Melody Cook, RNFA, BS, LMT, CNOR, is an operating room nurse and an RN first assistant at surgery. Since 1989, Cook has been a Texas-registered massage therapist, specializing and certified in prenatal/postpartum massage therapy, and is also a certified infant massage instructor. She developed a “Supporting Birth Through Massage” class to teach birth partners massage and bodywork techniques for use during labor, which she teaches privately and to labor and delivery nurses, midwives, and doulas.

Marybetts Sinclair has been a massage therapist, teacher, and author since 1975. She is the author of Hydrotherapy for Bodyworkers (Handspring Press, 2020) and other massage textbooks and articles.

Lloyd Manning is a semi-retired business and commercial real estate appraiser who writes articles for a variety of magazines on business topics.

Meagan Holub is a licensed massage therapist to the stars and author of The Magic Touch: How to Make $100,000 Per Year as a Massage Therapist (Olive Vine Press, 2009). She spends free time designing modern and mid-century living spaces, traveling abroad, and resides in Los Angeles, California.

Terrie Yardley-Nohr, LMT, is a massage educator who has worked both in private practice and medical settings. She is the author of Ethics for Massage Therapists (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006).

Deane Juhan resides with his wife Jessica Turken in the San Francisco Bay area. He is the author of the pivotal text Job’s Body: A Handbook for Bodywork, first published in 1987.

Lawrence Gold is a long-time clinical somatic educator certified in the Rolf method of structural integration and in Hanna Somatic Education (trained by Thomas Hanna in 1990). Visit www.somatics.com.

Jen Hartley, NCBTMB, and Chris Hallwas, are the co-founders of Handle with Care Burn Scar Massage, an international continuing education program that teaches the physical manipulation of burn scars as well as the compassion of touch for persons recovering from a burn injury.

Kevin Harmon has worked as a personal trainer, personal chef, and writer for several daily newspapers, including the Indianapolis Star, Kansas City Star, and Chicago Tribune.

Andrew Weil, MD, is a world-renowned leader and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, a healing-oriented approach to health care that encompasses body, mind, and spirit. For more information, visit www.drweil.com.