James Anderson met life-threatening illness when 21, before working at the Lloyd’s Market in London for 16 years and later as a director. A sudden calling changed his life and he came to India. He has remained in Pondicherry since 2000. A writer, healer and teacher, he is Coordinating Editor of NAMAH and has published A Torch in the Dark, that examines human growth in an integral and experiential way.

Manoj Pavithran is an Integral Yoga practitioner and educator. He was drawn to Sri Aurobindo in 1989 and eventually joined Auroville in 1995. A co-Founder of the Purnam Centre for Integrality in Auroville, he offers transformative courses (purnam.auroville.org). His film series, Evolution Fast-forward can be found at www.sopanam.org. He has authored a book, Pilgrims of the Infinite.

Divyanshi Chugh is co-Founder of Purnam Centre for Integrality – a vibrant community of spiritual seekers across India and the world who aspire to live, "All Life as Yoga". When studying at the University of Oxford she began questioning the fundamentals of systems, science and society. Her search led her to Sri Aurobindo's integral spirituality. In Pondicherry, she found her spiritual home; in Auroville, she found her spiritual workplace, the karmabhumi, where she creates and facilitates transformational learning courses. 

Surya Ravishankaran, a former software professional, is a core facilitator and head of design & technology at Purnam Centre for Integrality, Auroville. In 2019, Surya left his career and came to Auroville to pursue his inner calling. After a year of deeply engaging in the Works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, through courses and volunteering at Purnam, Surya joined full-time and moved to Auroville in 2021. He is passionate about harnessing technology to advance Integral Education, seeing this as his sadhana. Bhakti, singing and music are deeply close to his heart.

Shweta Rajurkar is a dedicated aspirant and practitioner of Integral Yoga, guided by the Mother and Sri Aurobindo with extensive experience in yoga instruction, personal training and therapy from 2011. She is a recognised yoga teacher trained at prestigious institutions such as The Bihar School of Yoga, Munger and SVYASA, Bengaluru. She specialises in prenatal yoga, integral well-being and exploring Naad Yoga as a potential medium for healing. Her passion is to explore the deep-rooted systems of Indian culture through ancient Yogic science.

Jishnu Guha was born in Kolkata in a family devoted to Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, he came in conscious contact with Them when he was 16 and thereafter remained a student of the Science of Living. By training, he is a chartered accountant and he studied Management at the University of Southern California, USA. He used to be actively associated with Sri Aurobindo Center, Los Angeles and offered his time for their monthly newsletter. He considers work as a way of sadhana.

Gitanjali is a social entrepreneur and educationist. She is Founder, CEO and Dean of The Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh. Gitanjali has been a student of Sanskrit, Vedas, Upanishads and the Gita in the light of Sri Aurobindo for 35 years and brings her insights in her educational and developmental frameworks. She is a Odissi and Ballet dancer, a black belt in Karate and world champion. She is also a TED speaker, Chevening scholar at Oxford University and Women Transforming India national awardee from the Government of India.

Dr. Aditi Kaul is a seeker working towards bringing the perennial wisdom of self-knowledge to psychology and developing ways to facilitate an integral approach towards life. ‘Conscious living is a full-time job’ is her living aspiration. She conducts online courses and workshops based on the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother.

Dr. Monica Gulati is an immunologist by training, who realised that scientific research was not her calling, while studying at the University of Zurich. Cancer made her realise that her truth was the way of the heart. She lives fearlessly through every movement, reading every inner message to meet the challenges of existence. A relentless explorer, she feels graced to be on this inner journey, hand-in-hand with her fellow-travellers.

Preeti Mahurkar is an accomplished author and life-coach with over 25 years of experience in CSR, training and social work, specialising in Integral human development, NLP and Emotional Intelligence. She guides individuals to unlock their highest potential and conducts spiritual retreats on Integral Yoga and workshops on the art of conscious living. As a visiting faculty member at institutions like Symbiosis College in Pune, Preeti imparts invaluable life-skills training, leaving a lasting impact on her students' personal and professional growth.

Dr. Soumitra Basu. a consultant psychiatrist based in Kolkata and Pondicherry, who works with Consciousness paradigms in health and psychology. He conducts workshops on personal growth and is a Founder-Editor of NAMAH. He is author of Integral Health and has developed a module of Consciousness-based Psychology with Michael Miovic (USA) with both co-authoring a book with that name, based on the wisdom of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.