Rick is the creator and host of the interview show Buddha at the Gas Pump. Since the Fall of 2009, he has interviewed nearly 700 “spiritually awakening” people, from the well-known to the unknown, from a variety of backgrounds and traditions. A former Transcendental Meditation teacher for 25 years, Rick instructed hundreds of people and spent years on long meditation retreats. He has practiced meditation daily for over 54 years. He is also one of the founders of the Association for Spiritual Integrity and spoke regularly at the Science and Non-Duality Conference.
batgap.com

Sara Priestley is a spiritual guide and writer in modern nonduality, independent of religious tradition or life path. She has a degree in Theology, masters in the Human-Computer Interface, and postgrads in Teaching for Further Education and Psychology. Her unique voice in this field stems from an eclectic background in boutique consultancy, corporate IT and bodywork. Sara now provides coaching, structure, tools and language to empower students in their own nondual awakening process. She supports those affected by culty groups or relationships and leads groups exploring the metaphysical phenomena that come with enlightenment. Her books include The Complete Book of Awakening and quintessence: the poetry of true nature. Sara lives in London, England, with her husband and a rescue cat colony. She’s currently learning Tagalog.
www.sarapriestley.com

Krish works as a spiritual mentor, therapist, life coach, and teacher in India. He has spent the bulk of his life in spiritual pursuits, learning and development, and giving back to the community. As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) he spent his childhood in periods of silence, enabling him to grow his intuition and connection with the divine. Krish has 30 years of experience in spirituality, therapy, corporate training, new age teaching & publication. Thought this, he has developed the expertise to detect teachers who blind to their shadow and institutions that are becoming cults.
krishsrikanth.com

Clyde W Ford is a software engineer, a chiropractor, and a psychotherapist. He’s also the award-winning author of twelve works of fiction and non-fiction. His most recent book, THINK BLACK: A Memoir was published in September 2019 by Amistad/HarperCollins. His expertise lies in Body-Mind Healing, Racial Healing, African Mythology and Healing, and the effect of climate change on the marine environment he loves.
www.clydeford.com

Tom Murray is a scholar in the fields of wisdom skills, adult developmental theory, meta-theory (including integral and metamodern theories), we-space practices, and advanced learning technologies. He brings a lifetime of experiences in contemplative practices, conflict resolution advising, and improvisational dance to his professional work. He is Director of Research and Innovation at STAGES International, Chief Visionary and Instigator at Open Way Solutions LLC, and a Senior Research Fellow at the UMass School of Computer Science. He is an Associate Editor at Integral Review and is on the editorial review board of the International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education.
www.tommurray.us

Kimberley Theresa Lafferty, MA, is a scholar practitioner specializing in human development, adult education, and extraordinary experiences. Her trans-disciplinary practice includes private counseling and online and in-person educational retreats – facilitating deeper meaning making and the integration of extraordinary experiences into everyday life. She is a seasoned teacher in Indo-Tibetan contemplative psychology, leading hundreds of hours Mahayana, Vajrayana and Classic Yoga trainings internationally. Kimberley leads multi-year, spiritual education cohorts with the Confluence Experience. She is the founder and decade-long director of the global non-profit Yoga Studies Institute. She is also a certified Stages therapist with Stages International, co-leading the penultimate Minds I year-long developmental course. Kimberley lives in a remote valley of the North Cascades of North America which deeply impacts her worldview and practice.
confluenceexperience.com

David Beaver was one of the first teachers of A Course in Miracles and has taught weekly classes for nearly 45 years. In his professional life, he created a series of public service projects derived from his Course work. Three decades of independent research into human perception and its interaction with media images, led to invited lectures at graduate schools in psychology, design, virtual reality, theater, film and cognitive neuroscience. He invented and received multiple patents in VR technology based on his research. He co-founded the Overview Institute, bringing the perspective-altering experience of astronauts, the “Overview Effect,” into cultural awareness.
www.davidbeaver.org

Miranda Macpherson is a spiritual teacher, modern mystic and author. She’s internationally recognized for her depth of presence and her refined capacity as a guide into direct experience of the Sacred. Today she leads the Living Grace sanghas in Marin and Sonoma county, Northern California, teaches retreats across the USA and Europe, and global online courses through The Shift Network. Author of The Way of Grace: The Transforming Power of Ego Relaxation, Boundless Love, and Meditations on Boundless Love, Miranda is also a kirtan musician with a mantra album The Heart of Being.
www.mirandamacpherson.com

Christopher Key Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He has published more than 20 books related to Yoga, religion and ecology. Chris trained in classical Yoga for more than a decade at Yoga Anand Ashram with Gurani Anjali Inti. He is founder and spiritual director of the Hill Street Center for Yoga and Meditation in Santa Monica, California. In 2002 he established a certificate programs in the study and practice of Yoga at LMU’s Center for Religion and Spirituality and in 2013 launched the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies.
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Angel Marcloid is a mixing and mastering engineer, musician and composer, visual artist, and feline enthusiast living outside of Chicago, IL. On paper, she would be considered “transgender,” or more specifically “transfeminine,” “agender,” and “nonbinary.” However, her own experience is more nuanced and mysterious. Since 2010, Angel has been on a life-transforming journey: After escaping a hijacked and misappropriated version of Christianity as a teen, she studied widely – more recently settling back into Christianity, this time with an entirely transformed understanding of it, by way of mysticism and contemplation. As of 2021, she is also studying Law of One.
angelmarcloid.com/

Marina has been supporting individual spiritual practitioners, teachers, and spiritual and religious communities for over 20 years. This work includes: peer support and counselling for spiritual and religious leaders; working with communities to integrate psychological integration with spiritual practices; helping individuals heal from the breakdown and dissolution of spiritual communities; and working with spiritual emergencies. Marina’s books include Halfway Up the Mountain: the Error of Premature Claims to Enlightenment, The Guru Question: the Perils and Rewards of Choosing a Spiritual Teacher and Eyes Wide Open: Cultivating Discernment on the Spiritual Path. She deeply believes in preventative spiritual health to prevent and prepare for the inevitable challenges that arise in spiritual leadership and practice.
marianacaplan.com