Michael Lee, MA, is the founder of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy and author of Turn Stress into Bliss. Arriving at Kripalu from Australia, he lived and taught at Kripalu for several years while completing a master’s degree that focused on the therapeutic benefits of yoga. Phoenix Rising is one of the largest yoga therapy training organizations in the world, with more than 2,000 practitioners. It offers a unique approach to yoga therapy using client-centered, mind-body processes. Michael is also a flight instructor and pilot who lives with his family in the Berkshires and commutes to his writer’s camp in northern Maine. www.pryt.com and www.turn-stress-into-bliss.com
  Ann Carroll, PhD qi gong master, artist, philosopher and landscape architect.  Ann studied qi gong with Ken Cohen for many years, as well as chinese medicine.  Prior to her studies of chinese medicine, Ann studied kriya yoga for more than 35 years.  Ann combines chinese medicine with her love for the planet.  Her personal journey has been to uncover the divine feminine through qi gong, art and gardening.  She shares qi gong humbly with her community, as she creates spiritual gardens on her property in Topsam Maine.  In her earlier years, Ann was a philosophy and art history professor.  In her youth, she studied for many years in Europe.  Ann is Prana’s qi gong master.  To learn more about Ann and her offerings, contact Prana at info@tantratolove.com
Sylvia Brallier, author, artist and spiritual development instructor has been teaching Tantric Shamanism and shamanic healing methods internationally for the past 25 years. She is a master at the art of helping people overcome their limitations with impeccability, kindness and humor through seminars, online courses, one on one sessions and her schools, the Tantric Shamanism Mystery School and the ShamaSoma Method.
John Rene Berard John Rene Berard, BS, MBA, CMT, CYT practices therapeutic massage, shares weekly Core Power yoga classes, as well as tantra practices with groups and couples, alongside his wife, Prana. Rene has been an active participant and cocreator of men’s empowerment experiences, including men’s groups, sweat lodges, rites of passage for boys, vision quests and completed a men’s 9 month mythic warrior training. Off the mat, Rene enjoys living the Yoga as a Customer Relations Director in the Telecom Industry, and is often in training for extreme athletic challenges like marathons and triatholons. Rene brings humor, sensitivity, intuition, love and excellent communication skills to all he shares. www.tantratolove.com