Speakers & Performers
Dance for Kindness 2020
Join Life Vest Inside and Usher in World Kindness Day through Song, Dance and Inspiration!
On Sunday, November 8th tune into our LIVE stream from anywhere around the globe to enjoy special guest speakers, panelists, musical performances, kindness challenges and more all focused around the Power of Kindness and how we can unleash its potential.
*The program will be broadcasted LIVE via Zoom, FB and YouTube and across all of our partner organizations*
Speakers
Marc Brackett, Ph.D., is founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and professor in the Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine at Yale University. His research focuses on the role of emotions and emotional intelligence in learning, decision making, creativity, relationships, health, and performance. Marc is the author of Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help our Kids, Ourselves, and our Society Thrive, published by Celadon Books, a division of Macmillan.
Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer and industry leader, a world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. As one of the first to bring meditation and mindfulness into mainstream American culture over 45 years ago, her relatable, demystifying approach has inspired generations of meditation teachers and wellness influencers.
Tiffany Shlain is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, founder of the Webby Awards, author of national bestselling book 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week, winner of the Marshall McLuhan Outstanding Book Award. She hosts a monthly #ZoomChallahBake and writes a newsletter called Breakfast @ Tiffany’s. For information on her book, baking, films, and her newsletter , visit tiffanyshlain.com and follow Tiffany on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Randy Taran is the Founder and CEO of Project Happiness, a mental health nonprofit which reaches a community of 2.5 million people. Covered in O Magazine, NBC, ABC and The Huffington Post., Randy, speaks internationally on happiness habits, preventative wellness, and emotional resilience. Her latest book “”Emotional Advantage – Embracing ALL Your Feelings To Create A Life You Love”” has been featured on Apple Books, Wired, and Success Magazine.
Scarlett Lewis
Founder/Chief Movement OfficerChoose Love Movement
Choosing Love in our Brave New World
Based on a message her young son left on their kitchen chalkboard, “Nurturing Healing Love”, Scarlett began a worldwide movement to teach children how to choose love in every situation or circumstance. You will learn the empowering formula that can lead everyone to choose love in every situation, a much needed message for our world now.
Scarlett Lewis founded the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, a nonprofit organization, after her son was murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy in December 2012. Scarlett decided to be part of the solution to the issues in society—and that also caused the tragedy. She travels across the United States and internationally to promote the Choose Love for Schools Program, a no cost, comprehensive character development and social and emotional learning program empowering educators and students to choose love. Choose Love has been extended into homes and communities and the family of Choose Love programs have been downloaded in all 50 states and in nearly 100 countries. Learn more at chooselovemovement.org.
Ashanti Branch, was raised by a single mother on welfare in Oakland, went on to study engineering at California Polytechnic – San Luis Obispo. A Civil Engineer in his first career, Ashanti found his passion for teaching while tutoring struggling students. In 2004, as a first year teacher, Ashanti started The Ever Forward Club to provide a support group for African American and Latino males, who were not achieving to the level of their potential. The Ever Forward Club has helped 100% of its members graduate high school. Branch is on a mission to change the way that students interact with their education and the way schools interact with students.
After being featured in The Mask You Live In documentary, and Fellowships at the Stanford d.school, Campaign for Black Male Achievement, and The Gratitude Network, Ashanti has launched the #MillionMaskMovement to connect people all over the world in a self-reflective experience that helps people visualize and realize, “I am not alone.”
Billy Bean currently serves as MLB VP & Special Assistant to the Commissioner. He played 6 years in the major leagues. Billy was hired in 2014 as MLB’s first ever Ambassador for Inclusion. He is the only living player (past or current) in the 151 year history of MLB to publicly disclose that he is gay.
Daughter of Bob and Rita Marley and CEO of Bob Marley Group of Companies. Author, designer and recording artist.
Houston is a speaker, author, and kindness advocate who has spoken at over 600 schools or events internationally. In 2016, he co-founded CharacterStrong – curriculum and trainings that help teach social and emotional skills. To date, they have worked with over 2500 schools globally serving over 2 million students. In 2020, his first book, Deep Kindness (Simon & Schuster, Tiller Press) was released.
Catherine Ryan Hyde is the author of more than 40 published and forthcoming books. Her bestselling 1999 novel Pay It Forward was made into a major Warner Brothers motion picture. It was chosen by the American Library Association for its Best Books for Young Adults list, and translated into more than two dozen languages for distribution in over 30 countries. She is founder and former president (2000-2009) of the Pay It Forward Foundation.
Tessy Ojo is the Chief Executive of the Diana Award – the only charity that bears the name of Diana, Princess of Wales. The charity benefits from the support of The Royal Highnesses, Prince William and Prince Harry, as well as the UK Prime Minister as a Patron.
Ione Butler is a British actress, host, voice over artist, speaker, entrepreneur, author of Uplifting Stories and the founder of Uplifting Content, a digital media platform followed by over 1.4 million people around the world. Based in Los Angeles, Ione can often be found traveling for work or fun.

Assaf Luxembourg
Consultant and Speaker
The ROI of Kindness - How it actually pays off over time
Beyond values and morality of kindness - how to actually make it work for you?
Assaf Luxembourg, from Israel, founded and built his business around his passion, to connect people to his country through business. Since the rise of “”Start-Up Israel””, Assaf has been acting as a brand ambassador, exposing people from all over the world to Israel’s economy and business culture. As a marketing and business development professional, Assaf also consults and advises various start-ups, and devotes much of his work to empowering young professionals in today’s new world of work. Assaf has been speaking to tens of thousands of businessmen, investors, entrepreneurs, young professionals, students and others. Assaf is also part of various start-ups and organizations. In his past, Assaf led a start-up as CEO, was a part of Barclays Accelerator and Techstars in Israel, and worked for organizations such as BDO, Israel’s Ministry of Finance, and others. Assaf holds BA in Economics and Political Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. More about Assaf: http://www.assafluxembourg.com

Arnaud Saint-Paul
Founder / Heartful Leadership - International Keynote SpeakerGive Nation
Empowering the next generation with compassion and altruism
Let's help our children practice daily compassion and altruism while experiencing the power of sustainable financial literacy.
Arnaud Saint-Paul is a serial entrepreneur, social entrepreneur, philanthropist, blockchain for social impact expert, CSO at Conscious Capitalism DC, and recipient of numerous innovation honors and awards that include Blockchain4Humanity, CTIA Startup Lab, AdTech, Innovation Prize of Paris, Janus, … His blockchain based social impact projects include HealThruWords and its Heartfulness movement (2.5M members) targeting 1B people and the GIVE Foundation to help kids support charities and learn financial literacy.
Hello. . . my name is Matt Gersper, and I speak to people about finding true self.
I have failed and I have succeeded. Lots of times. . . Been hired. Been fired. Gone through divorce and nearly drowned – separate occasions!
Then one day at the bottom of a canyon, I woke up, took another chance.
I found truth and joy.
Love. Adventure. Significance. Things that matter most… to me!
And now I live to give back.
To help. To inspire.
Books and talks. Retreats and Fun.
I’m Matt Gersper. . . Let’s talk.™
Tammy Darling is a doctoral student at Northeastern University. She has been a public high school educator for 24 years. She currently teaches Child Development, Advanced Placement Psychology, and Positive Psychology at Lexington High School in Lexington, MA. Tammy founded The Mighty Project in 2017, a strengths-based positive education project that aims to broaden students’ narrative beyond academic achievement. As a scholar, Tammy’s interests include mindset research, civic education, purpose development, motivation, and positive education.
Founder & President of the World Happiness Foundation and World Happiness Fest. Author of Happytalism and The Exponentials of Happiness. Director of the Gross Global Happiness program at the United Nations University for Peace.
Steven Farrugia is the founder and CEO of the ShareTree Group which is a group of social enterprises co-founded and governed by charity ShareTree. The ShareTree charity also provides services and technology for Character Education, Culture Performance and Community Well-being.
Leading cutting edge research and technology that bridges the qualities of humanity, spirit and life with social purpose, science and everyday performance.
In 1994 Isaac experienced a profound shift in consciousness due to a spontaneous awakening of kundalini. After 4 years of personal healing and spiritual exploration, Isaac left his corporate career and devoted himself to the art of channeling, teaching Reiki classes, and traveling North America facilitating workshops, private sessions and speaking on media and at public events. Isaac moved to the UK in 2004 and has been expanding his offerings to include spiritual mentoring and evolutionary astrology readings. He is also a guitarist/composer with one CD, and an author of a self-published book, “What Really Matters.”
Megan believes in both a live well-saved for and a life well-lived. A 23+ year Senior Vice President and Wealth Mgmt Advisor at one of the largest financial firms in the world, she serves senior corporate executives. Motivated by a burnout-induced health experience (two autoimmune diseases and cancer) and triumphant revival, she simultaneously founded a well-being and success-focused entrepreneurial venture to help workforce leaders and their employees understand that we can both DO well and BE well. Her first book, Reinvent the Wheel: How Top Leaders Leverage Well-Being for Success (Nicholas Brealey/ Hachette UK) landed on the Forbes’ “Top 20 Must-Reads of 2019” and won a 2020 Axiom Business Book Award. Her work has appeared in Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Chief Executive, Thrive Global, Business Insider, UK Telegraph and she has been the featured guest on more than 25 podcasts in the last year. She holds a B.A. from Cornell University and a M.A. from Northwestern University. She lives vibrantly outside San Francisco with her two teen daughters.
Dave and Dara Feldman
Dara Feldman, CEO (Chief Enthusiast Officer; Dave Feldman, CEEO (Chief Everything Else Officer)Virtues Matter
Share the LOVE - Language of Virtues Everywhere, Everyone
Learn a strategy and join a global movement that empowers us to appreciate people, organizations, communities and even ideas for positive qualities such as generosity, justice, strength, commitment, and kindness.
Dara and Dave Feldman, a passionate wife-husband team founded Virtues Matter to help people lead lives of joy, meaning, and purpose. They developed the Virtues Cards app, facilitate uplifting workshops, coach and consult. Dara is an author, speaker and was honored as Disney’s 2005 Outstanding Elementary Teacher of the Year and Maryland’s 2015 Mother of the Year. Dave is a social entrepreneur, community builder, thought leader and international speaker on diverse topics such as sustainable communities, entrepreneurship and leadership development.
TJ Woodward is a bestselling author, inspirational speaker, and revolutionary recovery expert who has helped countless people through his simple, yet powerful teachings. He was given the honor of being ordained as an Agape minister by Dr. Michael Beckwith, and is also the founding minister of Agape Bay Area in Oakland, which was the first satellite community of The Agape International Spiritual Center in LA.
TJ is a featured thought-leader on wholehearted.org along with Brene Brown, Dr. Gabor Matte, and Mark Lundholm. He is also the creator of The Conscious Recovery Method, which is a groundbreaking and effective approach to viewing and treating addiction.
TJ is the author of the bestselling books, Conscious Being: Awakening to your True Nature, and Conscious Recovery: A Fresh Perspective on Addiction. His third book, Conscious Creation: 5 Steps to Embracing the Life of Your Dreams, will be released in December of this year.
Mayank Solanki is the Founder of Val-Ed Initiatives in India, which provides 21st century Values, Life Skills & Character Education to Children, Parents & Adults. He is also the creator of the World’s First Values Lab, a dedicated physical place in school to build character in students. He is devoted to bringing character education to the forefront of conversation in education.
Joe Beckman is a youth speaker, musician, and author.
Through infectious talks, inspiring videos, and his brand new book, Just Look Up, Joe has shared his infectious energy, humor, and passion with over one million students, educators, and parents all around the world.
Joe resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota with his 3 children, wife, and puppy.

Rodrigo Teles
Teaching FellowThe Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values
How kind do you think you are? Try this small experiment and find it out.
We are all seekers, not teachers. And what do seekers do? They seek!There is no comfort zone for seekers. They are always trying new experiments to improve and have no fear of failure. Actually, failure is what gives them the capability of learning. And that makes them stronger.Are you ready to fail? If you are also seeking to be better at being Human, try this small experiment at home. Have fun playing “Truman Show” and “Sherlock Holmes” with yourself and the ones you care.
Rodrigo Teles is a social entrepreneur going through one of the most transformative experiences of his life: being a full time parent. After dedicating the past fifteen years to social change in Brazil and leading two of the country’s most admired not-for-profit organisations, Rodrigo quit everything and dove deep into the experience of educating his four children and, most importantly, himself. Rodrigo is a Kauffman Fellow, a Teaching Fellow at the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at MIT, and is pursuing his self-designed Master of Education in Human Excellence, focusing his studies on the concept of unconditional love – a love that exists regardless of changing circumstances and transcends desire and concern for self.
Traci Ruble has been practicing psychotherapy for 16 years but she is often a terrible listener in her private life. In 2015, as violence and discrimination were getting more air time, Traci took to the streets to listen to strangers. You can learn about Traci’s therapy work at www.traciruble.com or her listening on sidewalks with 8000 others in 15 countries here: www.sidewalk-talk.org

Dr. Kathleen DeNiro
TrainerNobully
Kindness: Every day, Every Where, To Every One Activity
Dr. Kathleen (Kathy) DeNiro is a No Bully Trainer and native Coloradoan. She is passionate about ending the cycle of bullying and building positive communities to serve all students.
34, Co-founder and CEO of Koolulam. Michal is in charge of the project’s overall activity including strategy, PR, media, community management, and communications. Michal is a digital expert and entrepreneur
Jazz Sethi is the founder and director of The Diabesties Foundation – a global movement to make those with Type 1 Diabetes feel heard, understood, supported and celebrated.
Dr. Tayyab Rashid is a licensed clinical psychologist at the Health & Wellness Centre. For more than 15 years, Dr. Rashid has worked with individuals experiencing complex mental health issues, especially with young adults and trauma survivors. Having trained mental health professional internationally, Dr. Rashid’s work has been published in academic journals, included in text books of psychiatry and psychotherapy. His book Positive Psychotherapy (2018) along with Martin Seligman, has been translated in several languages. Dr. Rashid won the Outstanding Practitioner Award (2017) from the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) and Chancellor Award (2018) from the University of Toronto.
She has a PHD on Education, Master on Psychology, lawyer and English as Second Language Teacher. Speaker, mentor and trainer on Leadership,Personal Development , Values and educational topics; Volunteer for non profit organizations and in pro of world peace and change for a better life based on values.
Brooke Jones is the Vice President of The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation (RAK) whose mission is to change society through creating a culture of kindness in schools, homes and the workplace. Abby Jones is a 14 year old kindness activist who has been running her own Pay it Forward project since she was a toddler. Both ladies have done Tedx Talks and appeared on the Today Show and in various other broadcasts and publications.
Gabriel Diamond came up with the idea of Vulnerable Rally in 2016.
I kept thinking about that saying “Change starts from within,” and I began to wonder: if that’s really true, then why do we spend so much time blaming others? With the growing divisiveness and isolation in our society I wanted to find a way to bring people together, where they could discover what unites them rather than what divides them. For me, publicly confronting our shadows collectively felt like a potent way to explore these themes.”
Gabriel and Candice Holdorf co-created the first rally in Fall 2016. In 2018 Gabriel and Candice co-produced/co-directed a music video documentary featuring Mikey Pauker singing his song “Rise” at a Vulnerable Rally in Oakland. “Rise/Vulnerable Rally” has gone viral, with more than 1.2 million views online.
Gabriel and Candice also collaborate on other projects that foster intimacy and empathy between strangers.
Kiran is the Founder/Director of The Riverside School in India as well as the Global movement -Design for Change- that aims to empower all children with an I CAN mindset.
Deborah Rozman
President and co-CEOHeartMath Inc.
Activating the Heart of Humanity
More and more people are waking up to the power of love, kindness and compassion as the solution to our personal and societal challenges. Now is the time for us to bring it to the street and practice more love and compassion in our interactions to reap the practical and proven benefits. Scientific studies are finding that activating these heart qualities helps us rise above or prevent some of the stressors that block clear thinking for higher choices.
Deborah Rozman, Ph.D. is President and co-CEO of HeartMath Inc and a behavioral psychologist and helped develop HeartMath’s training programs to facilitate creating a more coherent and heart based world. She is co-author of Transforming Stress and Heart Intelligence: Connecting with the Intuitive Guidance of the Heart
Thomas C Knox is a Master Connection Curator, Social Entrepreneur, and Thought Leader from Brooklyn, New York. His critically acclaimed movement, Date While You Wait puts a brilliant spin on connection and communication. He has received attention from the likes of CNN and the NY Times and is currently producing a television series. Thomas is deeply committed to developing strong communities and passionate about innovating ways to bring people from all walks of life together. Thomas is also the owner of The Connection Collective and BeGreat Bow Ties. Both companies put a unique spin on creating meaningful connections through positive engagement.
Omar is the Founder of CrashBell, a health education company focusing on human anatomy, mental health, and emotional wellness. He has a Sports Rehab/Medical Massage Therapy practices in New York City where he learned that tension was caused by stress and trapped emotions. From there, he created a kid’s anatomy and social-emotional learning curriculum teaching kids and teachers how to tune into their bodies and how they feel. As a meditation practitioner, he focuses on heart awareness and inner child connections. Helping people heal through their own inner wisdom and inner guidance.

Swetha Manthena
Edupreneur, Managing DirectorSamashti International School, India
Panchmukhi Shiksha at Samashti International School
A peek into the holistic education, catering to the five key aspects- intellectual, physical, moral, spiritual and emotional, imparted at Samashti International School, Hyderabad
With her zeal to do something for the society – to contribute in a real and impactful manner- Ms.Swetha Manthena established Samashti International School in 2012- a school where there is an amalgamation of modern methodologies of teaching and traditional values. Ms. Swetha has ensured the provision of the best resources including a sprawling, green campus of 10 acres, spacious air conditioned smart classrooms, indoor and outdoor sports grounds, amphitheatre, a splendid library with the perfect ambience and many more. She has put in place a dedicated team who are taking forward her dream of providing Panchmukhi Shiksha and instilling the right values in every student, so that every Samashtian is a globally responsible citizen.
Dr William Wan is the General Secretary of the Singapore Kindness Movement and a Justice of the Peace. He chairs the Prison Fellowship Singapore and the Ethics Committee of Farrer Park Hospital. He serves as the Pastor Emeritus of Hope Presbyterian Church and is a regular speaker at churches, conferences and public events. A regular contributor to the newspapers and other publications, he has also authored several books. An ambassador of Active Ageing, he is active on several boards of non-profit organisations.

Steve Havill
CEO & Venture CatalystConscia Ventures
The Extraordinary Power of Being Your Authentic Self
Now more than ever, liberating ourselves to freely and courageously be the most authentic expression of the heart of who we are is the most generous gift we can offer the world as catalysts to inspire joy, deep connection and meaningful contribution.
Steve is a purposeful performance coach, activation facilitator and champion of the human spirit. He empowers clients to engage life as a conscious adventure by connecting to their unique expression in how to live, work and play on-purpose. As a global community builder, Steve loves stewarding a rich, dynamic, safe space to access the collective heart-intelligence of groups through meaningful engagement, fun and curiosity; assuring every voice is heard.
Bhavishya Diswar from India , is a social and human rights activist . Due to her strong ardour of doing something for society she initiated a project ‘Udengey Parindey’ to help slum kids in learning and growing during the tough time of Pandemic, covid-19. As the number grows she dreams of formalizing into an NGO and expanding her work and serve throughout India. She is an active volunteer at many distinct NPOs and NGOs. She is an empathy lover and aims to build this world into a better place full of love, peace and compassion not just for humans but for nature as well.
Samhita Veda Acharya, hails from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India and is a certified Happiness Coach, a certified NLP practitioner, a certified Heal Your Life Workshop and Teen Playshop Leader as well as A Reiki Practioner. She founded the Naach Academy of Performing Arts in the islands and since 2005 has conducted 1000s of community outreach programmes through her music, dance and happiness sessions whereby she helps people inculcate humanity, kindness, forgiveness, gratitude and appreciation of art and heritage in their lives..

Sai Pranavi
Youth Global Kindness Ambassador - Life Vest Inside &Youth advocate - Sustainable Development Goals of United Nations
KINDNESS MATTERS! A simple act of Kindness appeal to the United Nations for Declaration of International day of Kindness
Sai Pranavi is a 5th grade student from India. She is a Youth Global Kindness Ambassador for LifeVest Inside and Youth advocate for Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. She has been spreading Kindness and Empathy since 8 years of her age. She was the youngest to be working on ground during the Kerala flood relief operations in 2018 and an active youth child advocating for NO POVERTY, NO HUNGER, CLIMATE ACTION, EDUCATION FOR ALL and PEACE. She is a firm believer in Humanity and in Simple Acts of Kindness. She is taking her small steps towards making this World a kinder place for all. She loves nature and Space.
I’m a 38 year retired educator who has a passion for sharing kindness. My family, friends, and community are my life’s focus. Inclusion, acceptance, kindness, love, service, and joy are a few of my daily goals.
Sherman and Simon are the co-founders of Happiness Initiative in Singapore. Happiness Initiative is a social enterprise that translates the science of happiness and well-being into actions people can take. They focus on helping people live a more fulfilling life and take a preventive approach towards mental health conditions.
Amy has always believed that everyone belongs, and that we need to see and hear each other. When she started to feel that we were becoming more “us vs them” and less “we’re all in this together”, she left behind her successful corporate career to found Daily Haloha, a simple daily routine to help us find our way back to each and build empathy.
Performers
Ricky Kej is an internationally renowned Indian Music Composer and Environmentalist. He has performed at prestigious venues in over 30 countries, including at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and Geneva. Ricky has won more than 100 music awards in over 20 countries. He has been Awarded “United Nations Global Humanitarian Artist” and is also the “Youth Icon of India”. Ricky has been named as one of the 100 Real Leaders who ‘Inspire the Future’. He is the UNESCO mgiep “Global Ambassador for Kindness”, UNCCD “Land Ambassador”, UNICEF “Celebrity Supporter” & Ambassador for “Earth Day Network”.
Gad Elbaz
Singer
Gad is an Israeli superstar who is currently the most recognized name and face in Jewish music worldwide. With over 100 million hits on his YouTube music videos, Gad transformed and led the evolution of the Jewish music scene, elevating the standard of excitement and quality, and today he is one of the top recording and performance artists in the Jewish music industry.
Raphi Nathan
DJ Raphi
Overcoming obstacles through the power of dance
As a kid and teenager, school was a challenge, both by not having the ability to concentrate in class and being bullied. Dancing opened my eyes fir the first time, that anything possible. The positive impact that dedication to excel has on ones brain can truly change ones life.
Sherman and Simon are the co-founders of Happiness Initiative in Singapore. Happiness Initiative is a social enterprise that translates the science of happiness and well-being into actions people can take. They focus on helping people live a more fulfilling life and take a preventive approach towards mental health conditions.
Harini Rao is a Hindustani classical vocalist from Hyderabad. She is training under gurus vid Manjusha Patil and Smt. Swati Phadke in the various styles of classical music and light classical music.
She has won various competitions and was amongst the earliest recipients of the Pt Jasraj award for upcoming talent in classical music.
Harini has also sung in a few Telugu films and has won the Big FM best singer award in 2016 for “”oka lalana”” from the film jyo achutananda.
She is also the founder of Raageshree Foundation and Academy, wherein she teaches vocal music through regular classes, organizes concerts, conducts workshops, lec-dems, talks, and holds listening and reading sessions on classical music.
Franny and Evyatar create unique and original music together that blends languages and crosses borders. Franny is originally from Tennessee, US and Evyatar is from a small farming village in Israel. The two are married with 4 boys and create music with depth and soul.
Vrinda Chadha
Odissi Dancer and Arts Educator
Lalit Lavang Lata – An excerpt from Saint poet Sri Jayadeva’s Geet Govindam of 12th century A.D. A piece that describes springtime. In this refreshing and romantic setting young hearts leap with joy and excitement, and those that are separated from their lovers and loved ones pine for them and find the cruel pangs of separation unbearable. Set to Raag – Basant, Taal – Jhampa and Ektali, Dance choreographed by Guru Mayadhar Raut
Vrinda Chadha is a senior disciple of renowned Odissi exponent and Padma shri awardee Guru Ranjana Gauhar. She has been training, performing & now teaching under her Guru’s guidance for the last 18 years She has completed a Master’s degree in Philosophy from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University and has been a recipient of the National scholarship for Odissi Dance from the Ministry of Culture(Gov. Of India). She is empanelled with the Indian Council for cultural relations. Vrinda has travelled extensively with her Guru and in various solos for prestigious dance festivals in India and abroad.
She holds a Diploma Degree in Odissi Dance and Hindustani classical vocals and has also trained in Hatha Yoga. She’s been a dance associate with NGO ‘Nayi Udaan’ conducting numerous workshops for underprivileged children. Apart from being an active performer, she is also pursuing a fellowship with Teach For India during this Pandemic. Working closely with children from low income families and introducing them to creative learning techniques. Teaching an arts curriculum to help build the lack of emotional literacy & self expression in children from underprivileged backgrounds.
Dr. David Lazerson, aka – Dr. Laz, is an award wining author, educator, musician, and conflict resolution specialist. Just weeks after race riots occurred in Crown Heights, NYC, he was called upon to be the liaison between the Hassidic and African-American communities. Working together with two Black youth leaders, they started Project C.U.R.E., which has grown over the years to include dialogues, multi-cultural event, joint sports activities, and a music group, Dr. Laz & The CURE, that has opened for Al Green, The Winans, US Congress, and for communities throughout the world. Dr. Laz’s book, Sharing Turf – Race Relations After The Crown Heights Riots, was used to write the screenplay for the movie “Crown Heights,” which stars TV personality Howie Mandel as Dr. Laz. He’s received the “Teacher of the Year” award from two different public school systems, including Buffalo, NY in 1980 and south Florida’s Broward County Schools (the country’s 6th largest school district) in 2007. He was one of five educators to be inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame in 2008.
The Indian Dance Group Natarang is a group of artists inspired with Indian dance, who want to promote Indian culture in Poland. Natarang Group was founded in 2013, nevertheless members of a group got impressive stage experience.
They’ve performed Indian dance for many years on lots of stages across Poland and Europe. Members of the group are developing their dance skills in classical forms as well. They focus on such classical Indian styles like Kuchipudi, Kathak and Odissi.
Zofia Lichota is an ICCR Scholarship Awardee for Indian classical dance Odissi, student of Guru Padmashree Ranjana Gauhar. She performed on such prestigious platforms like Khajuraho dance festival, Odissi International Dance festival or Margi dance festival in Bhubaneswar.
Her dedication and hard work have been appreciated in the words of her Guru ji: “Zofia is a true original, a dancer whose work exemplifies quality, craft and musicality. Passion, enthusiasm and good nature make her an excellent student and performer.”

Hamito Ghoori
Songwriter
When You Call
Just a fellow human looking to spread more light and kindness.
SelahStar is comprised of Judah Reuben Selah & Sarah Star. Often featuring artists, singers and musicians performing and recording in South Florida. Through their unique Rock Reggae style they uplift hearts & souls to the consciousness of global unity, peace and love.

Anthony Bacchus
CAPE Director Mission Possible Foundation
Nice Vibes – Will you be my friend
Anthony Bacchus is a master drummer, promoter, songwriter and Youth Director in Delray Beach, Florida. He has been performing and expanding his professional career by incorporating his love of teaching music to young people of all ages and abilities.
ApolloThyrteen is one of 13 children born to Haitian immigrants. (Hence the 13) Raised in a household that was very musically inclined. He learned music appreciation from his mother who kept music playing in the home and his father who loved to sing. He chose the name ApolloThyrteen in honor of his siblings but also as a reminder that on the NASA mission Apollo 13; despite the disaster that took place everyone survived meaning even in the midst of trouble blessings can be found.
Chaplain at Saint Andrew’s School , Boca Raton, Florida
Hi, my name is Marc-Charles. I’m a 2020 graduate, I now attend Palm Beach State College and will major in Zoology. My hobbies are singing, dancing, drumming, and anything that makes people/myself smile!
Biana Pinchuk is a 17-year-old classical crossover singer and violinist musical prodigy from Miami, Florida. She has toured the entire world sharing her passion for music and the arts. Biana plays over 200 pieces of music in 9 languages!

Tali Ann Katz
Artist
Original Composition: We Can Make A Beautiful World
Tali Ann Katz, is a seasoned performing artist, Cantorial soloist and lecturer on Jewish Spirituality and general Jewish Studies. She has a masters degree in Early Childhood Education and taught grades K-3 in both the private and in the public school systems.
Since living in Florida she has taught continuing Adult Education classes in a variety of subjects.
Tali Ann has been teaching classes on Kabbalah in her community for the past sixteen years and since the pandemic, she has been facilitating on Zoom both her Kabbalah class and a class on the Psalms of David.
Her firm belief is the world is your classroom.
Eliana and Miriam Drummond hail from a family of musicians singers songwriters and world healers. They are thrilled to be part of spreading the inspiring message of kindness, unity, love and peace in our world!