Ramesh is the Director of the Prama Wellness Center where lifestyle is considered our best medicine. After healing himself with juice fasting, he decided to teach people about the amazing power of fasting and an alkaline diet. Over the past 12 years, he has taught thousands of people about the effectiveness of intermittent fasting and holistic lifestyle as preventive medicine. Ramesh is also a writer, yogi, and workshop leader. He studied yoga therapy in Nepal and India, Ayurveda at California College of Ayurveda and is a certified yoga detox therapist from the AM Wellness Center in Cebu, Philippines. He has taught workshops in many countries and is the author of four books, including Sacred Body, Sacred Spirit (InnerWorld) and Tantra: The Yoga of Love and Awakening (Hay House India). 

Kaelash Neels was born in 1977 in Germany into a family in which yoga was practiced as a way of life. In 1998 he relocated to the United States and earned a degree in Somatic Psychology from Sonoma State University. He received a certificate as a Diet Counselor at Bauman College and is a certified Yoga Therapist from the American ViniyogaTM Institute, Integrative Yoga Therapy and the Rocky Mountain Institute for Yoga and Ayurveda. After completing the four-year professional Feldenkrais®Training Program, he was certified by the Feldenkrais Guild® of North America. Kaelash Neels is on the Board of Directors of the Ann Wigmore Natural Health Institute in Puerto Rico and on the faculty as a yoga teacher at Kripalu. In his private practice, since 1999 he has helped people from all over the world overcome severe health conditions, such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease, osteoporosis and to realize vibrant health and vitality.

Eddie LeShure is a Certified Yoga Instructor (RYT 200), Meditation Teacher, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC), Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS), Breathwork Facilitator, and trained NAMI Family Support Group Facilitator. Eddie is a person in long-term recovery, and his professional background includes 7 years of training, supervision and direct client contact in addiction counseling. He has been practicing yoga for over 50 years and mindfulness meditation for over 40 years. He regularly presents workshops at conferences addressing addiction recovery, plus teaches mindfulness practices to professionals.

Margaret Kirschner is a Certified Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Therapist (E-RYT 500 C-IAYT), Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC), ACISTE Certified Mental Health Professional (ACMHP), Peer Support Specialist (CPSS), Breathwork Facilitator and Birth Doula. Margaret’s professional background includes 7 years of training, supervision and direct client contact in addiction counseling. Margaret received her 200-Hour yoga teacher certification at the Kripalu Center in Lenox, Massachusetts, the nation’s leading yoga educational center. She completed her certification as a Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Therapist at the 500-Hour level in May, 2013, with Kristine Kaoverii Weber of Subtle Yoga. She has worked as a yoga therapist in group settings with individuals in various treatment centers for substance misuse and disordered eating. Margaret safely supports individuals in learning to listen to and trust their bodies with an attitude of curiosity and compassion.

Sid has combined a career as a licensed clinical psychologist and yoga teacher since 1971. As a clinical psychologist, he taught psychotherapy and community psychology in the Department of Psychiatry and served as director of the Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Services in a community center at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC over a period of 25 years. Since 1994, he has been developing a green intentional community north of Asheville on 140 acres of land.

Jessica has been in the health and wellness field for over a decade and is an experienced plant-based nutritionist and coach. She has taught a diverse group of people in a variety of settings including her own private practice, fitness centers, a functional medicine clinic, a diabetes program, a corporate behavioral health organization, the world-renowned Dean Ornish Heart Disease Reversal program, and even a prison. She is an avid yogi and meditator, practices that have transformed her life tremendously. Jessica believes in the power of holistic healthcare, targeting every aspect of the person including mind, body, and spirit. Her mission is to help others to heal themselves so that together we can work to make the planet a healthier and more peaceful place for the benefit of all beings!