Wild Divine's Expert Guides

We would like to express our gratitude to each of the knowledgeable and compassionate authors, trainers, artists and advisors who helped us in the development of core stress training and entertainment products, including our flagship product: Relaxing Rhythms. (formerly known as Healing Rhythms)

Their work comes from years of proven experience and will provide you with hours of inspiration and motivation as you head down the path toward greater balance and happiness in your life.

Deepak Chopra, M.D., has written more than forty books, which have been translated into thirty-five languages and sold over 20,000,000 copies. Among his most notable books are The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire, How to Know God, and The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success and his newest release, Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment. Chopra is also the author of more than one hundred audio and videotape series, including five critically acclaimed programs on public television. In 1999 Time Magazine selected Dr. Chopra as one of the Top 100 Icons and Heroes of the Century, describing him as “the poet-prophet of alternative medicine”. Dr. Chopra currently serves as CEO and founder of The Chopra Center for Well Being at the La Costa Spa in Carlsbad, California.

Dr. Dean Ornish, is the founder, president, and director of the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California, where he holds the Safeway Chair, and is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. For the past 25 years, Dr. Ornish has directed clinical research demonstrating, for the first time, that comprehensive lifestyle changes may begin to reverse even severe coronary heart disease, without drugs or surgery. He recently directed the first randomized controlled trial demonstrating that comprehensive lifestyle changes may affect the progression of prostate cancer. He is the author of five best-selling books, including New York Times bestsellers Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease, Eat More, Weigh Less, and Love and Survival. Dr. Ornish was recognized as one of the most interesting people of 1996 by People magazine, featured in the Time 100 issue on alternative medicine, and chosen by LIFE magazine as "one of the 50 most influential members of his generation."

Dr. Andrew Weil is a best-selling author with more than 4 million copies in print, including Spontaneous Healing, 8 Weeks to Optimum Health, Eating Well for Optimum Health and The Healthy Kitchen. Every one of his recent books has hit the No.1 slot on the New York Times best-seller list. Dr. Weil is a frequent guest on Larry King Live and Oprah; he has also hosted his own television specials on PBS. A Harvard Medical School graduate with an AB degree in biology (botany), Dr. Weil has traveled the world experiencing and studying healers and healing systems. He has earned an international reputation as an expert on alternative medicine, mind-body interactions and medical botany.

Joan Borysenko, Ph.D. is a cancer cell biologist, a licensed psychologist, and a yoga and meditation instructor. A cofounder and former director of the Mind/Body Clinic at New England Deaconess Hospital, she has also taught at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Borysenko is a pioneer in the emerging medical field of psychoneuroimmunology. She lives in Colorado and is the author of the New York Times bestseller Minding the Body, Mending the Mind. Other books include Fire in the Soul; Guilt is the Teacher, Love is the Lesson; and On Wings of Light.

Stephen Cope is a psychotherapist who studies the relationship between Western psychology and the Eastern contemplative traditions. He is currently Senior Scholar-in-Residence at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, Massachusetts, and the author of Yoga and the Quest for the True Self and Awakening the Witness

 

Nawang Khechog was born in Tibet and spent his earliest years as the child of nomads. In his boyhood he first learned to play the bamboo flute, an ancient instrument popular in rural villages throughout Tibet. After the brutal subjugation of Tibet by Chinese Communists in 1949, Nawang and his family escaped to India. There he studied meditation and Buddhist philosophy, a path he followed as a monk for eleven years - four of them as a hermit. In 1986,he immigrated to Australia where he first performed, and his recordings achieved bestseller status. Nawang is best known for his collaborations with Kitaro, including a world tour and performances on Kitaro's Grammy-nominated Enchanted Evening and Mandala albums. His live performances with Philip Glass, Paul Winter, Laurie Anderson, Paul Simon, Natalie Merchant, and Baba Olatunji have received international acclaim.

Sharon Salzberg has studied and practiced meditation with Burmese, Indian, and Tibetan teachers for the past 25 years. She is a cofounder of the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and the Insight Meditation Society, where she lives and teaches. Sharon Salzberg directs meditation retreats throughout the United States and abroad. She is the author of Loving Kindness and (on audio) Loving Kindness Meditation.