operative recovery, and body awareness. She has taught and lectured to physicians, physical therapists, and psychotherapists on her findings; researched lower back and upper body pain at Mt. Vernon Hospital, New York; and been involved with post-operative recovery programs at the Rehabilitation Center of Southwestern Connecticut. She is currently program coordinator of the Health and Fitness Institute at the Tully Health Center, Stamford, Connecticut. She has also developed a national certification program in ball therapy that she teaches in Stamford.

The Elaine Petrone Method has been featured on television including QVC, Lifetime, Crook & Chase, The Gayle King Show; on Fox, NBC and ABC News and in numerous national magazines, including Fitness, Vogue, Woman’s Day, Glamour, Redbook, Self, American Spa, Elle, Town & Country, and Harper’s Bazaar.

Elaine Petrone learned about pain—and pain relief—the hard way. She was on her way to realizing her dream of becoming a professional dancer and choreographer when she suffered a leg injury that led to debilitating chronic back pain. She tried every kind of conventional therapy, from orthopedists to chiropractors. Nothing worked, and most experts recommended that she stop dancing. As her leg withered to half its former size, she desperately sought out alternative practitioners. Some were dancers, others were students of Elsa Gindler, a teacher in Germany who understood the power of body awareness to release muscle tension and restore health and well-being. Elaine began incorporating what she learned from others with her own reading on reducing muscle tension, including sources going back a hundred years. Eventually, she combined all that she had learned from her experience healing herself and hundreds of others into the Elaine Petrone Method.

For the past 30 years, Elaine has taught extensively to groups and individuals interested in pain relief as well as stress reduction, post-operative recovery, and body awareness. She has taught and lectured to physicians, physical therapists, and psychotherapists on her findings; researched lower back and upper body pain at Mt. Vernon Hospital, New York; and been involved with post-operative recovery programs at the Rehabilitation Center of Southwestern Connecticut. She is currently program coordinator of the Health and Fitness Institute at the Tully Health Center, Stamford, Connecticut. She has also developed a national certification program in ball therapy that she teaches in Stamford.

The Elaine Petrone Method has been featured on television including QVC, Lifetime, Crook & Chase, The Gayle King Show; on Fox, NBC and ABC News and in numerous national magazines, including Fitness, Vogue, Woman’s Day, Glamour, Redbook, Self, American Spa, Elle, Town & Country, and Harper’s Bazaar.

Desirée Rumbaugh began her yoga training in 1987 and has been teaching since 1989. She began studying with Anusara founder John Friend in 1993 and is now a certified Anusara teacher. She travels the globe teaching workshops and retreats and is a frequent contributor to Yoga Journal magazine.

Full of enthusiasm, joy, and positive energy, Desirée's style is playful and transformational. With an extensive background in yoga therapeutics, she delights in helping people discover how making changes to their body affects their mind and therefore their perception of life.

She dedicates all of her teaching to her children, her daughter, Jessica, and her late son, Brandon.

Desirée Rumbaugh began her yoga training in 1987 and has been teaching since 1989. She began studying with Anusara founder John Friend in 1993 and is now a certified Anusara teacher. She travels the globe teaching workshops and retreats and is a frequent contributor to Yoga Journal magazine.

Full of enthusiasm, joy, and positive energy, Desirée's style is playful and transformational. With an extensive background in yoga therapeutics, she delights in helping people discover how making changes to their body affects their mind and therefore their perception of life.

She dedicates all of her teaching to her children, her daughter, Jessica, and her late son, Brandon.

Desirée Rumbaugh began her yoga training in 1987 and has been teaching since 1989. She began studying with Anusara founder John Friend in 1993 and is now a certified Anusara teacher. She travels the globe teaching workshops and retreats and is a frequent contributor to Yoga Journal magazine.

Full of enthusiasm, joy, and positive energy, Desirée's style is playful and transformational. With an extensive background in yoga therapeutics, she delights in helping people discover how making changes to their body affects their mind and therefore their perception of life.

She dedicates all of her teaching to her children, her daughter, Jessica, and her late son, Brandon.

Yogini Sharon Gannon's quest for independence began with her birth on July 4 in Washington, D.C. Her Catholic upbringing nourished her interest in mysticism. She holds a BA in dance and has studied ballet, modern, classical, and various forms of Indian dance, as well as music and Eastern philosophy.

Together with David Life and through the blessings of her teachers, Sharon has created the Jivamukti Yoga method, which focuses on teaching and practicing yoga as a means to enlightenment. The Jivamukti Yoga method is taught worldwide in Jivamukti Yoga centers independently owned and directed by Sharon and David’s students in Munich, London, Toronto, Detroit, and the West Village of New York City. Sharon co-directs the Jivamukti Yoga Center in New York City. Time magazine recognized the Jivamukti Yoga method as one of the nine methods of Hatha Yoga taught in the world today, and it is featured in the acclaimed video What Is Yoga?

Sharon has studied yoga since 1976 with many teachers around the globe, most notably her gurus Shri Brahmananda Saraswati, Swami Nirmalanada, and Shri K. Pattabhi Jois, as well as Swami Shankarananda and Shyam Das.

Sharon brings a rare blend of scholarly study, artistic pursuit, and highly disciplined asana and meditation practice to her offerings as a teacher. A teacher renowned around the globe, she has taught yoga students throughout the United States and as far afield as Canada, the Caribbean, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines.

Since 1993 she has presented annually at various national conferences hosted by the Omega Institute, Yoga Journal, Southwest Yoga, Arizona Yoga Conference, and others. Along with David Life, she teaches a one-month intensive Jivamukti Yoga teacher training course offered at the Omega Institute. Her high-profile students include Sting, Russell Simmons, and Geshe Michael Roach.

She is a featured yogini in various books: Yoga by Linda Sparrowe, American Yoga by Carrie Schneider, and Women to Women by Christina Lessa.

After exploring North America by motorcycle as a young teen, Duncan Wong came full circle back to his Northern California roots. There he sought solace from modern life in the Sierra wilderness, connecting with Native American cultures and spending time on American Indian reservations.

In his late teens, Duncan began studying yoga, which led him to Buddhist sword master Kwahn Jang Nym of the Kuk Sool Won martial arts family in San Francisco. After a decade of pilgrimages to the jungles of southern India and of study with Master K. P. Jois of Mysore, Master Jois authorized Duncan to teach ashtanga vinyasa yoga, a powerful method that involves synchronizing breathing and motion with a specific series of classical postures. The flowing circular harmony, known in the Kuk Sool Won method as Won Hwa, was in keeping with Duncan’s own training and formed the basis of his synthesized method. From Master Su, Duncan received his black-belt teaching degrees and lifelong Buddhist influence.

Duncan is also certified in the Jivamukti method, a psycho-kinetic yoga method that stresses source teachings from the Vedic texts and other teachings of the ancient mystery schools. He attributes his asana-goddess connection to Sharon Gannon and David Life of the Jivamukti Yoga Center in New York City.

He draws his vital kundalini-shakti-pat, or awakened source energy, from master Sri Gurumayi of the Siddha yoga tradition.

After researching and exploring Thai and shiatsu healing methods, Duncan created Yogic Arts, a synthesis of yoga, martial arts, and massage. The celebrated performing artists who are his students and life mentors reflect his devotion to the arts and have helped mold his style of excellence and empowerment.

Duncan now lives in Shanghai, China, where he teaches students from around the world. As the only authorized resident ashtanga vinyasa teacher in China, Duncan has his own studio in Shanghai called Namaste Yoga Shala. His passion for the Japanese culture and community are expressed through his work at his mother base, Studio+Lotus8 in Tokyo.

After exploring North America by motorcycle as a young teen, Duncan Wong came full circle back to his Northern California roots. There he sought solace from modern life in the Sierra wilderness, connecting with Native American cultures and spending time on American Indian reservations.

In his late teens, Duncan began studying yoga, which led him to Buddhist sword master Kwahn Jang Nym of the Kuk Sool Won martial arts family in San Francisco. After a decade of pilgrimages to the jungles of southern India and of study with Master K. P. Jois of Mysore, Master Jois authorized Duncan to teach ashtanga vinyasa yoga, a powerful method that involves synchronizing breathing and motion with a specific series of classical postures. The flowing circular harmony, known in the Kuk Sool Won method as Won Hwa, was in keeping with Duncan’s own training and formed the basis of his synthesized method. From Master Su, Duncan received his black-belt teaching degrees and lifelong Buddhist influence.

Duncan is also certified in the Jivamukti method, a psycho-kinetic yoga method that stresses source teachings from the Vedic texts and other teachings of the ancient mystery schools. He attributes his asana-goddess connection to Sharon Gannon and David Life of the Jivamukti Yoga Center in New York City.

He draws his vital kundalini-shakti-pat, or awakened source energy, from master Sri Gurumayi of the Siddha yoga tradition.

After researching and exploring Thai and shiatsu healing methods, Duncan created Yogic Arts, a synthesis of yoga, martial arts, and massage. The celebrated performing artists who are his students and life mentors reflect his devotion to the arts and have helped mold his style of excellence and empowerment.

Duncan now lives in Shanghai, China, where he teaches students from around the world. As the only authorized resident ashtanga vinyasa teacher in China, Duncan has his own studio in Shanghai called Namaste Yoga Shala. His passion for the Japanese culture and community are expressed through his work at his mother base, Studio+Lotus8 in Tokyo.

Hemalayaa teaches yoga and Indian dance in Los Angeles and also offers frequent workshops in Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto as well as retreats in some of the world’s most stunning settings.

The daughter of Indian parents, Hema’s yoga training began at home at an early age. Her first teacher was her father. She went on to study yoga, philosophy, and meditation as well as asana. Hema’s in-depth study and practice of classical Indian dance informs how she teaches yoga.

A life devoted to yoga and dance animates Hemalayaa’s playful spirit. Many of her retreats and workshops culminate in a night of dance. Hema loves turning her students on to the vibrant styles of Indian dance, from the classical to the latest moves from Bollywood, bhangra, and Indian MTV.

Maya draws on her talent as a musician and performer to offer a unique style of yoga and meditation for modern living. Based on the style of yoga called Kundalini, which Yogi Bhajan first brought to the West in the 1960s, Maya’s classes are fun, uplifting, and above all inspirational. She runs regular yoga workshops and retreats at home and abroad.

Born and raised in Macedonia, Maya moved to England in the early 1990s to complete her training as a classical pianist. Her dazzling virtuosity soon led to engagements playing for audiences as diverse as the United Nations General Assembly and members of the Royal Family at private recitals. In 1995, she released her debut album Cross of Silence, which the British music magazine Q described as "The point where ambient, dance, world, and classical music all meet, at the crossroads of quiet dignity and power." Maya’s most recent CD release, MayaSpace, is a fusion of yoga mantras with music of ethereal beauty. It features guest spots from friends and peers, including Deepak Chopra.

In addition to using her original music in all her classes, Maya composes and performs live in concert worldwide. She lives in London with her husband, record producer Magnus Fiennes, and their two daughters.

Musician, activist, and founder of the "911 Power to the Peaceful Festival," Michael Franti joins his favorite yoga teachers, Jivamukti founders David Life and Sharon Gannon. Michael has been practicing yoga for 10 years.

David life was born in a small town in Michigan. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1972 with a BFA in art.

Together with Sharon Gannon and through the blessings of his teachers, David created the Jivamukti Yoga method, which focuses on teaching and practicing yoga as a means to enlightenment. The Jivamukti Yoga method is taught worldwide in Jivamukti Yoga centers independently owned and directed by David and Sharon’s students in Munich, London, Toronto, Detroit, and the West Village of New York City. Time magazine recognized the Jivamukti Yoga method as one of the nine methods of Hatha Yoga taught in the world today, and it is featured in the acclaimed video What Is Yoga?

David is a certified Advanced Level II practitioner of the Ashtanga system of Shri K. Pattabhi Jois of Mysore, India. He has studied yoga around the world with many teachers, including his gurus Shri Brahmananda Saraswati, Shri Swami Nirmalananda, and Shri K. Pattabhi Jois. He spent several years as a sannyas (renunciate) of a lineage of yogic monks in India. He has received Kalachakra and Bodhisattva initiation from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.

His artistic, literary, and metaphysical studies support his interest in yoga. As a respected, popular, and in-demand teacher around the globe, David imbues his classes with metaphor, musicality, and spirituality, spiced with humor, vigor, and spontaneity. Considered a "teacher’s teacher," he has taught for 20 years throughout the United States and as far afield as Canada, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, India, Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, Hong Kong, the Caribbean, and Israel.

Since 1993 he has presented annually at various national conferences hosted by the Omega Institute, Yoga Journal, Southwest Yoga, Arizona Yoga Conference, Midwest Yoga Conference, and others. Along with Sharon Gannon, he teaches a one-month intensive Jivamukti Yoga teacher training course offered at the Omega Institute. His high-profile students include Sting, Russell Simmons, Donna Karan, and Geshe Michael Roach.

He has written articles, and been featured in many articles, in Yoga Journal, and is pictured often in Yoga by Linda Sparrow.

Yogini Sharon Gannon's quest for independence began with her birth on July 4 in Washington, D.C. Her Catholic upbringing nourished her interest in mysticism. She holds a BA in dance and has studied ballet, modern, classical, and various forms of Indian dance, as well as music and Eastern philosophy.

Together with David Life and through the blessings of her teachers, Sharon has created the Jivamukti Yoga method, which focuses on teaching and practicing yoga as a means to enlightenment. The Jivamukti Yoga method is taught worldwide in Jivamukti Yoga centers independently owned and directed by Sharon and David’s students in Munich, London, Toronto, Detroit, and the West Village of New York City. Sharon co-directs the Jivamukti Yoga Center in New York City. Time magazine recognized the Jivamukti Yoga method as one of the nine methods of Hatha Yoga taught in the world today, and it is featured in the acclaimed video What Is Yoga?

Sharon has studied yoga since 1976 with many teachers around the globe, most notably her gurus Shri Brahmananda Saraswati, Swami Nirmalanada, and Shri K. Pattabhi Jois, as well as Swami Shankarananda and Shyam Das.

Sharon brings a rare blend of scholarly study, artistic pursuit, and highly disciplined asana and meditation practice to her offerings as a teacher. A teacher renowned around the globe, she has taught yoga students throughout the United States and as far afield as Canada, the Caribbean, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines.

Since 1993 she has presented annually at various national conferences hosted by the Omega Institute, Yoga Journal, Southwest Yoga, Arizona Yoga Conference, and others. Along with David Life, she teaches a one-month intensive Jivamukti Yoga teacher training course offered at the Omega Institute. Her high-profile students include Sting, Russell Simmons, and Geshe Michael Roach.

She is a featured yogini in various books: Yoga by Linda Sparrowe, American Yoga by Carrie Schneider, and Women to Women by Christina Lessa.

Shiva Rea, M.A., is a leading teacher of Prana Flow Yoga and Yoga Trance Dance worldwide. She began exploring yoga at age 14 as a way to understand her name, given to her by her father, a surfer and artist. Her studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage, tantra, Ayurveda, bhakti, kalaripayattu, world dance, yogic arts, and somatic movement infuse her approach to living yoga and embodying the flow. She is known for bringing the roots of yoga alive for modern practitioners in creative, dynamic, and life-transforming ways, and for offering the synthesis form of Vinyasa Flow throughout the world.

As a global adventurer, she has led over 70 retreats and pilgrimages nationally and internationally. She also has served as a creative catalyst for conferences, festivals, and actions for the environment, yoga, and the arts, including the third annual Yogini Conference of Kripalu and Omega. Shiva writes for Yoga Journal and has created award-winning CD and DVD programs to empower and transform yoga home practice. She lives with her family near their favorite surf break at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades, California.

Shiva Rea, M.A., is a leading teacher of Prana Flow Yoga and Yoga Trance Dance worldwide. She began exploring yoga at age 14 as a way to understand her name, given to her by her father, a surfer and artist. Her studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage, tantra, Ayurveda, bhakti, kalaripayattu, world dance, yogic arts, and somatic movement infuse her approach to living yoga and embodying the flow. She is known for bringing the roots of yoga alive for modern practitioners in creative, dynamic, and life-transforming ways, and for offering the synthesis form of Vinyasa Flow throughout the world.

As a global adventurer, she has led over 70 retreats and pilgrimages nationally and internationally. She also has served as a creative catalyst for conferences, festivals, and actions for the environment, yoga, and the arts, including the third annual Yogini Conference of Kripalu and Omega. Shiva writes for Yoga Journal and has created award-winning CD and DVD programs to empower and transform yoga home practice. She lives with her family near their favorite surf break at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades, California.

Shiva Rea, M.A., is a leading teacher of Prana Flow Yoga and Yoga Trance Dance worldwide. She began exploring yoga at age 14 as a way to understand her name, given to her by her father, a surfer and artist. Her studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage, tantra, Ayurveda, bhakti, kalaripayattu, world dance, yogic arts, and somatic movement infuse her approach to living yoga and embodying the flow. She is known for bringing the roots of yoga alive for modern practitioners in creative, dynamic, and life-transforming ways, and for offering the synthesis form of Vinyasa Flow throughout the world.

As a global adventurer, she has led over 70 retreats and pilgrimages nationally and internationally. She also has served as a creative catalyst for conferences, festivals, and actions for the environment, yoga, and the arts, including the third annual Yogini Conference of Kripalu and Omega. Shiva writes for Yoga Journal and has created award-winning CD and DVD programs to empower and transform yoga home practice. She lives with her family near their favorite surf break at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades, California.

Shiva Rea, M.A., is a leading teacher of Prana Flow Yoga and Yoga Trance Dance worldwide. She began exploring yoga at age 14 as a way to understand her name, given to her by her father, a surfer and artist. Her studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage, tantra, Ayurveda, bhakti, kalaripayattu, world dance, yogic arts, and somatic movement infuse her approach to living yoga and embodying the flow. She is known for bringing the roots of yoga alive for modern practitioners in creative, dynamic, and life-transforming ways, and for offering the synthesis form of Vinyasa Flow throughout the world.

As a global adventurer, she has led over 70 retreats and pilgrimages nationally and internationally. She also has served as a creative catalyst for conferences, festivals, and actions for the environment, yoga, and the arts, including the third annual Yogini Conference of Kripalu and Omega. Shiva writes for Yoga Journal and has created award-winning CD and DVD programs to empower and transform yoga home practice. She lives with her family near their favorite surf break at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades, California.

Shiva Rea, M.A., is a leading teacher of Prana Flow Yoga and Yoga Trance Dance worldwide. She began exploring yoga at age 14 as a way to understand her name, given to her by her father, a surfer and artist. Her studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage, tantra, Ayurveda, bhakti, kalaripayattu, world dance, yogic arts, and somatic movement infuse her approach to living yoga and embodying the flow. She is known for bringing the roots of yoga alive for modern practitioners in creative, dynamic, and life-transforming ways, and for offering the synthesis form of Vinyasa Flow throughout the world.

As a global adventurer, she has led over 70 retreats and pilgrimages nationally and internationally. She also has served as a creative catalyst for conferences, festivals, and actions for the environment, yoga, and the arts, including the third annual Yogini Conference of Kripalu and Omega. Shiva writes for Yoga Journal and has created award-winning CD and DVD programs to empower and transform yoga home practice. She lives with her family near their favorite surf break at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades, California.

Shiva Rea, M.A., is a leading teacher of Prana Flow Yoga and Yoga Trance Dance worldwide. She began exploring yoga at age 14 as a way to understand her name, given to her by her father, a surfer and artist. Her studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage, tantra, Ayurveda, bhakti, kalaripayattu, world dance, yogic arts, and somatic movement infuse her approach to living yoga and embodying the flow. She is known for bringing the roots of yoga alive for modern practitioners in creative, dynamic, and life-transforming ways, and for offering the synthesis form of Vinyasa Flow throughout the world.

As a global adventurer, she has led over 70 retreats and pilgrimages nationally and internationally. She also has served as a creative catalyst for conferences, festivals, and actions for the environment, yoga, and the arts, including the third annual Yogini Conference of Kripalu and Omega. Shiva writes for Yoga Journal and has created award-winning CD and DVD programs to empower and transform yoga home practice. She lives with her family near their favorite surf break at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades, California.

Shiva Rea, M.A., is a leading teacher of Prana Flow Yoga and Yoga Trance Dance worldwide. She began exploring yoga at age 14 as a way to understand her name, given to her by her father, a surfer and artist. Her studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage, tantra, Ayurveda, bhakti, kalaripayattu, world dance, yogic arts, and somatic movement infuse her approach to living yoga and embodying the flow. She is known for bringing the roots of yoga alive for modern practitioners in creative, dynamic, and life-transforming ways, and for offering the synthesis form of Vinyasa Flow throughout the world.

As a global adventurer, she has led over 70 retreats and pilgrimages nationally and internationally. She also has served as a creative catalyst for conferences, festivals, and actions for the environment, yoga, and the arts, including the third annual Yogini Conference of Kripalu and Omega. Shiva writes for Yoga Journal and has created award-winning CD and DVD programs to empower and transform yoga home practice. She lives with her family near their favorite surf break at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades, California.

Shiva Rea, M.A., is a leading teacher of Prana Flow Yoga and Yoga Trance Dance worldwide. She began exploring yoga at age 14 as a way to understand her name, given to her by her father, a surfer and artist. Her studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage, tantra, Ayurveda, bhakti, kalaripayattu, world dance, yogic arts, and somatic movement infuse her approach to living yoga and embodying the flow. She is known for bringing the roots of yoga alive for modern practitioners in creative, dynamic, and life-transforming ways, and for offering the synthesis form of Vinyasa Flow throughout the world.

As a global adventurer, she has led over 70 retreats and pilgrimages nationally and internationally. She also has served as a creative catalyst for conferences, festivals, and actions for the environment, yoga, and the arts, including the third annual Yogini Conference of Kripalu and Omega. Shiva writes for Yoga Journal and has created award-winning CD and DVD programs to empower and transform yoga home practice. She lives with her family near their favorite surf break at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades, California.

Shiva Rea, M.A., is a leading teacher of Prana Flow Yoga and Yoga Trance Dance worldwide. She began exploring yoga at age 14 as a way to understand her name, given to her by her father, a surfer and artist. Her studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage, tantra, Ayurveda, bhakti, kalaripayattu, world dance, yogic arts, and somatic movement infuse her approach to living yoga and embodying the flow. She is known for bringing the roots of yoga alive for modern practitioners in creative, dynamic, and life-transforming ways, and for offering the synthesis form of Vinyasa Flow throughout the world.

As a global adventurer, she has led over 70 retreats and pilgrimages nationally and internationally. She also has served as a creative catalyst for conferences, festivals, and actions for the environment, yoga, and the arts, including the third annual Yogini Conference of Kripalu and Omega. Shiva writes for Yoga Journal and has created award-winning CD and DVD programs to empower and transform yoga home practice. She lives with her family near their favorite surf break at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades, California.

Shiva Rea, M.A., is a leading teacher of Prana Flow Yoga and Yoga Trance Dance worldwide. She began exploring yoga at age 14 as a way to understand her name, given to her by her father, a surfer and artist. Her studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage, tantra, Ayurveda, bhakti, kalaripayattu, world dance, yogic arts, and somatic movement infuse her approach to living yoga and embodying the flow. She is known for bringing the roots of yoga alive for modern practitioners in creative, dynamic, and life-transforming ways, and for offering the synthesis form of Vinyasa Flow throughout the world.

As a global adventurer, she has led over 70 retreats and pilgrimages nationally and internationally. She also has served as a creative catalyst for conferences, festivals, and actions for the environment, yoga, and the arts, including the third annual Yogini Conference of Kripalu and Omega. Shiva writes for Yoga Journal and has created award-winning CD and DVD programs to empower and transform yoga home practice. She lives with her family near their favorite surf break at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades, California.

Shiva Rea, M.A., is a leading teacher of Prana Flow Yoga and Yoga Trance Dance worldwide. She began exploring yoga at age 14 as a way to understand her name, given to her by her father, a surfer and artist. Her studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage, tantra, Ayurveda, bhakti, kalaripayattu, world dance, yogic arts, and somatic movement infuse her approach to living yoga and embodying the flow. She is known for bringing the roots of yoga alive for modern practitioners in creative, dynamic, and life-transforming ways, and for offering the synthesis form of Vinyasa Flow throughout the world.

As a global adventurer, she has led over 70 retreats and pilgrimages nationally and internationally. She also has served as a creative catalyst for conferences, festivals, and actions for the environment, yoga, and the arts, including the third annual Yogini Conference of Kripalu and Omega. Shiva writes for Yoga Journal and has created award-winning CD and DVD programs to empower and transform yoga home practice. She lives with her family near their favorite surf break at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades, California.

Shiva Rea, M.A., is a leading teacher of Prana Flow Yoga and Yoga Trance Dance worldwide. She began exploring yoga at age 14 as a way to understand her name, given to her by her father, a surfer and artist. Her studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage, tantra, Ayurveda, bhakti, kalaripayattu, world dance, yogic arts, and somatic movement infuse her approach to living yoga and embodying the flow. She is known for bringing the roots of yoga alive for modern practitioners in creative, dynamic, and life-transforming ways, and for offering the synthesis form of Vinyasa Flow throughout the world.

As a global adventurer, she has led over 70 retreats and pilgrimages nationally and internationally. She also has served as a creative catalyst for conferences, festivals, and actions for the environment, yoga, and the arts, including the third annual Yogini Conference of Kripalu and Omega. Shiva writes for Yoga Journal and has created award-winning CD and DVD programs to empower and transform yoga home practice. She lives with her family near their favorite surf break at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades, California.

Shiva Rea, M.A., is a leading teacher of Prana Flow Yoga and Yoga Trance Dance worldwide. She began exploring yoga at age 14 as a way to understand her name, given to her by her father, a surfer and artist. Her studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage, tantra, Ayurveda, bhakti, kalaripayattu, world dance, yogic arts, and somatic movement infuse her approach to living yoga and embodying the flow. She is known for bringing the roots of yoga alive for modern practitioners in creative, dynamic, and life-transforming ways, and for offering the synthesis form of Vinyasa Flow throughout the world.

As a global adventurer, she has led over 70 retreats and pilgrimages nationally and internationally. She also has served as a creative catalyst for conferences, festivals, and actions for the environment, yoga, and the arts, including the third annual Yogini Conference of Kripalu and Omega. Shiva writes for Yoga Journal and has created award-winning CD and DVD programs to empower and transform yoga home practice. She lives with her family near their favorite surf break at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades, California.

David life was born in a small town in Michigan. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1972 with a BFA in art.

Together with Sharon Gannon and through the blessings of his teachers, David created the Jivamukti Yoga method, which focuses on teaching and practicing yoga as a means to enlightenment. The Jivamukti Yoga method is taught worldwide in Jivamukti Yoga centers independently owned and directed by David and Sharon’s students in Munich, London, Toronto, Detroit, and the West Village of New York City. Time magazine recognized the Jivamukti Yoga method as one of the nine methods of Hatha Yoga taught in the world today, and it is featured in the acclaimed video What Is Yoga?

David is a certified Advanced Level II practitioner of the Ashtanga system of Shri K. Pattabhi Jois of Mysore, India. He has studied yoga around the world with many teachers, including his gurus Shri Brahmananda Saraswati, Shri Swami Nirmalananda, and Shri K. Pattabhi Jois. He spent several years as a sannyas (renunciate) of a lineage of yogic monks in India. He has received Kalachakra and Bodhisattva initiation from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.

His artistic, literary, and metaphysical studies support his interest in yoga. As a respected, popular, and in-demand teacher around the globe, David imbues his classes with metaphor, musicality, and spirituality, spiced with humor, vigor, and spontaneity. Considered a "teacher’s teacher," he has taught for 20 years throughout the United States and as far afield as Canada, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, India, Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, Hong Kong, the Caribbean, and Israel.

Since 1993 he has presented annually at various national conferences hosted by the Omega Institute, Yoga Journal, Southwest Yoga, Arizona Yoga Conference, Midwest Yoga Conference, and others. Along with Sharon Gannon, he teaches a one-month intensive Jivamukti Yoga teacher training course offered at the Omega Institute. His high-profile students include Sting, Russell Simmons, Donna Karan, and Geshe Michael Roach.

He has written articles, and been featured in many articles, in Yoga Journal, and is pictured often in Yoga by Linda Sparrow.

Yogini Sharon Gannon's quest for independence began with her birth on July 4 in Washington, D.C. Her Catholic upbringing nourished her interest in mysticism. She holds a BA in dance and has studied ballet, modern, classical, and various forms of Indian dance, as well as music and Eastern philosophy.

Together with David Life and through the blessings of her teachers, Sharon has created the Jivamukti Yoga method, which focuses on teaching and practicing yoga as a means to enlightenment. The Jivamukti Yoga method is taught worldwide in Jivamukti Yoga centers independently owned and directed by Sharon and David’s students in Munich, London, Toronto, Detroit, and the West Village of New York City. Sharon co-directs the Jivamukti Yoga Center in New York City. Time magazine recognized the Jivamukti Yoga method as one of the nine methods of Hatha Yoga taught in the world today, and it is featured in the acclaimed video What Is Yoga?

Sharon has studied yoga since 1976 with many teachers around the globe, most notably her gurus Shri Brahmananda Saraswati, Swami Nirmalanada, and Shri K. Pattabhi Jois, as well as Swami Shankarananda and Shyam Das.

Sharon brings a rare blend of scholarly study, artistic pursuit, and highly disciplined asana and meditation practice to her offerings as a teacher. A teacher renowned around the globe, she has taught yoga students throughout the United States and as far afield as Canada, the Caribbean, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines.

Since 1993 she has presented annually at various national conferences hosted by the Omega Institute, Yoga Journal, Southwest Yoga, Arizona Yoga Conference, and others. Along with David Life, she teaches a one-month intensive Jivamukti Yoga teacher training course offered at the Omega Institute. Her high-profile students include Sting, Russell Simmons, and Geshe Michael Roach.

She is a featured yogini in various books: Yoga by Linda Sparrowe, American Yoga by Carrie Schneider, and Women to Women by Christina Lessa.

A co-founder of London’s Triyoga studio, Simon has been teaching yoga internationally for 15 years. His teaching reflects his training & ongoing studies with international teachers in many forms of hatha and classical yoga. Since qualifying as a teacher with Dr. Larry Payne at Samata International in Los Angeles, Simon has developed a unique and personal teaching style. The foundations of Simon’s yin and yang style yoga are informed by the classical teachings of Sri T Krishnamacharya and his primary students (Iyengar, Ashtanga Vinyasa, Viniyoga) and a keen interest in Okido Yoga, Chi Kung, bodywork, psychology, the Alexander Technique, Pilates and Chinese medicine.

Simon teaches regular workshops at Triyoga in London and other European and international cities. He has been taking groups on residential yoga retreats in the UK & abroad for 14 years. Simon runs teacher training courses in the UK through his school The Yoga Academy.

Desi Bartlett has been teaching fitness classes for over 16 years. Her innovative approach to teaching is to encourage students to tap into their inner joy and let the movement be its outward expression.

Desi has an undergraduate degree in kinesiology, with a minor in dance, and a master's degree in corporate fitness. She holds advanced certifications in yoga, personal training, and group fitness. She is also a continuing education provider through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and the National Council for Personal Trainers. Originally from Chicago, Desi now lives in Southern California.

Hemalayaa teaches yoga and Indian dance in Los Angeles and also offers frequent workshops in Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto as well as retreats in some of the world’s most stunning settings.

The daughter of Indian parents, Hema’s yoga training began at home at an early age. Her first teacher was her father. She went on to study yoga, philosophy, and meditation as well as asana. Hema’s in-depth study and practice of classical Indian dance informs how she teaches yoga.

A life devoted to yoga and dance animates Hemalayaa’s playful spirit. Many of her retreats and workshops culminate in a night of dance. Hema loves turning her students on to the vibrant styles of Indian dance, from the classical to the latest moves from Bollywood, bhangra, and Indian MTV.

Desirée Rumbaugh began her yoga training in 1987 and has been teaching since 1989. She began studying with Anusara founder John Friend in 1993 and is now a certified Anusara teacher. She travels the globe teaching workshops and retreats and is a frequent contributor to Yoga Journal magazine.

Full of enthusiasm, joy, and positive energy, Desirée's style is playful and transformational. With an extensive background in yoga therapeutics, she delights in helping people discover how making changes to their body affects their mind and therefore their perception of life.

She dedicates all of her teaching to her children, her daughter, Jessica, and her late son, Brandon.

Desirée Rumbaugh began her yoga training in 1987 and has been teaching since 1989. She began studying with Anusara founder John Friend in 1993 and is now a certified Anusara teacher. She travels the globe teaching workshops and retreats and is a frequent contributor to Yoga Journal magazine.

Full of enthusiasm, joy, and positive energy, Desirée's style is playful and transformational. With an extensive background in yoga therapeutics, she delights in helping people discover how making changes to their body affects their mind and therefore their perception of life.

She dedicates all of her teaching to her children, her daughter, Jessica, and her late son, Brandon.

Desirée Rumbaugh began her yoga training in 1987 and has been teaching since 1989. She began studying with Anusara founder John Friend in 1993 and is now a certified Anusara teacher. She travels the globe teaching workshops and retreats and is a frequent contributor to Yoga Journal magazine.

Full of enthusiasm, joy, and positive energy, Desirée's style is playful and transformational. With an extensive background in yoga therapeutics, she delights in helping people discover how making changes to their body affects their mind and therefore their perception of life.

She dedicates all of her teaching to her children, her daughter, Jessica, and her late son, Brandon.

Core Fusion creators Fred DeVito and Elisabeth Halfpapp have over 50 years of a combined experience teaching Pilates, Lotte Berk Method, yoga, dance and Tai Chi - disciplines that comprise the Core Fusion workouts. They are founding team members of Exhale, a leading mind/body spa with locations around the United States.