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Oxiris Barbot is a physician, public health practitioner and leader at the intersection of public health and social justice. Her longstanding commitment to social justice has manifested through advocating for health equity, children’s well-being, and community health. Her career has been shaped and inspired by the dignity and courage of the many patients she’s cared for and communities she has served. She is currently Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Senior Fellow for Public Health and Social Justice at The JPB Foundation. She has written and spoken frequently on racial health equity, community resiliency and wellness. She is a committed dharma practitioner most recently interested in cultivating community connectedness as a pathway to resiliency.

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Deepak Bhargava is a movement leader and organizer who has dedicated the last three decades to working for social, economic and racial justice. As President of Community Change for 16 years, he led major national campaigns to change public policy and trained thousands of organizers and grassroots leaders in communities of color. He currently teaches as a Distinguished Lecturer at CUNY's School of Labor and Urban Studies, and has written and spoken frequently on issues of poverty, economic inequality, immigrant rights, racial justice, and progressive strategy. He is a longtime dharma practitioner and has a longstanding passion for the integration of social justice and spirituality.

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John is a psychologist, Co-Founder of Samadhi Integral, and Lead Developmental Architect at the Karuna Mandala Initiative. Born in London, England, Dr. Churchill's interest in psychospiritual development, integral theory, contemplative studies, and Mahayana Buddhism began in his adolescence. At this time, John also received the esoteric Planetary Dharma transmissions that would in time unfold as his contribution to a planetary fourth turning teaching. For 15 years he trained to teach Great Seal meditation in an Indo-Tibetan Mahayana lineage practice with a senior Western teacher. For the last 25 years, John has developed a somatically based contemplative practice path; Embodying the Open Ground, that integrates psychodynamic healing, adult development and meditation. John holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from William James College, and is a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

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Nicole is a Board Certified Music Therapist, Transpersonal Counselor, RYT: Kundalini Breathwork Specialist, Co-Founder of Samadhi Integral, and the Executive Director of the Karuna Mandala Initiative. She is a long-time contributor in the field of Leadership Education, and has advised and led her clients through human change initiatives and transformational educational experiences since 1995. With expertise in the human development aspect of learning and curriculum design, she has consulted with both corporate and higher education clients including the Tuck, Fuqua, and Kenan-Flagler business schools in their Executive Education departments. She has a passion for creating sacred learning spaces and experiences. Nicole is a seasoned facilitator who loves to help her students dive deep into all phases of the human learning experience.