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Poised above the Pacific on the beautiful Palos Verdes Peninsula, Terranea Resort is a luxury resort destination surrounded by tranquil waves and breathtaking views of the Los Angeles coastline. Celebrated for its natural beauty, it’s the perfect place to focus your attention within and begin your personal transformation.
Deepak Chopra, M.D., F.A.C.P, founder of The Chopra Foundation, a non-profit entity for research on well-being and humanitarianism, and Chopra Global, a modern-day health company at the intersection of science and spirituality, is a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation. Chopra is a Clinical Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of California, San Diego and serves as a senior scientist with Gallup Organization. He is the author of over 89 books translated into over forty-three languages, including numerous New York Times bestsellers. His 90th book and national bestseller, Metahuman: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential (Harmony Books), unlocks the secrets to moving beyond our present limitations to access a field of infinite possibilities. TIME magazine has described Dr. Chopra as “one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century.”
Sarah Finger is the co-founder of ISHTA Yoga, LLC and the private yoga teacher of Dr. Deepak Chopra. Sarah is the co-presenter with Dr. Chopra of the online course, “Finding Connection Through Yoga,” produced by Yoga Journal and The Chopra Center. She teaches trainings, workshops, and retreats internationally with her husband, Yoga Master Alan Finger, and is a featured expert on Jiyo, a revolutionary new digital platform that brings health and wellness to online communities all over the world. Sarah is on the Board of Directors for Exhale to Inhale, a non-profit organization that teaches yoga to survivors of domestic violence. Her daughter, Satya, inspires her every day to live a life based on love and unbound potential.
Wellness educator, Meditation teacher, Reiki Healer and Author, Devi Brown has been associated with The Chopra center for the past 7 years. She is certified in Primordial Sound Meditation, Spiritual Psychology and Energy Healing and regularly teaches in Los Angeles, C.A as well as leads retreats and events internationally. After over a decade of working in hip hop entertainment as a radio and television host, Devi Brown answered her calling to become an advocate for women of color in the wellness space. Devi’s company KARMA BLISS is devoted to spiritual connection meant to aid in the healing of generational trauma. Through her best-selling book Crystal Bliss and her podcast Dropping Gems, Devi’s work is rooted in sharing tangible healing modalities with millennial and generation Z women of color in support of whole-life enhancement.
Karena Dawn is an entrepreneur, trainer, best-selling author, and co-founder of Tone It Up, the leading fitness and lifestyle community for women. Her lifelong passion for fitness, mindfulness, and spiritual empowerment have made her a leader in the wellness space. Born and raised in Indiana, and currently lives in Austin, Texas by way of California. Dawn began cultivating her spiritual practice from a young age. Meditation and movement transformed her life and helped her overcome a dark period of depression and substance abuse. Since then, she has practiced daily meditation and followed The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success for more than 10 years. She is honored to speak about The Seven Spiritual Laws and how to apply them to your everyday life. As the co-founder of Tone It Up, Dawn empowers women around the world. Through workouts, nutrition products, and community connection, Tone It Up helps women live their healthiest and happiest lives. Most recently, Dawn created Toned Body, Toned Mind, a holistic program in the Tone It Up App that combines yoga, meditation, and self-care practices and includes many teachings she learned while studying meditation at The Chopra Center. She is co-author of the New York Times bestselling book Tone It Up: 28 Days To Fit, Fierce, and Fabulous and Balanced and Beautiful: 5-Day Reset For Your Body, Mind, and Spirit. Dawn has been featured in Forbes for creating a “fitness empire” and on the Create & Cultivate 100 List honoring women who are masters in their field. She has also headlined the POPSUGAR Play/Ground Festival and has been a keynote speaker at the PoWer Up Women’s Conference. As a passionate advocate for mental wellness, Dawn is proud to serve on the Board of Directors for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Through all her work, Dawn is dedicated to helping others feel confident, empowered, and fulfilled.
Born in Liverpool, England, Roger Gabriel spent his formative years in the United Kingdom and first learned meditation there in the early 1970s. It instantly became his passion and he soon trained to be a meditation teacher under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Sheila Patel, M.D. is the Chief Medical Officer for Chopra Global and a board-certified family physician who is passionate about bringing holistic healing practices into the Western medical system. She earned her M.D. at the University of Wisconsin Medical School and completed her residency in family medicine at the Ventura County Medical Center in Southern California. For more than a decade, she practiced full-spectrum family medicine, from prenatal care and deliveries to ER coverage and primary care for all ages.
Jennifer Johnson has worked at Chopra for the past sixteen years as a core educator, creator, and master trainer of Chopra’s signature spa services. She is certified in Massage Therapy and Hypnotherapy, and is also working towards a certificate in medical intuition. Ayurveda is at the core of everything Jennifer believes and practices, and she loves to teach others how to take control of their own health, happiness, and healing using its principles. She is passionate about using energy medicine to find the source of a person’s disease or discomfort, and loves to try to treat even the most challenging of cases. Jennifer has one mission: To help people find their joy. Her goal is to teach others to connect to their bodies and shift their attention to what makes them happy, so they can use that joy to better their lives and spread happiness to those around them.
Most humans like myself are bound by the limitations of our own minds, ingrained beliefs that stunt our possibilities to truly be whatever we wish to be. Following the directions and absorbing the teachings and meditation practices can slowly but surely show us the way to enlightenment and a far more fulfilling existence.