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.

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. 

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.

Arul Dev is a deeper body work facilitator. He co-founded the ‘Divine Body’ project to experientially cull out inner practices that facilities the union of our subtle body with Divine Qualities. He is the founder CEO of People First Consultants, a talent hiring and development firm. He works in the fields of leadership development, culture transformation, integral education and integral well-being. He is the author of two books , Into Great Depth of Your Being and The Flame Within.

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.

Dr. Sahana Savitrir, when undergoing her Ph. D studies in Psychology, came to Pondicherry in 2018 and was drawn to the path of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, which awoke a profound inner seeking. Since then, it has been a journey of exploration through study, reflection, practice and a quiet joy in sharing. She is a core team member of the Purnam community, where she works particularly in the context of Integral Yoga Psychology.

Dr. Alok Pandey is a medical doctor specialising in psychiatry, practising at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry. He has conducted many workshops on diverse subjects in India and abroad and contributed numbers of articles on different subjects in various Indian and International journals. He has authored three books and is the Chief Editor of All India Magazine, a monthly journal of the Sri Aurobindo Society. He is also a Founder-Editor of NAMAH.

Ankita Sharma came to Sri Aurobindo after receiving a sudden and spontaneous inner command to surrender and move to Auroville. Subsequent concrete experiences with Him and the Mother transformed her life, giving it a truer purpose. Through writings and workshops, she shares her ongoing inner discoveries along with Sadhana methods received from the Masters. She facilitates psycho-spiritual healing and an Integral Approach to Asanas and Movement. She is building  Aagami, which aims to demystify higher experiences and research the current revolution in consciousness.

Shweta C. 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 and is taking her work forward through her trust, Aurõra-Golden New Creation.in various capacities.  

Dr. Gitanjali J. Angmo 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. Soumitra Basu. is 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.