Rene Ringnalda is a Chopra Center long time Educator, certified in Primordial Sound Meditation, Perfect Health: Ayurvedic Lifestyle, Yoga and has served as a very dedicated staff member at the Chopra Center since 2008. Rene is responsible for the management of the audio-visual needs at the Chopra Center live events since 2009 and works daily with Dr. Copra on his social media and the needs to maintain a flow of the many teachings of Dr. Copra. teaches at the Chopra Center’s weekly programs, signature events, privately and works with Dr. Deepak co-creating the presentations that he uses all over the world and manages the Chopra Well YouTube channel where lots of Dr. Deepak’s lectures can be watched for free.
Before coming to the Chopra Center, Rene spent more than 10 years working in the medical field as a podiatrist in Europe, where he was born and raised.

Rene’s long life journey has led him to immerse himself in the teachings and practices of meditation, Ayurveda, and Vedanta through teachers such as Deepak Chopra, Jean Klein, Francis Lucille, Rupert Spira, Robert Adams, Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Sadguru and many other luminaries.

He’s also a certified Sivananda Yoga Teacher. He attended this month-long training in 2012 at the Sivananda Ashram in Grass Valley, CA.

His kindness and dedication to service makes him an extraordinary being with that said we are honored that he is part of our class events.

Doug Arbulu is a Chopra Center instructor, certified in Primordial Sound Meditation.  In addition, he is trained to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).  Doug has led numerous meditation seminars and workshops in both public and corporate settings.  Doug was asked to speak at Unity Church in Long Beach and the Center for Spiritual Living, on a range of topics including the Law of Attraction, Finding your True Essence and Mindfulness Meditation.

Doug’s journey has been rich and diverse.  He earned his BA from New York University while studying philosophy and filmmaking.  In 1992, he earned his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law School in Washington, D.C. and was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar.  Soon after law school, Doug began a side-career as a standup comedian and cartoon voiceover actor.

Always curious, in 1998, Doug taught himself computer programming and enterprise networking. Today, his “day job” is Technology Manager at Bain & Company, a global management-consulting firm, where he also teaches meditation to the employees.

For 17 years, Doug has been steeped in the wisdom teachings of Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Paramahansa Yogananda, Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith, Esther and Jerry Hicks, Echart Tolle, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ernest Holmes and many others.  He is passionate about continuing in their steps to enlighten and guide people on their own path of self-discovery.

Isabel Harkins was born in Santiago, Chile the first years of her life she grew up in the Peruvian Andes and Amazon, where she learned ancient healing ways by the Shaman Mama that raised her. Isabel knew at a very young age that she wanted to make a difference in the world and she grew completely connected with the earth and its beings. Since she was a child, she sensed that all people were connected somehow and never doubted it–that is how energy works! We are one.

She applied her training and upbringing in shapeshifting and healing arts to start the journey of changing her perception of the world around her. During this long ago process, she learned the tools that she now shares with thousands.

She is a Registered Polarity Practitioner, an Integrative Craniosacral Practitioner, and Registered three levels Qi-Gong Instructor, Graduated from  Anthony Robbins-Madanes life coaching programs, and Chopra certified Primordial Sound Meditation instructor.

She has shared the stage with Wayne Dyer, Gary Young, and other inspirational speakers. Her commitment to selfless service is her drive; she always finds the time to lend a helping hand mentoring people to access their own tools, her life continues to be about selfless service.

Tracy Griffiths is an Author, Practitioner, Instructor, and health advocate. She inspires and coaches people to help them have healthier and fulfilling lives.

She is a teacher and practitioner of the energetic healing arts, specializing in Polarity Therapy, Cranial Sacral, aromatherapy and massage therapy. She is also a Reiki Master and a certified Dream Coach, helping people source their passion and inspire them to take the steps to make their dreams come true. Tracy is co-founder Grace Aroma Wellness (a branch of LEI) and teaches Aromatherapy in the field of integrative medicine, sharing the potent benefits of therapeutic grade essential oils. Tracy is a leader in the integration of yoga and essential oils, teaching the American yoga community how to greatly enhance their practice with the use of essential oils.

Tracy Griffiths mentors people all over the world to have healthier and more dynamically fulfilling lives utilizing yoga and the energetic healing arts including Polarity Therapy, CranioSacral Unwinding, Trauma Release Exercise (TRE) in tandem with Young Living Essential Oils.

In 2008 Tracy created Aroma Yoga® a multi-faceted program designed for yoga students, teachers those looking to share aromatherapy in the wellness arts communities with integrity and safety in mind.

Tracy co-owns and co-directs IPSB at Life Energy Institute, a premier massage and bodywork therapy school certifying the finest therapists in Los Angeles.

She is also the principal essential oil therapy instructor for the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Program™, an organization that brings yoga, Reiki and Young Living Essential Oils to hospital patients and their care partners.

Her mission is to transform healthcare with essential oils while helping others become empowered to having true wellness naturally.

Helane Marie Anderson After years in the classical music industry, Helane Marie Anderson reconnected with her original love for singing and became a sound healer combining deep healing and release through the voice. In this presentation, you will learn about the power of sound and voice in healing of the self and others. This is an interactive experience that will include some movement, singing, a sound bath and readings from her new book!

Anderson is the founder of Sacral Sounds. She has authored “You Are Meant to Sing! 10 Steps to Unlock Your Inner Voice” and has produced the sound healing recordings, “Elemental Alchemy” and “Painted Sound: A Journey through the 7 Chakras.” Helane holds certification in sound healing and therapy from the Globe Institute in San Francisco, is a certified Vinyasa yoga instructor, and is certified as an integrative CranioSacral therapy practitioner and massage and polarity therapist.