Summit: Deep Rest & Restoration

Eric Franklin is the founder and director of the Franklin Method, which he created over 25 years ago, teaching first in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria, and later in the USA, China, Japan, and many other countries. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Zurich and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Eric teaches at universities worldwide, including Juilliard, Rutgers, the University of Vienna, the Royal Ballet School, and the Laban Center in London. He has taught Beyoncé's and Celine Dion's world tour dance companies and is the author of 21 books.

Karina Kalilah is a Vocal Sound Healer, Rebirthing Breathwork Facilitator and Coach, and Yoga Teacher. She createa Sacred Sound Medicine with her voice and crystal bowls. She is a Freedom Fighter, Love is her medicine, and she is a Lover of Life in all it’s highs and lows.

For over 25 years, John Vosler has taught how our thoughts, emotions, and physical being are connected. Through meditation, Yoga Nidra, movement, and holistic bodywork, his Los Angeles-based wellness practice has empowered executives, athletes, celebrities, and busy professionals through his intuitive awareness, infectious humour, and compassionate heart. John holds a degree in Human Development and multiple healing certifications. A Senior Teacher for the Amrit Yoga Institute leading Yoga Nidra Certification programs and a Certified iRest Teacher, he leads trainings and retreats internationally.

Kristine Weber is the founder of Subtle® Yoga and a leading authority on the neuroscientific benefits of slow, mindful yoga. She’s an advocate for the use of these practices as an integral part of the solution to the healthcare crisis.

Chara Caruthers (C-IAYT, CAP, E-RYT-500) is an international educator, speaker, therapist and lifestyle medicine practitioner. Informed by decades of study and practice of yoga and Ayurveda and more recent work in the world of psychedelics as a researcher and provider of integration support, she is passionately dedicated to building bridges between eastern spiritual lifestyle traditions and modern western medical approaches to mental health and wellbeing.

Dr. Scott Lyons (DO, PhD, MS, MFA, CHT, BMCP/T, RSMT, SME, BMCP, IDME, SEP, CST, BFA, RYT-500) is a Clinical Psychologist, Osteopath, and Mind-Body Medicine practitioner who specializes in therapies for infants, youth, and adults. Additionally, Dr. Lyons holds a BFA in Theater/Psychology, and an MFA in Dance/Choreography. Scott is the creator of The Embody Lab — a hub for embodied education, self-discovery and healing— and developer of Somatic Stress Release™ — a processes of restoring our biological adaptation system.

Kristen Davis, former owner of Yogasana Center, has been teaching Yoga and the Alexander Technique since 1995. Her classes are rooted in her Iyengar training under mentor Donald Moyer, the "means-whereby" of the Alexander Technique, and her deep practice of Zen Buddhism—creating a meditative, focused practice that uncovers the habits and conditioning that create obstacles in body, mind, and heart. "Do not kill the instinct of the body for the glory of the pose. Adopt a friendly approach towards it. To be sensitive is to be alive." —Vanda Scaravelli