 | Stephen Cope, MSW, Director of the Institute for Extraordinary Living, psychotherapist and senior Kripalu Yoga teacher, is author of Yoga and the Quest for the True Self and The Wisdom of Yoga: A Seeker’s Guide to Extraordinary Living. Director of the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living, he is also creator of the Gentle Yoga Kit and is featured in the video Kripalu Yoga: Dynamic. |
 | Larissa Hall Carlson, a 500–hour Kripalu Yoga teacher, Ayurvedic yoga specialist, and Reiki practitioner, is Manager of Yoga Education for Kripalu’s Institute for Extraordinary Living (IEL). Through the IEL, Larissa has taught yoga, meditation, pranayama, and yogic philosophy for the Tanglewood Music Center, the Berkshire Opera Company, and the Juilliard School. She currently manages curriculum development and teaches yoga for the Boston Conservatory. |
Manager of Yoga Education for the IEL, 500-hour Kripalu Yoga teacher, Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist, and Reiki practitioner.
 | Ed Harrold, Director of Sports Training and Yoga at Kripalu’s Institute of Extraordinary Living, is the originator of the Flexibility for Athletes® program. He trains sports teams in the Flexibility for Athletes program to enhance athletic performance and endurance. A certified athletic trainer, he also has advanced training in Kripalu Yoga. |
 | Kristen Reinhardt is director of and lead teacher for the Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI) Music and Consciousness program and a BUTI alum. A yoga teacher at the Baptiste Power Yoga Institute, she holds a bachelor of music degree in opera singing and helps students experience the relationship between yoga practice and optimal performance experience. |
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Angela Wilson is Research Coordinator for the Institute for Extraordinary Living. Before coming to Kripalu, she was involved in several studies investigating the impact of spiritual beliefs on well-being. In addition, Angela has served as research coordinator in the psychiatry department at Massachusetts General Hospital. Angela is a master’s degree candidate in the counseling psychology program at Lesley University.
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Sat Bir S. Khalsa, PhD, is an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in the department of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Khalsa is one of the most active, skillful, and experienced researchers in the yoga world today. |
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Lisa Conboy, PhD, is a social epidemiologist affiliated with the Osher Institute at Harvard Medical School and codirector of research and faculty at the New England School of Acupuncture. She is currently involved in a number of studies investigating Ayurveda, yoga, and traditional Chinese medicine. |
 | Sara Lazar, PhD, is an instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School and a professor of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she specializes in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Dr. Lazar employs the latest techniques in brain imaging in her research and has been widely cited in the mainstream press for her work on brain plasticity and meditation. |
 | Stephanie Shorter, PhD, holds a doctorate in experimental psychology and has published studies on visual perception, attention, and movement control. Her research interests now focus on the anatomical and physiological changes that occur in the nervous system with long-term yoga and meditation practice. |
