Sarani Beth Fedman is a yoga teacher and yoga therapist who has studied, practiced and taught Integral Yoga for over 25 years. She has been involved in social equity work through her association with Accessible Yoga, political work, and as an early childhood teacher in both private and public schools where she worked with children and families with disabilities and diverse backgrounds. Finding peace and connection through spiritual practices as we work towards justice and equity is her vision to relieve the suffering in this world.

Swami Ramananda is the Executive Director of the Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco and a greatly respected senior teacher in the Integral Yoga tradition, who has been practicing Yoga for over 45 years. Ramananda offers practical methods of integrating the timeless teachings and practices of Yoga into daily life, and transforming the painful aspects of human experience into steps toward realizing one’s full potential.

He leads beginner, intermediate and advanced level Yoga teacher training programs in San Francisco, and offers a variety of programs in many locations in the U. S., Europe and South America.

Originally from Germany, Claudia Bartsch is a yoga teacher and therapist living in San Francisco. She is passionate about supporting individuals to find healing through aligning themselves with their deepest values.

When living in Berlin she dedicated herself to political activism but eventually realized that true political and societal change also depends on the willingness of the individuals to do inner work. When moving to San Fransisco in 1996 she was introduced to Integral Yoga and has been practicing and studying ever since. Today she combines both paths: Supporting herself and others to develop the capacity to live in peace with each other and the planet but also engaging in meaningful political action.

Besides in her yoga practice she finds strength and contentment by spending time in nature, especially in forests.

Brother Vishwam Heckert is the founder of Flowing with Life (UK) and a Heart Of Living Yoga Teacher, Teacher Trainer & Heart Minister. Originally from Iowa, Vishwam attended Grinnell College before moving to Edinbugh, Scotland where he wrote his PhD on the connections between social movements, anarchist ideas and loving relationships. He is overjoyed to be part of the Spiritual Action Initiative, bringing together his passion for equality and freedom with his dedication to peace, gentleness and the transformative power of love.

Vishwam is also a storyteller, essayist and poet who runs online heart meditation and writing courses. He lives in Shetland, Scotland with his partner Paul. Together, they enjoy watching the dance of the wild seas and growing herbs and vegetables at home.

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Aryahi Onaga is a member of the Spiritual Action Initiative, an interfaith group dedicated to supporting the earth and its inhabitants and social justice for all. She is a member of Susila Budhi Dharma (Subud), a spiritual practice originating in Indonesia, and has an extensive history in activism including in international human rights, immigrant rights, women’s rights, environmental justice to address environmental racism, and multicultural education. She has worked in the U.S., Latin America, Brazil, Africa, Asia and Europe, and speaks fluent English, Japanese, and Spanish, and conversational Portuguese and French. She is an attorney, an artist and a Holy Fire/Karuna reiki master with training in music and sound healing; she completed the IYI 200 hour yoga teacher training in 2019.