The 14th Dalai Lama was recognized at age two as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama. Following the 1959 Tibetan uprising, he escaped into exile in India, where he lives as a refugee. He has authored works including two autobiographies — My Land and My People (1962) and Freedom in Exile (1991) — as well as The Art of Happiness, a landmark book in the field of positive psychology.

Jon Kabat-Zinn (born June 5, 1944) is an American professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, scientist, writer, and meditation teacher. He is the creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). His books include *Full Catastrophe Living* (1990) and *Wherever You Go, There You Are*, among others.

Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10, 1963) is an American record producer, co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records. He is a nine-time GRAMMY-winning producer and author of The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Penguin Random House, 432 pages). He lives part time with his family in Tuscany, Italy.

Lysa TerKeurst is an American speaker and author of Christian non-fiction.

From prisoner to monk to social entrepreneur, Matt Tenney has traveled an extraordinary path that gives him unique insights into human potential and transformation.

Jennie Allen is a New York Times-bestselling Christian author and speaker, known for books including Get Out of Your Head, Find Your People, Untangle Your Emotions, and Nothing to Prove. She is the founder and visionary of IF:Gathering and studied at Dallas Theological Seminary. Based in Austin, she is dedicated to inspiring women to live out their faith.