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    THE ART OF ATTENTION                                              with Elena BrowerJoin author and teacher Elena Brower and 15 experts in the wellness space to dive into inspirational and practical ways to dedicate your attention to relationships, creativity, body, and practice.Our attention is our currency, and we have the ability to design how we spend it, save it, andgive it away.We’ve done our very best to bring you some of the world’s top leaders in the wellness space and believe in bringing you practical, actionable wisdom that you can incorporate into your life immediately.  This conference certainly shares some amazing tools for you to live with more health, happiness, and joy.Here’s what the experts discussed:Your HEALTH with Aviva RommDr. Aviva Romm is the mother of four grown children, a Yale-trained physician specializing in functional medicine for women and children, a midwife, anherbalist, an award-winning author, and the creator/owner of WomanWise, on-line courses dedicated to vitality and optimal health for women and children. An internationally respected expert in botanical and integrative medicine for women and children, she has spent nearly 30 years as a health care practitioner and advocate for the health and environmental concerns of women and kids.In this talk you’ll learn about:Aviva Romm teaches us her 3-part recipe for total health – from the secret ingredients (!) to the choices we make when we know we need healing. Aviva is my new favorite doc!Your NOURISHMENT with Kris CarrKris Carr is a New York Times best-selling author, speaker and health advocate. She is the subject and director of the documentary, Crazy Sexy Cancer, which aired on TLC and The Oprah Winfrey Network. Kris is also the author of the award-winning Crazy Sexy Cancer book series. Her latest books, Crazy Sexy Diet and Crazy Sexy Kitchen, will change the way you live, love and eat! Kris regularly lectures at hospitals, wellness centers, corporations such as Whole Foods, and Harvard University.Your RECOVERY with Tommy RosenTommy Rosen is a yoga teacher and addiction recovery expert who has spent the last two decades immersed in yoga, recovery and wellness.  He holds advanced certifications in both Hatha and Kundalini Yoga and has 20 years of recovery from acute drug addiction.  Tommy is one of the pioneers in the burgeoning field of Yoga and Recovery assisting others to holistically transcend addictions of all kinds.  He teaches regularly at yoga conferences and festivals, including Wanderlust, Hanuman  and Tadasana.In this talk you’ll learn about:Tommy Rosen has found a way to help masses of people in recovery to find yoga, in order to repattern what it means to be high. He’s elevating the process of recovery, teaching us how to be the most aware we can be. Tommy is a dear soul brother to me and has helped so profoundly.Your RELATIONSHIP with Laurie GerberPassionate about personal development, Laurie has been coaching individuals and groups for 15 years, withThe Handel Group® and as owner of Partners with Parents, a tutoring and educational consulting business in New York City. Laurie teaches and coaches adults and children in a variety of settings including lectures, discussion groups, seminars, classroom teaching, tutoring and one-on-one coaching. Laurie holds a degree in Education and Political Science from Swarthmore College, and was certified to teach elementary school.In this talk you’ll learn about:Laurie Gerber teaches us how to pay attention to our partner and relationship the same way in which we’d be attentive to our career. She shows us how to see our relationship as a true priority, and get interested in our partners’ happiness as much as our own. Laurie has helped my family for the past three years.Your FAMILY with Lauren ZanderLauren Zander is the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Handel Group®, an international coaching company based in New York City. She has spent nearly 20 years coaching thousands of private and corporate clients from around the world. Lauren teaches her coaching methodology at Stanford Business School and MIT. She writes a Life Stylist column for Women’s Health Magazine and been a featured expert in the New York Times, The BBC, The Dr. Drew Show, Forbes, Experience Life, Self, and Elle Magazine. Her TV special “Celebrity Life Coach” premiered on A and E’s Biography Channel.In this talk you’ll learn about:Lauren Zander teaches us how to get clear and resolved with our family of origin. She’ll show us how we can all have different points of view and still reside together without resentment, and how we can lead the change in our families without preaching to anyone. The need: to build relationships without longing to change others.Your PRACTICE with Hari KaurHari Kaur: Director and Founder of Hari NYC – Kundalini Meditation and Jazz – directs and teaches Kundalini Classes and Teacher Trainings in the US and abroad. Hari is co-author of “A Woman’s Book of Yoga: Embracing Our Natural Life Cycles” (Penguin 2002) and author of “A Woman’s Book of Meditation: Discovering the Power of a Peaceful Mind” (Penguin 2006).  Hari is part of the generation of senior teachers in the US whose dedication to teaching created the movement that integrated yoga into modern life.In this talk you’ll learn about:Hari Kaur Khalsa teaches us about practice as a way into presence, and the grace of lineage with respect to any teaching. She talks about cultivating a reverent attitude for the entirety of creation, through her experience teaching alongside Yogi Bhajan, and her knowledge of Chinese medicine. Hari is one of the most beloved Kundalini teachers in NYC, and one of my idols. She reminds us as teachers listening that “a teacher is not a saint, but a saint-maker.” – Yogi Bhajan.Your HOME with Athena CalderoneAthena Calderone is a lifestyle designer with an eye for the unexpected, and a visual creature who believes beauty comes from self-expression. As a model-turned-interior designer and dedicated foodie, Athena embraces unusual pairings. Her work has layers of texture, deep authenticity and abiding beauty.  Trained at New York’s Parsons School of Design, Athena Calderone traded her fashion life for interior design, working at boutique firms before setting out on her own.In this talk you’ll learn about:Athena Calderone teaches us how to make beauty in, and feel gratitude for, our homes. A highly respected interior designer (and one of my inspirations for more than a decade), Athena is about self-expression, in all its forms. With unexpected pairings of textures and objects, from her work in kids’ rooms to restaurants and hotels, she enchants our senses and wakes us up to our surroundings.Your PARENTING with Beth WeissenbergerBeth is a Co-Founder and Vice Chairman with The Handel Group®. Beth has over 25 years of experience motivating high potential individual and teams as an expert corporate coach.  Beth is an engaging and powerful public speaker whose focus is on cultivating change and implementing leadership at public and private organizations.  She works with C suite teams, individually with CEO’s, and with executive management teams to deliver strong results in areas such as increased sales, aligning visions, and integrating previously “warring” divisions.In this talk you’ll learn about:Beth Weissenberger teaches us how to be extraordinary parents, how to communicate with our kids and be proud of our authenticity and connection with them. In ways both hilarious and super serious, Beth has turned me into a proud mom to my kid.Your BODY with Tiffany CruikshankAn international yoga teacher, author and health and wellness expert Tiffany travels the globe inspiring people to live their lives to the fullest.  Tiffany is known for her lighthearted attention to detail and passionate dedication to the practice.  With her training in Acupuncture and Sports Medicine, her yoga classes are guided by a strong anatomic focus intermingled with her characteristic playfulness, using movement as medicine.In this talk you’ll learn about:Tiffany Cruikshank teaches us how to create space, through her knowledge and experience of our anatomy; “space where the mind can sit…” Through her teaching, infused with her years of experience as an acupuncturist, she opens up awareness of how we live our lives and care for our bodies. Tiffany impresses me with the depth of her understanding of the body and the clarity with which she conveys it in her work.Your HEALING with Jonathan AngelilliJonathan is many things: recovered addict, peaceful warrior, celebrity trainer, elite athlete, successful writer, humble teacher, loving student. Above all, he is an Exercise Alchemist™, someone who is passionate about the power of holistic exercise to transform you into the best version of yourself, and to transform the entire world. Born in Queens, New York, Jonathan was hurled onto the path by his shadow at age 16; compelled to endure a dark and self-destructive rite of passage through violence and drugs, he was led to a defining moment of deep self-reckoning. I must heal myself. This spark of insight introduced him to the path of realization and transformation through meditation and exercise, and planted the seed for his holistic fitness brand, TrainDeep™- Exercise Alchemy.In this talk you’ll learn about:Jonathan Angelilli teaches us about our own power through his understanding of ritual, Nature and Chinese healing practices. He teaches us how to recognize ceremony everywhere. Jonathan is one of my private teachers and has such a beautiful and beneficent lens through which he sees this life.Your SEXUALITY with Michaela BoehmMichaela Boehm is among the most gifted counselors and teachers to be found globally today.  Born and raised in Austria, Michaela received degrees in Psychology from the University of Vienna and received further extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Hypnosis, NLP, and Yoga. Upon moving to the United States in 1994, Michaela quickly became counselor to the stars in Hollywood, California, working with the world’s best-known celebrities, including actors, producers, writers, musicians, and international business founders.In this talk you’ll learn about:Michaela Boehm teaches us about finding new appreciation for the Feminine in our interactions, in taking on our roles as women. She helps us stretch into our capacities for ritual and relationship, and this time spent with Michaela was a true recalibration for me.Your BEAUTY with Joshua OnyskoIt was Pangea Organics founder and CEO Joshua Onysko’s personal devotion and commitment to inspiring social sustainability that sparked the inception of the company in 2000. After seven years of traveling the world, Onysko decided that leading by example was a way to influence others to reconsider their ways.  Based in Boulder, CO, Pangea Organics is currently the largest cold-processed organic soap manufacturer in the US.In this talk you’ll learn about:Joshua Onysko teaches us about reconnecting to the Earth through our most basic consumer choices; our skincare and our bodycare. Joshua’s mission is to educate about toxicity in what we put on our skin, and to offer clean, organic products that help our environment both internally and externally. As a Beauty Ecologist with Pangea, I am watching his work in progress and he is such an incredible force.Your SPIRIT with Kia MillerA successful model and filmmaker, Kia has traveled all over the world experiencing many different cultures and ways of life. Yoga was her way to stay centered and nourished through this time. She is passionate about living and breathing yoga, and feels the teachings are a blessing for all. She is certified in the Ashtanga / Vinyasa Flow tradition, as well as Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Kia is a devoted Yogini and teacher who imparts her wonderful passion for life and well-being in her teaching.In this talk you’ll learn about:Kia Miller teaches us about the efficacy and accessibility of spirit through a deft combination of Kundalini and Hatha yoga. She is a dear sister to me, and offers us a potent reminder that we are “tapping into the subtle wisdom and guidance of all who’ve come before.” Kia brings a love of the practice that inspires me all the time.Your BRAIN with Dr. Mark BradyMark Brady, Ph.D. is a neuroscience educator, writer and retired licensed homebuilder. Many years ago, together with friends, he co-founded the Children’s Grief Program at Kara, a public service agency in Palo Alto, California where he only stopped volunteering upon moving to Whidbey Island, Washington. In addition to being a long-time member of  the graduate research faculty at the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology, he writes a weekly column on social neuroscience for parents (The Committed Parent).In this talk you’ll learn about:Dr. Mark Brady has made it his life’s work to use his understanding of neurophysiology to teach us how to create an atmosphere of trust, manage our emotional reactivity, and ask strategic questions of ourselves. He reminds that we are doing the best that our neurophysiology will allow, in any moment – and that we can use our practices of yoga and meditation to build out neural connectivity in our brains that keeps us calm. His knowledge is extensive and his ability to translate science into behavior is super relevant.Your MIRACLES with Gabrielle BernsteinFeatured on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday as one of the next generation thought leaders, Gabrielle Bernstein is making her mark. Gabrielle is the New York Times Bestselling Author of the book May Cause Miracles, A 40-day Guidebook of Subtle Shifts for Radical Change and Unlimited Happiness. Her earlier titles include Add More ~ing to Your Life – A hip guide to happiness and Spirit Junkie – A Radical Road to Self-Love and Miracles (published by Random House.) Gabrielle is also the founder of the social networking site HerFuture.com for women to inspire, empower and connect.about your host Elena BrowerMama, founder and co-owner of VIRAYOGA in New York City, Elena in internationally acknowledged for her potent teaching and coaching, offering her students ways to approach our world with realistic reverence and gratitude.  She brings practical, day-to-day relevance to the practice of yoga. Her classes are a masterful, candid blend of artful alignment and attention cues; pure empowerment for your body, mind and heart.  Author of Art of Attention, and coach for the Handel Group, Elena’s been featured in Yoga Journal, the New York Times and Origin Magazine.