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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. His projects have focused on the therapeutic applications of yoga in a number of settings, including public schools, and for several conditions, including insomnia, performance anxiety, and PTSD. Dr. Khalsa is one of the most active, skillful, and experienced researchers in the yoga world today. |
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Lisa Conboy, MA, MS, ScD, is a social epidemiologist affiliated with the Harvard Medical School’s Osher Research Center 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, including one entitled “Ayurveda and Panchakarma: Measuring the Effects of a Holistic Health Intervention,” which is under peer review. |
 | 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. |
 | Jessica Noggle, PhD, is a member of Dr. Sat Bir Khalsa’s lab at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston. Dr. Noggle holds the first postdoctoral research fellowship funded by a yoga institution (Kripalu) in the United States. She currently directs the IEL’s research project on yoga for mental health of students at Monument Mountain Regional High School, and she is also writing grants to expand this project to urban adolescents in Boston.
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 | Edi Pasalis, Director of Outreach for the Institute for Extraordinary Living, is making the magic of Kripalu Yoga and the discoveries of the IEL accessible and available to a broad audience. A veteran Kripalu teacher with graduate study on the impact of yoga on spiritual life, Edi also holds an MBA in organizational development from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. |
 | Janna Delgado is the Yoga Ed. Educator and Research Coordinator for Kripalu’s Institute for Extraordinary Living. A certified Kripalu Yoga teacher and personal trainer, Janna also serves on the faculty of Kripalu’s Healthy Living programs, and leads health and wellness courses for Kripalu’s Retreat and Renewal program.
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 | 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. |
 | 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, RYT-200, is a faculty member and researcher for IEL. Currently, she is the Research Coordinator for Sat Bir Khalsa, Ph.D. at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In the past, Kristen has served as Director of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Music and Consciousness program. Kristen holds a bachelor’s of music in opera singing and is working toward a PhD in clinical psychology. |
 | Tosca Braun is a Research Coordinator for the Institute of Extraordinary Living. She participated in Kripalu’s Semester Intensive program, a four-month leadership program for young adults, before realizing her passion for yoga, psychology, and research. Tosca has a bachelor’s degree from Reed College and is preparing for admission into a doctoral program for clinical psychology. A Kripalu Yoga instructor, she plans on becoming a certified yoga therapist this year. |
 | Jessica Frey recently joined the IEL team as a Research Coordinator. Jessica graduated from the State University of New York at Brockport with a BS in health education and health science. Jessica currently serves as an intern for the IEL, coordinating the Yoga in Schools study, and she plans to receive her Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training certification in the summer of 2010. |
