Nadia Faruki has been studying holistic wellness since 2001. The three modalities that she has studied, practiced and taught extensively over the years are holistic nutrition, Yoga Asana and classical Pranayama. She became certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP) in holistic nutrition in 2003 and completed her certification with honors at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN). Her first 200-hour yoga asana training was completed in the US in 2002 under the guidance of Baron Baptiste. For Pranayama, Nadia was trained directly by Dr. O.P. Tiwari since 2009 in Thailand and India. Dr. O.P. Tiwari is one...

Ayeda Husain is a senior teacher and guide in the Chishti-Inayati Sufi lineage. A longtime journalist specializing in Sufism with a double masters from NYU, she teaches Sufi meditation, chanting and philosophy with a special emphasis on Rumi’s poetry as a means of healing and evolving. Ayeda has led Sufi centers in her hometown of Lahore, Pakistan; in Dubai, where she used to live; and in Oakville, Ontario where she now lives and works. She is a mentor at Suluk Academy, a Sufi meditation school based in Richmond, Virginia where she teaches in a two-year core program. She has led...