Sabrina N’Diaye, PhD, LCSW-C, MDiv received her PhD in mind-body medicine from Saybrook University, where she studied the use of complementary and alternative interventions for physical, emotional, and spiritual growth. Her approach to healing is a blend of wisdom, science, and ancient spiritual practices. She is a proud senior faculty member of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, where she teaches the art of self-care to healthcare professionals around the globe. She is currently an integrative psychotherapist and founder of the Heart Nest Center for Peace and Healing in Baltimore, Maryland. There, she lovingly serves women, couples, other healers, and small groups.
Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT, EMDR-C, is a licensed clinical psychologist, certified complex trauma professional, polyvagal expert, EMDR Consultant, and Kripalu yoga teacher. She is an internationally sought-out speaker, leading voice in the field of trauma recovery, and the author of eight books including
Applied Polyvagal Theory in Yoga. Dr. Schwartz’s work is rooted in the positive psychology movement, which is focused on enhancing resources and fostering growth. She offers an integrative, mind-body approach to therapy that includes relational therapy, somatic psychology, EMDR therapy, parts work therapy, and therapeutic yoga for trauma. Her work can be found at the Shift Network, Sounds True, Psychotherapy Networker, Embody Lab, Art of Living, Omega Institute, and more.
Abi Blakeslee, SEP, CMT, MFT, PhD, is an international expert in the field of trauma recovery and the founder of Implicit Psychotherapy. She is senior faculty at the Somatic Experiencing International and additionally legacy faculty for Dr. Peter Levine’s Ergos Institute for Somatic Education. Dr. Blakeslee holds a PhD in clinical and somatic psychology and an MA in counselling and depth psychology. Dr Blakeslee’s approach to healing focuses on harnessing the natural responses of the body for growth and resilience. Dr. Blakeslee teaches and consults worldwide. She lives in Bozeman, Montana with her husband and enjoys the snow, mountains, and rivers with their three children.
Marianela Medrano, PhD, is a Dominican-born poet, psychologist, and founder of Palabra Counselling & Training Center, known for her integration of mindfulness, spirituality, and cultural identity in healing. A TEDx speaker and certified mindfulness meditation teacher trained by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield, she works globally on issues including addiction, eating disorders, and trauma. Her therapeutic poetry and prose appear in publications across the Americas and Europe, and she serves as a mentor for the International Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy. In 2023, she was awarded a grant to explore mindfulness as a tool for ecological and interspecies care in the Dominican Republic.
Leslie Korn, PhD, MPH, LMHC, is a pioneering clinician and educator in integrative medicine, renowned for her work using nutritional, herbal, and culinary therapies to treat trauma and chronic illness. Trained at Harvard Medical School and in the jungles of Mexico with traditional healers for over 25 years, she blends rigorous science with ancestral healing. Dr. Korn is a Fulbright Scholar, NIH-funded researcher, and founder of the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. She has authored numerous influential books, including Rhythms of Recovery and The Brainbow Blueprint, and serves as research director at the Center for World Indigenous Studies, designing culturally rooted wellness programmes for tribal communities.
Judson Brewer, MD, PhD, is a New York Times best-selling author, psychiatrist, and internationally recognised expert in habit change and mindfulness. He serves as Director of Research and Innovation at Brown University’s Mindfulness Center, Associate Professor at Brown’s Schools of Public Health and Medicine, and Chief Medical Officer at Sharecare. With over 20 years of research and clinical experience, Dr. Brewer has developed evidence-based digital therapeutic programmes for anxiety, addiction, and emotional eating, backed by NIH funding and used by individuals, corporations, and health systems worldwide. He is the author of
The Craving Mind and
Unwinding Anxiety, and his work has reached Olympic athletes, global leaders, and wide public audiences seeking lasting holistic mental health change.
