Professor Ronnie Newman, is an award-winning Harvard trained researcher, educator and published author in the field of Mind-Body Medicine and Peak Performance. Her team’s pioneering research in the early 80’s on the effects of meditation on health, wellbeing and longevity shattered the existing understanding of inevitable mental decline with aging—and demonstrated that meditation could impact our vitality and length of life. She has spoken on this topic on 5 continents and appeared on NBC, PBS and CNN International among others.