Betsy Rippentrop, Ph. D. Is a certified yoga instructor, a licensed psychologist, hypnotherapist, and Reiki practitioner, as well as a trained Anusara yoga teacher. Betsy teaches yoga classes as well as specialized trainings on yoga and the mind. She has published academic papers on the relationship between spirituality and health, women's health, and chronic pain management. Dr. Rippentrop describes the treatment she offers as yoga-based psychotherapy; she sees clients in her clinical practice based at Heartland Yoga in Iowa City. Visit her website at www.dryogamomma.com.

Eve Adamson is a writer and devoted yoga practitioner who has written many popular books on health and wellness topics, including co-authoring the bestselling The Mediterranean Diet by Marissa Cloutier, MS, RD., and Eve Adamson (Harper, 2004). Eve lives and writes in Iowa City.