The 2026 Wellness Residency

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Eric is a music executive and creative director whose work explores how sound shapes human experience. As CEO of SyncStories, he has helped shape the emotional tone of global film and television across NBCUniversal and beyond.

Through Soundara, he creates immersive sound experiences designed to influence the nervous system and be felt as much as heard. His work sits at the intersection of sound, storytelling, and embodied experience. Crafting environments where music becomes a tool for presence, regulation, and transformation.

Angela is the Director of Community & Partnerships and a deeply experienced wellness practitioner, sound facilitator, and educator. She is a 500-hour Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance, a certified Reiki Master, a trained MBSR meditation teacher, and a Sound Alchemist.

Angela holds a Master’s Degree in Yoga Studies from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and has studied with respected scholars and teachers from around the world. Her work is rooted in a rich blend of yoga traditions, meditation, philosophy, sound healing, and energy practices.

Through her integrative approach, Angela bridges ancient wisdom with modern applications to create meaningful, restorative, and transformative experiences. Her work supports individuals, communities, and organizations in reconnecting with presence, balance, and deeper inner awareness.

James is a composer and music supervisor whose work is rooted in the emotional and energetic power of sound. With a background in film and television, including work across networks such as Discovery and NBCUniversal, he has spent years studying how music influences perception, mood, and the nervous system.

At Soundara, James brings that perspective into practice, curating and shaping music that guides emotional flow, supports internal state, and deepens the overall experience of sound.

Linda  is the founder and owner of Inner Power Yoga Studio in Calabasas, California, established in 1998. With over 40 years of yoga experience and a background in Philosophy, Food Science, and Nutrition, Linda has dedicated her life to helping others create healthier, more mindful, and more fulfilling lives.

Her teaching is rooted in balance, awareness, and the practice of Ahimsa — no harm — guiding students to connect with their bodies, thoughts, words, actions, and intentions both on and off the mat. For more than three decades, Linda has inspired students of all ages to cultivate clarity, wisdom, compassion, and a deeper sense of inner connection through yoga.

Mari is the Founder and Owner of BetterBody Pilates in Calabasas, CA, where she has spent more than 25 years helping people move better, feel stronger, and live with greater confidence, mobility, and vitality.

With a background spanning Pilates, personal training, corrective exercise, and movement education, Mari has dedicated her career to helping people reconnect with their bodies through intelligent movement and sustainable wellness practices. Her work bridges fitness, longevity, and body awareness, empowering clients of all ages to build strength, improve mobility, reduce pain, and support long-term wellbeing.

Through her work, Mari reminds people that true wellness is not built through quick fixes. It is cultivated through consistent practices that strengthen the body, calm the mind, support the nervous system, and create resilience from the inside out.

Dr. Mini Rattu, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, Stanford Psychiatry YogaX faculty member, and trauma-informed wellness expert whose work bridges clinical psychology, neuroscience, and embodied healing. With advanced training across hospital, medical, and psychiatric settings, she specializes in burnout, anxiety, trauma, and nervous system regulation, helping high-achieving adults move from survival mode into greater steadiness, clarity, and resilience. 

Her approach is both evidence-based and deeply human, blending psychological insight with somatic and polyvagal-informed care to support lasting emotional regulation and meaningful transformation. In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Mini leads workshops, retreats, and educational programs that bring depth, compassion, and practical tools to both personal healing and professional growth.

Terry brings a rare combination of fitness, music, education, and performance to the June 20 experience. He is the creator of the R.I.P.P.E.D. fitness program, launched in 2008 and now taught by more than 14,000 instructors globally, and he also serves as Co-Founder of Yoga'ED, a platform designed to support instructors and expand access to high-quality movement education. 

Alongside his wife, Tina Shorter, he continues to co-create new R.I.P.P.E.D. seasons and custom workout music. With a background in Ethnomusicology from UCLA and experience working with artists such as Natalie Cole and Quincy Jones, Terry brings a unique ability to bridge rhythm, instruction, movement, and mindset in a way that feels both dynamic and elevated.

Tasheena is a mindfulness, movement, and embodiment educator dedicated to helping individuals reconnect with themselves through movement, breath, reflection, and embodied awareness. 

With more than 18 years of experience across education, dance, yoga, mindfulness, and wellness, she creates accessible and inclusive learning experiences that support self-awareness, emotional well-being, nervous system regulation, and personal transformation.

As Founder and Creator of Intuitive Movement Meditation, IMM, Tasheena developed an embodied, trauma-informed framework through her graduate research at Loyola Marymount University. Her work integrates movement, mindfulness, yoga philosophy, and self-inquiry to support interoceptive awareness, resilience, authenticity, and meaningful connection through movement-based contemplative practice.

Lindy, a Los Angeles native with a background in corporate America, discovered her passion for healing the body and mind in 2009. This realization led to a profound, lifelong connection with mindfulness.

With over two decades of dedicated yoga and meditation practice, Lindy seamlessly blends her love for travel and spiritual wellness to offer deeply transformative experiences. 

Her 200-hour Tantric Yoga Certification marked a true homecoming. Today, she shares this gift through dynamic beach sessions and local studio classes.

Lindy’s signature flow cultivates the heart, intellect, and emotional expansion. Every session is guided by the vibrational pull of personal rediscovery and growth.

Dr. Chapple is the founding director and core faculty member of the Yoga Studies program at Loyola Marymount University, where he serves as the Doshi Distinguished Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology. A leading scholar in yoga philosophy, Indian religions, and comparative theology, 

Dr. Chapple has published nearly 30 books, including the recent Sourcebook for Yoga Philosophy and Practice.

His work bridges classical wisdom traditions, contemplative practice, and academic scholarship, offering students and communities a deeper understanding of yoga as both a philosophical path and a living practice.

Sandra is a wellness entrepreneur, ecosystem architect, and community builder dedicated to bridging conscious business, science, sound, and meaningful human connection through transformative experiences. With more than 30 years of experience across technology, hybrid events, and holistic health, she has collaborated with organizations including TEDx, Special Olympics of South Florida, and multiple Alzheimer’s and cancer associations.

As Founder and CEO of Holistic Wander™ and creator of Nourish & Flourish™, she builds recurring wellness experiences that help partners, studios, wellness centers, and conscious brands grow visibility, community, and long-term impact. She is also Co-Owner and CEO of The Yoga Expo and Founder of Global Sound Bath, home of Resonance: The World’s Longest Sound Bath & Sensory Art Fusion. Coming soon! Yoga, Sound & Wellness Expo 2027.