CONOR
BYRNES

Conor Byrnes is an Advanced Certified Jivamukti Yoga Teacher and the founder of the Jango Project and Safara Lekki Sanctuary, initiatives devoted to spiritual ecology, regenerative living, and community wellbeing.
He holds a Master’s degree in neuroscience from Humboldt University in Berlin, informing his work at the intersection of meditation, breathwork, and the science of consciousness—bridging ancient yogic wisdom with contemporary inquiry.
Having lived in West Africa and traveled extensively through India and Latin America, Conor brings cultural depth and grounded presence to his classes and retreats, which weave philosophy, precise breathwork, and embodied practice into transformative experiences.

AGUSTÍN
BURTON

Journalist and certified 500H yoga teacher. His path in yoga began more than ten years ago in Argentina, during a time of personal crisis that led him to seek tools for reconnection and inner listening. From the very first practice, he experienced a deep and unfamiliar sense of calm, and over time yoga became not only a discipline, but a way of inhabiting the body and life.
In 2016, he completed his professional training in Vinyasa Yoga in Barcelona and deepened his path through Jivamukti, Yin, Rocket, and Trauma-Sensitive Yoga. He has facilitated hundreds of classes, courses, workshops, and retreats in Spain and Italy, and has worked as a trainer and tutor in various teacher trainings.
In parallel, Agustín researches neuroscience and contemporary studies on the body, mind, and emotional regulation, integrating this knowledge into his teaching. He is currently developing Sālaka Yoga, a Somatic Yoga method focused on self-knowledge, inner perception, and the body’s capacity for self-regulation, through which he offers trainings and courses, both online and in person. His purpose is to create safe and transformative spaces where people can reconnect with their bodies, learn to listen to and regulate them, cultivating a kinder relationship with themselves and with the world.

REBECA
RECATERO

Born in Madrid, Rebeca was first introduced to the philosophy of yoga by her grandmother, a practitioner and teacher during the 1980s. She began her formal yoga studies at the Jivamukti School in Sydney, Australia. Inspired by her first practice, she continues to study regularly with her teachers. Teaching the philosophy of yoga is her way of inspiring a heartfelt compassion toward all beings.
Today, she shares her teachings as a reflection of her dedicated daily practice and her attentive observation of the natural world. Rebeca devotes all her learnings to defending animals rights, and teaching yoga is her humble way of contributing to a life of happiness and freedom for all.
Her intention is to keep spreading the practice of Yoga as deeply and widely as possible. She is the founder and director of the Jivamukti Yoga Madrid school.

LORENA
COUTIÑO BOSCH

Coming from a background in communication, Lorena now integrates both facets of her life to offer trainings, classes, workshops, retreats, and individual support through yoga. Her main purpose is to bring the yoga tradition—its philosophy and techniques—into everyday life, learning to live yoga beyond the mat.
She began her practice in 2001 in Mexico and, in 2010, trained as a Hatha-Vinyasa yoga teacher in Barcelona (200 h). Since 2011, she has followed the lineage of Krishnamacharya and Desikachar, studying with various teachers in India—at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (300 h)—and in Europe. In 2015, she became certified in Yoga Therapy with Dr. N. Chandrasekaran, learning to design personalized practices according to each person’s needs, and has accumulated over 800 hours of training.
Since 2013, she has deepened her studies each year with her teacher Chandra Klee in the Yoga Sūtras, the Bhagavad Gita, and techniques from the Desikachar–Viniyoga tradition, oriented toward self-inquiry and spiritual development. Since 2017, she has co-directed and taught 200-hour teacher trainings, as well as courses, retreats, and workshops. She travels regularly to India to be nourished by the tradition and to return, again and again, to the essence of yoga.

DRA CATHERINE
ANDREU

Catherine discovered her path in contemplative practice at an early age. Through her experience in meditation and yoga, she gradually explored how presence and attention can transform life. In parallel, she developed her scientific career: she holds a PhD in Neuroscience and is dedicated to research in contemplative sciences, studying how meditation and mind–body practices influence cognitive and affective processes as well as the nervous system.
She is a certified Vinyasa and Yin Yoga teacher, an instructor of mindfulness and compassion training programs, and is currently completing training in Somatic Experiencing, integrating an evidence-based mind–body approach.
Her work combines scientific research, contemplative practice, and somatic techniques to support nervous system regulation, mind–body integration, and the cultivation of conscious presence in both individual and group settings.

ESTHER
FERNÁNDEZ

Esther began practicing yoga at the age of 17 at a Sivananda school in her hometown in the Basque Country. Today, at 43, yoga continues to be the guiding thread of her life: a path of personal growth and constant learning.
Although she grew up in an industrial environment and studied at the Polytechnic School, she soon felt the need for deeper human connection. In 2014, she completed a Master’s degree in Intrapreneurship and Innovation at Mondragon University, which led her to travel around the world and explore different business models in places such as California, India, and China. After her time at the Basque Culinary Center incubator, she made a profound shift toward well-being and founded Tidore Food and Tidore Yoga Academy in Zarautz. Seven years later, she handed over the restaurant to fully devote herself to her dharma: studying and teaching.
She is currently training in Family Constellations at the Institut Gestalt and studying Psychology. She has learned from teachers such as Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor, Simon Park, Emily Kusser, and Petri Räisänen, among others. Since 2023, she has been studying with Dr. N. Chandrasekaran in the Krishnamacharya tradition and travels regularly to India. She offers trainings, workshops, and retreats, accompanying people on their own path of growth.

PABLO
D’ORS

Pablo d’Ors is, in essence, a great communicator. He graduated in New York and studied Philosophy and Theology in Rome, Prague, and Vienna, specializing in German studies. He earned his doctorate in 1996 with a thesis on the Theology of Literary Experience. Ordained as a priest in 1991, he worked in the Claretian mission in Honduras before returning to Spain to combine pastoral work with teaching Dramaturgy and Theological Aesthetics. He began writing at the age of 47 and is known for his unique style that blends comic, lyrical, and spiritual elements. His acclaimed Biography of Silence is a peculiar essay on meditation, followed recently by Biography of Light, a must-read for any spiritual seeker.

MARTYNA
DHARMINA FEBRE

Martyna Dharmina Febre is an advanced certified Jivamukti Yoga teacher and cofounder of the online platform Liberation Lab. Before she completely dedicated her life to practicing and teaching Yoga she has been working as an actress. Based in Berlin, she is part of the Teacher Training Faculty and has mentored many Jivamukti Yoga teachers.
Since 2011, Martyna has dedicated her life fully to the practice and teaching of yoga, leading workshops and retreats around the world. Her classes are characterized by warmth, playfulness, precise instructions, and challenging, thoughtfully designed Vinyasa sequences. As a trained singer, Kirtan is also an integral part of her teaching and one of her great passions.
She teaches Jivamukti Yoga above all for its spiritual activism and its inseparable bond with ethical veganism.

JOSE
CARBALLAL

I began practicing yoga in the year 2000 to deal with issues of anxiety and poor posture. After trying several styles, I discovered Ashtanga Yoga in 2001, and in 2002 I traveled to Mysore for the first time, where I met my teacher, Sharath Jois, with whom I studied regularly until his passing. My teacher authorized me to teach the first and second series of Ashtanga Yoga and, together with my colleague Rafa Martínez, I share this method and accompany students in their processes at our space, Mysore House Madrid, along with a wonderful team of teachers trained by us.
My deep interest and commitment to the process of mental transformation and the spiritual path have led me to engage in therapeutic work for many years, which has allowed me to deepen my self-knowledge—something I consider essential on this journey.
I have trained in Gestalt Therapy and Trauma work, which allows me to offer a deeper understanding of mental processes. My main interest in teaching Ashtanga Yoga is to support each person’s profound transformation so that they can live from awareness and experience a kind of happiness that is less literal… yet more stable and lasting.

REBECA
RECATERO

Born in Madrid, Rebeca was first introduced to the philosophy of yoga by her grandmother, a practitioner and teacher during the 1980s. She began her formal yoga studies at the Jivamukti School in Sydney, Australia. Inspired by her first practice, she continues to study regularly with her teachers. Teaching the philosophy of yoga is her way of inspiring a heartfelt compassion toward all beings.
Today, she shares her teachings as a reflection of her dedicated daily practice and her attentive observation of the natural world. Rebeca devotes all her learnings to defending animals rights, and teaching yoga is her humble way of contributing to a life of happiness and freedom for all.
Her intention is to keep spreading the practice of Yoga as deeply and widely as possible. She is the founder and director of the Jivamukti Yoga Madrid school.

MARIA
SOUSA MACEDO

Born in Lisbon, Portugal, Maria Sousa Macedo is the co-founder and director of Jivamukti Yoga Lisbon. Her belief in extending compassion to all beings led her to the path of Jivamukti Yoga. Maria believes in a regular and consistent spiritual practice as a means to perfect our relationship with all existence.
Maria’s classes are inspired and shaped by a combined practice of Jivamukti and Ashtanga Yoga, and her passion for music and studies at the Lisbon Conservatory of Music drive her to integrate sound as a key component in her classes. Together, these elements create a space for inner transformation.

FIKO
ALIAGA

As a child, he stood out for his immense imagination and love of fantasy literature. Over the years, he became passionate about movement — from running and climbing to surfing — and in the practice of Yoga he discovered a unique way to access the mind and emotions through the body.
He began his Ashtanga Yoga practice in 2017 with José Carballal and Rafa Martínez at Mysore House Madrid. Throughout these years of uninterrupted practice, he has been guided by teachers such as Ty Landrum and Nita Miralles, among others. In 2018, he also began studying Polyvagal Theory and Somatic Experiencing, in which he has trained at Fundación Radika. He currently offers workshops on the Vagus Nerve in different cities across Spain, runs his own shala in Murcia, and manages one of the few plant-based catering projects in the country.
The non-duality of being and the pursuit of a compassionate outlook towards the world and oneself are the pillars that sustain and guide his path today.

CAROLINA
DRAKE

Carolina is a yoga and meditation teacher, and above all, a devoted student of the wisdom traditions of classical yoga and Buddhist philosophy. Her encounter with meditation began in London more than two decades ago, when her yoga practice became a doorway to inner exploration. She began her path in the Vedanta tradition and, over time, found in Tibetan Buddhism the foundation of her personal practice to this day.
As a Yin Yoga and meditation trainer, Carolina teaches from the conviction that genuine transmission arises from direct experience and close connection with one’s teachers. For this reason, each year she devotes long periods to deepening her learning and consolidating her personal practice through meditation retreats and study.
Her approach invites students to explore yoga and meditation as living paths of inner transformation, cultivating presence, clarity, and compassion in everyday life.

ROCHELLE
MELLO

Rochelle is originally from Brazil but resides in Barcelona. Her first contact with yoga took place in 2005, and since 2014, she has been dedicated to teaching this discipline. For some years now, she has been a regular student in Usha Devi’s classes in Rishikesh, where she learns the lineage of B.S.K. Iyengar. Her sessions are characterized by being intense yet delivered with sweetness. They are based on the Iyengar method. She works on the intelligence of the body and mind through asanas, dedicating time to remain in each posture so that every student can experience and understand it.

MARTA
CARRASCAL

Graduated in Psychology and specialized in Gestalt Therapy and Psychopharmacology of Addictions. She traveled to India for the first time the same year she graduated for a volunteering experience that literally changed the course of her life. It was there she attended her first yoga class. During this journey, she spent the last month at the Sivananda Ashram in Kerala, and since then, she has continued her training and learning. Since 2011, she has dedicated herself exclusively to yoga, sharing what she has learned in her personal journey. Recently, her interest has focused on the practice and state of yoga nidra, also known as the yoga of sleep.

JULIA
NAPIER

Julia Napier is an Ashtanga yoga instructor who offers regular asana and philosophy classes. As a practitioner, she has studied closely with Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor, and has also trained with Tim Miller, Eddie Stern, Ty Landrum, and Kathy Cooper. She studies Tibetan Buddhism with Dr. Robert Thurman and Dr. Jules Levinson.
Julia is also the editor of the Ananta Collection, a series of books on contemplative practices published by El Hilo de Ariadna.As a literary translator, she has worked with the writings of Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor, Dr. Christine Caldwell, Pattabhi Jois, Eddie Stern, Sharon Salzberg, Dr. Robert Thurman, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
She is the author of two books: En la práctica and En casa. She co-directs the Ashtanga de Corazón school with Gero Guerineau and offers international seminars. She lives in Buenos Aires with her family.

PABLO
FERRERO

When reflecting on his path, he recognizes that he cannot be defined by titles or hours of practice, but by the experiences that have shaped him: his family history, his relationships, his sexuality, his friendships, and his way of perceiving the world.
He has walked diverse paths —journalist in Madrid, street musician in Europe, travel guide in various countries, and worker in Toronto— all essential for his growth. Since 2005, he has devoted himself to the study of Yoga, and since 2012 to teaching and sharing it. He offers body therapy consultations (Ayurveda and Osteopathy) and Ayurveda Health Counseling focused on nutrition and lifestyle habits. He is certified in Iyengar Yoga and in the Satyananda tradition. He is also a musician and writer.
His practice integrates Iyengar Yoga, Hatha–Kriya Yoga, and classical Tantra, with a focus on non-dual Kashmir Shaivism. Tibetan Buddhism remains a fundamental pillar in his life. In recent years, the shamanic worldview of the Amazon and the Andes, along with work with medicinal plants, has deepened his process of self-knowledge and healing, especially after overcoming past liver issues through ancestral medicine and Ayurveda.

LUCAS
MASCIANO

He has been involved in music since long time ago. He is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer from the Buenos Aires Music School (EMBA-1999). He discovered the world of yoga, sound, and mantra in 2010 during a personal crisis, when he participated as a student at the Kundalini Yoga School in Barcelona. His work is based the Bhakti Yoga, or devotional yoga, approach. Along with Marta, he creates intimate and immersive Yoga Nidra sessions through the project El descanso de ti.

CANDIDA
VIVALDA

Originally from Rome, Candida has been studying and practicing yoga and meditation for over twenty years with renowned teachers from various traditions. She has spent long periods in retreat and service at ashrams in India, Buddhist monasteries, and Christian communities, cultivating a broad vision of the spiritual path — one that is both contemplative and active.
She is an Advanced Certified Jivamukti Yoga Teacher, a Senior Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Facilitator with the Rādika Foundation, and an Instructor in the MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) program from Brown University. She also completed the Advanced Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness training with David Treleaven.
Candida has explored compassion through a Buddhist lens and deepened her understanding through internationally recognized programs such as “Compassion Cultivation Training” (CCT) from Stanford University, “Compassionate Mind Training” (CMT) and “Mindful Self-Compassion” (MSC).

KELA
VACAS

Born in Madrid and a professional in the health field, Kela Sánchez Vacas discovered yoga while living in France in 2017. The practice has accompanied her ever since, leading her to find refuge and answers in the teachings of yoga.
Since childhood, she has felt a strong need for justice and unity among all beings, and she continues to fight daily for a kinder world. To this end, she remains active against social inequalities, human supremacy over animals, and the suffering of the planet.
With a firm belief in preserving tradition and a deep respect for the practice, Kela considers herself a lifelong student. She has trained in Jivamukti Yoga in India, studied Vipassana meditation, and continues to deepen her path.
She is currently a teacher at the Jivamukti Yoga Madrid school, where she actively expresses gratitude to her teachers and to the method itself for the care and dedication that this ancestral wisdom deserves.
Meditation, asana practice, spirituality, silence, and observation have become the pillars she relies on to work every day toward the ultimate goal of any spiritual and conscious practice: to serve the world.

YOGESWARI

Yogeswari is an international yoga teacher and former dancer and choreographer from Switzerland. Her discovery of yoga at the age of sixteen coincided with a time of deep cultural and social transformation — the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights and Feminist Movements, and the desegregation of schools in the United States. These events, together with her early readings on Hindu and Buddhist philosophy, profoundly shaped her worldview. The principle of Ahimsa (non-violence) became a cornerstone of her life, instilling in her a visceral opposition to discrimination and injustice in all its forms.
She studied ethnology, theater, and dance in Madrid, Berlin, and the United States, and built a vibrant career in New York’s avant-garde dance scene, where her collaborations and immersion in African and Afro-Caribbean traditions enriched her understanding of rhythm, community, and ancestral wisdom that continues to inform her teaching today.
In 1994, Yogeswari stepped into the Jivamukti Yoga Center in New York’s East Village for the first time. The method’s integration of art, spirituality, and advocacy spoke directly to her life experience. After completing her teacher training in 1999, she became one of Jivamukti Yoga’s leading senior teachers. For more than two decades, she has taught and mentored teachers worldwide, facilitating Jivamukti teacher trainings, workshops, and immersions across continents. Her teachings emphasize yoga as a path toward inner freedom and collective awakening, grounded in compassion, justice, and cultural awareness.
In 2007, she founded the AZAHAR Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting a culture of peace in post-conflict regions through yoga, meditation, and the arts. With projects in Cambodia, Rwanda, Ukraine and beyond, AZAHAR provides education, scholarships, and cross-cultural exchange. Through this work Yogeswari continues to bridge yoga, human rights, and peacebuilding, advocating for a world where inner transformation fuels social change.

STEWART
GILCHRIST

Stewart Gilchrist is a radical traditionalist living the principles he teaches—as a yogi, activist, scholar, and educator. Originally from Scotland and now based in East London, he is a senior registered yoga teacher recognized internationally for his dynamic, authentic, and innovative classes that combine high-energy vinyasa with yogic philosophy, breathwork, and precise physical adjustments.

Holding an MA in Traditions of Yoga and Meditation and currently pursuing a Ph.D. in yoga-related research at SOAS University London, Stewart applies the timeless teachings of yoga to the modern world, creating deeply thought-provoking and transformative experiences. His own sādhanā, shaped by decades of study in aṣṭāṅga and Jivamukti Yoga, has taken him across the globe to train with teachers who profoundly influenced his distinctive approach.

A committed activist, Stewart embodies ahimsa in both practice and politics. He supports organizations and charities defending human and non-human life and protecting the planet, believing that all genuine yoga rests on the foundation of integral morality. Through his teaching and activist work on the ground, he seeks to catalyze radical change in a world urgently in need of it.

GONZALO
BRITO

Gonzalo Brito Pons is a Clinical Psychologist from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and holds a PhD in Psychology from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (United States), with over twenty years integrating Western and Buddhist psychology. His work connects mindfulness, compassion, and emotional regulation across clinical, educational, and community contexts, including projects for resilience and collective care in activism.
He is a certified instructor and international trainer in Compassion Cultivation Training (Stanford University), leading trainings in Spanish for professionals in mental health and education. Gonzalo specializes in Compassion-Focused Therapy, mindfulness applications, and trauma prevention, offering practical tools for burnout prevention, emotional balance, and compassionate leadership in high-demand environments.
He offers international trainings in Western and Buddhist psychology, mindfulness, compassion, and emotional regulation, designed for both professionals and the general public. He has authored several academic and non-academic publications.
Gonzalo’s way of teaching blends scientific evidence with experiential practices, emphasizing ethical, inclusive, and culturally sensitive approaches, accessible to both professionals and the general public. His work inspires sustainable personal and collective transformation for individuals and communities engaged in social change.

DINA
GHANDOUR

Dina Ghandour is a Palestinian healer, yoga teacher, and guide based in Dubai, UAE. She is deeply passionate about women’s health, energy, movement, and the decolonisation of wellness. Dina creates thoughtful, compassionate, and nurturing spaces where participants are invited to show up fully and be held as their whole, beautifully imperfect selves.
She is a 300-hour certified Jivamukti Yoga teacher, certified Birth Doula, Usui Reiki Master, and Womb and Fertility Massage Therapist. Her work bridges embodied practice, energy medicine, and spiritual inquiry, offering a holistic approach to healing that is both grounded and intuitive.
Dina teaches weekly yoga classes and offers one-to-one bodywork and energy healing sessions alongside experiential workshops in conscious touch, hands-on assisting, massage, and subtle energy work. She has facilitated over 20 international retreats, weaving together yoga, meditation, and now decolonial perspectives to support personal and collective transformation.
Rooted in a deep connection to spirit and community, Dina’s work is shaped by the lived experiences and needs that arise within the spaces she holds. She believes that individual healing is inseparable from our collective liberation and that wellness must engage both the inner and the social body.
Most recently, she is studying decolonising spirituality under the guidance of Dr. Rocío Rosales Mesa, expanding her ongoing exploration of how ancestral wisdom, energy, and embodied practices can restore wholeness in a world marked by disconnection.

CYNTHIA
BOURGEAULT

Cynthia Bourgeault is a mystic, minister/priest, occasional hermit, writer, teacher, and internationally renowned retreat leader, dedicated to reviving the ancient Christian contemplative and Wisdom traditions and bringing them into practice in contemporary life.
She has a broad and inclusive theological vision: her roots are firmly planted in the Benedictine monastic tradition, her wings soar in the Christian mystical lineage, and her wisdom is tempered by daily mindfulness and embodiment.
Cynthia is a core faculty emeritus at the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico and founding director of the international network of Wisdom Schools. Cynthia’s articles and essays have appeared in many journals and publications, and she is the author of numerous books, including Eye of the Heart, The Wisdom Jesus, The Meaning of Mary Magdalene, The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three, and The Heart of Centering Prayer. She was honored by the annual Watkins Review as one of the 100 most spiritually influential living people in 2021.

VIKRAM
SINGH

Born and raised in Rishikesh, India, Vikram comes from a family of yoga teachers and practitioners. The profound influence of his parents, Surinder Singh and Avtar Kaur, along with his life by the Ganges River and the Himalayas, shaped his upbringing and education, serving as living sources of spiritual and philosophical learning.
He holds an international 500-hour RYT certification and a specialization in Yoga Therapy from the prestigious Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute & Research Center in Lonavala, India—one of the world’s leading institutions in yoga education and research. He also completed university studies in Psychology, deepening his understanding of the connection between body, mind, and consciousness.
Following in the footsteps of his father, Surinder Singh, Vikram has embraced and adapted these teachings to modern times while always preserving the essence and depth of traditional Hatha Yoga. He has extensive experience teaching yoga teacher trainings and Yoga Therapy courses at his school, Swasti Yogashala in Rishikesh, and travels internationally to lead retreats and in-depth programs for yoga teachers.
His approach integrates traditional Hatha Yoga with the principles of Iyengar and Vinyasa Yoga, combining a strong somatic methodology, mindfulness, conscious breathing, alignment, and the use of props to create a practice that is deep yet accessible to all. His teaching encourages both outer and inner exploration, extending beyond the physical practice to inspire students to embody awareness, compassion, and discipline in daily life.
Recognized for his depth of knowledge, clarity, and presence, Vikram Singh is dedicated to preserving the essence of traditional yoga while guiding students toward conscious evolution and liberation.

CANDIDA
VIVALDA

Originally from Rome, Candida has been studying and practicing yoga and meditation for over twenty years with renowned teachers from various traditions. She has spent long periods in retreat and service at ashrams in India, Buddhist monasteries, and Christian communities, cultivating a broad vision of the spiritual path — one that is both contemplative and active.
She is an Advanced Certified Jivamukti Yoga Teacher, a Senior Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Facilitator with the Rādika Foundation, and an Instructor in the MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) program from Brown University. She also completed the Advanced Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness training with David Treleaven.
Candida has explored compassion through a Buddhist lens and deepened her understanding through internationally recognized programs such as “Compassion Cultivation Training” (CCT) from Stanford University, “Compassionate Mind Training” (CMT) and “Mindful Self-Compassion” (MSC). She also completed the “Embodied Social Justice” program at The Embody Lab, exploring the intersections of embodiment, equity and social transformation.
Candida trains teachers in Jivamukti Yoga, Trauma-Sensitive Yoga and Meditation, sharing a way of practicing and teaching that unites depth with purpose, inner silence with meaningful action. She also facilitates programs in Mindfulness and Compassion, weaving together spirituality, psychology, science and activism. In the past two years, she has offered Trauma-Sensitive Yoga training to over 50 Ukrainian yoga teachers through the program “Healing the Wounds of War.”
Recently, Candida has been rediscovering Christianity with a fresh heart — drawn to the authentic, radical, and transformative message of Jesus as a path of courage and love in action. Her mission is to spread the universal message of compassion, the vital force our world urgently needs, as widely and deeply as possible.

GABRIEL
PENA-BALLESTE

Specialized in Strategic Brand and Communication Management (ESADE) and in Digital Business (ESADE), he worked for years in communication and cultural management before undertaking a vital and professional shift.
He is the founder and director of The Yoga Gallery, a movement that promotes yoga as a tool for social transformation. From this platform, he leads international festivals, creative laboratories, and training programs designed to cultivate agents of change through yoga, art, and activism. Yoga teacher trained with master Surinder Singh in Rishikesh, he combines spiritual practice with a critical and contemporary vision of the world. His work and trajectory are deeply inspired by the thought of Jesus of Nazareth as a figure of spiritual revolt, and by voices who have turned their art or their lives into acts of awareness: Franco Battiato, Tracy Chapman, Lluís Llach, Silvio Rodríguez, and figures such as Angela Davis and Pepe Mujica.
Poet and writer with several published works and collaborations in outlets such as The New Barcelona Post. In all his work, Gabriel seeks a single thread: the pursuit of a living truth that unites body, word, and action.

REBECA
RECATERO

Born in Madrid, Rebeca was first introduced to the philosophy of yoga by her grandmother, a practitioner and teacher during the 1980s. She began her formal yoga studies at the Jivamukti School in Sydney, Australia. Inspired by her first practice, she continues to study regularly with her teachers.
Teaching the philosophy of yoga is her way of inspiring a heartfelt compassion toward all beings. She shares her teachings as a reflection of her dedicated daily practice and her attentive observation of the natural world.
Rebeca is the founder and director of the Jivamukti Yoga Madrid school. As a senior teacher and mentor, she trains yoga teachers within the Jivamukti lineage, sharing not only methods and techniques but also a living spirit of inquiry and a deep commitment to creating positive change in the world.
Her life’s work is devoted to advocating for animal rights, and teaching yoga is her heartfelt way of contributing to a life of happiness and freedom for all beings. She founded the For Them Foundation — a project that envisions yoga and art as means to inspire people to reconsider their relationships with the beings around them and to recognize how our choices shape their lives.
Rebeca’s intention is to continue sharing the practice of yoga as deeply and widely as possible, nurturing awareness, compassion, and meaningful change in the world.

BOB
PECK

Bob Peck is a festival award-winning filmmaker, author, lawnmower, meditator, and a spiritual student of Christ, Krishna, the Buddha, and Paramahansa Yogananda. With bachelor’s degrees in Religious Studies & Radio-TV-Film from the University of Texas, he has made ‘conscious films’—spiritual & advocacy documentaries—since graduating in 2011. He’s also a Kriya Yoga practitioner through KYI and a certified mindfulness & meditation teacher. His day job is centered around ads and mindfulness in Big Tech. A native Austinite, he lives with his wife and young son in Austin, Texas. Original Sin Is A Lie is his first book.

KAREN
PRATS

Karen is a conscious tech entrepreneur, coach, and author with over 15 years of experience in the global startup and innovation ecosystem. She inspires individuals, organizations, and communities to reach their fullest potential and create lasting, positive change in the world. Shortlisted as one of the ‘20 candidates to lead the next business decade in Spain’ (2018) and named European Web Woman Entrepreneur (2015), she has a strong background in marketing, PR, and business growth, complemented by a master’s in graphic design and the Business Growth program at IESE Business School.
She co-founded Go—PopUp, the leading international marketplace for Pop Up Stores, and circles.house, a global co-living platform for conscious entrepreneurs. Currently based in Germany, she is building Consciously Academy, an AI-based education platform to elevate collective consciousness, and leading the Founders Wellbeing Track for the AI Founders Program at Campus Founders in Heilbronn.
Her purpose is to share her knowledge and experience with individuals and organizations driving change, helping them cultivate self-awareness, build sustainable and thriving communities, and turn business into a force for good in the world.