Qigong Master Teacher, Dharma teacher (lineage holder in Zen tradition), and Aikido Master. My Qigong teacher, everything he does is suffused with kindness and presence.  His style emphasizes ease and effortlessness. "Energy loves to move through a relaxed body," he often says. Practice along with his videos or go and study with him in Marin. 

Pioneer and expert on body intelligence, a master of presence, authenticity and aliveness.  Start with his interview in The Sun which spoke to me so powerfully I tracked him down and trained with him.

“The Work” has guided me from intense bitterness to tearful gratitude many times.  She has a revolutionary technology to see the price and falseness of the stressful thoughts that cause suffering.

Incredibly clear, cuts through illusion. Listen to Satsang, watch him online and read Emptiness Dancing or any of his books.

A Dharma treasure and grandmother of deep ecology.  Especially helpful teachings for activists and working with grief and anger about environmental degradation and social injustice.  If you want to wake up and show up as a real force for love in the world, this woman’s teachings are key.

Born awake, stayed awake.  As with Ramana, her presence, her visage is a teaching in itself.  I fell in love with her at first sight.

My favorite writer on relationship and healing the wound of the heart.  My copy of Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships is well-loved, underlined and dog-eared.  Deep insights on self-love, forgiveness and what we really want.

"You only have to turn your attention within your own Self and you see that you have always been free. This is your own nature.  There is no need to seek, no need to hunt It down anywhere else. It is already here."

The smartest person and most important philosopher on the planet, and founder of the Integral Movement.  He integrates philosophy, science, metaphysics, psychology, history, archaeology, biology, sociology, and anthropology to trace the path and direction of evolution– Important work that will help you see where you're blind spots are. He advocates for holistic growth– not just working on spiritual practices but also honoring the body, doing personal shadow work etc.