Susan works to empower individuals and organizations as a therapist, coalition builder, program developer and grant writer. She has a private clinical practice and is currently developing Hope Springs Healing Arts Studio, a curated online space offering clinical and creative opportunities for personal work. Susan holds a PhD in Psychology from Walden University, an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Union Institute and University and a BA in Political Science from St John Fisher College. 

Hannah is a certified mindfulness / meditation and yoga teacher, visual artist, and founder of Soul In Training (SIT).  She came to her practice in 2014, while she was transitioning from being a working actor in NYC for 15 years to being a new mother.  She is passionate about teaching mindfulness practices to kids, entrepreneurs and creatives, and emphasizes cultivating compassion, intuition and creativity.  Hannah also works with the AAPI community to help navigate the challenges of the rising violence against Asians, and the ongoing work for greater awareness and inclusion.  She is an IDP MTT cohort of 2020. She teaches yoga weekly online and offers workshops, courses, and classes.  To learn more: www.soulintraining.com & hannahmoon.com

Ian leveraged his gifts, took his passion for helping creative artists and combined it with his professional experiences and a vigor for results to serve emerging to Award-winning creatives and brands through creative consultancy, Age of The Creative. Also as an IMTA Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher engaging creatives with tools and resources to integrate or elevate consistent mindful practices into their daily lives and creative processes to tap into the highest version of themselves through AOTC’s resource platform, Creative Vibes Only®.

Zane is a queer Black nonbinary parent based on the indigenous land of Bulbancha, which is has been colonized and known now as New Orleans. The First Peoples of this indigenous land are the Chitimacha, the Houma, the Chahta Yakni(Choctaw) and the Atakapa Ishak Chawasha tribes. They have lived and been in community with this place since 2017. Zane is a writer, yoga and meditation practitioner, lactation counselor and doula in training. Their experience  moving through the world is shaped by ancestral wisdom, devoted spiritual practice, social activism, and being committed to mutual aid. Zane aligns their teachings with the practice of mindfulness, compassion, unlearning societal conditioning and embodying authenticity as they hope for well being for all beings. 

Andrew Tomasulo is a certified mindfulness teacher (class of 2022 IDP MTT), artist, father, and lifelong student of communication systems. He was drawn to meditation about 20 years ago, after a personal crisis led him to realize that his thinking was making him crazy (well, it still does). In 2004 he enrolled in a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program at the University of Pennsylvania, which began his journey. Following that, Andrew studied in the Dzogchen, Thich Nat Hanh, and Shambhala traditions. He’s also completed trainings in Non-Violent Communication, Systems Centered Trainings, and the Art of Hosting which are all designed to explore our habits, personal and collective styles of communication.

Bahar is an academic in the business and management area. Her first formal introduction to meditation was a session by Sharon Salzberg at the Tibet House, New York, in 2014, where she got hooked. Bahar has been a member of the Mindful Astoria group since November 2016, where she has assisted, guided, and organized meditation and spirituality-related events and gatherings. In December 2018, Bahar graduated from the IDP Meditation Teacher Training program and since has led, guided, and facilitated meditation sessions and retreats.

Evy has been fascinated with spirituality and wellness since she was a teenager. After a difficult time in her life, she began meditating in 2010 and in 2018 received certification as a meditation teacher. Having mixed Caribbean ancestry, she is dedicated to inspiring more representation of BIPOC and LGBTQIA folks in the wellness field. She is the co-founder of a startup called Uniformed Meditation, a convenient meditation experience for Frontline workers and First Responders. In her spare time, she enjoys the arts and being a mom and partner.

Nandini was born and raised Hindu in India. Her formal practice of mindfulness started over two decades ago with Zen meditation when she was 16 and a High School student at UWC. She had the good fortune of taking classes from His Holiness the Dalai Lama while living for months in a monastery in Dharamsala teaching Tibetan monks and refugees English. Nandini graduated from Colby College after studying Theatre & Religion and later attended NYU for a Masters in Teaching. A founding member at Emma Lazarus School for English Language Scholars, Nandini taught with the DOE in NYC for 6 years. She then worked with the Internationals Network for Public school as an instructional coach for 3 and was on their DEI committee for 2. She is honoured & delighted to be IDP’s ED; IDP has been home to her since she took her first classes there in 2009. Secretary to the Board for 6 years, Nandini also graduated from the first IDP MTT cohort of 2011 and co-taught classes & Training’s for several years.

Maho was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. She landed in NYC in 1992 and made the city her home. Her training as a meditation teacher includes Interdependence Project, MMTCP (Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach), MMTP (Cloud Sangha) etc. Currently, she teaches at Open Heart Project (under Susan Piver), Year Long Buddhist Study @ Dharma Moon (under Ethan Nichtern), and volunteers at Rikers Island for female inmates.

Oneika (LMT, E-RYT) transitioned to yoga and meditation from a career in corporate retail over 10 years ago, and used that experience to support social justice work. Today, she is the first Mindfulness Coach at Rikers Island Correctional Facility. Oneika also facilitates workshops, trainings and retreats around the country centered around resilience, liberation and compassion. She is a graduate of IDPMTT 2019. Learn more at www.oneikamays.com.

Susan works to empower individuals and organizations as a therapist, coalition builder, program developer and grant writer. She has a private clinical practice and is currently developing Hope Springs Healing Arts Studio, a curated online space offering clinical and creative opportunities for personal work. Susan holds a PhD in Psychology from Walden University, an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Union Institute and University and a BA in Political Science from St John Fisher College.