Ora Sundara Maimes has been a student of meditation, yoga and Buddhism for the past twelve years under the direction of Geshe Michael Roach. She helps translate, design and teach courses for Diamond Mountain University, the Asian Classics Institute and the Yoga Studies Institute. She also works for the Asian Classics Input Project as a textual expert in classical Sanskrit and Tibetan literature and directs the Worldview Archive which distributes free teachings and translations online. In addition to teaching throughout the world, Ora practices traditional Ayurvedic massage and offers private meditation and health coaching.
Jamie Plante is the Director of the Worldview Institute for New Health, an organization dedicated to preserving the ancient literature of traditional medical traditions and introducing the wisdom of emptiness and karma into all aspects of modern medicine. He has been a student of meditation and Buddhism since 1994 in both the Zen and Tibetan traditions. He is currently on the faculty of Diamond Mountain University where he teaches courses on meditation, yoga philosophy and traditional forms of medicine. He is working on establishing a training program to teach yogis and meditators specific Ayurvedic treatments as an aid for deep meditation practice.