Contributors & Partners

Dr. Manjunath N K (B.N.Y.S., Ph.D., D.Sc.) is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor & the Director of Research at S-VYASA University in Bengaluru, India. Possessing 28 years of Academic, Research, and Administrative experience, he has published 84 research papers in journals indexed in international bibliographic databases. His research interests include the Psychophysiology of Yoga, Neural correlates of meditation, Aging, and rehabilitation. He is also the Editor of the International Journal of Yoga (IJOY) and a reviewer of various international journals. Dr. Manjunath has delivered lectures on evidence-based Yoga therapy and conducted workshops at prestigious institutions and Universities across the world including Harvard Medical School, USA, Monash University, Australia, Royal College of Medicine, London, Shanghai University of Sports, China, Pharma University, Italy, etc

He serves as a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee, Department of Science and Technology, Research advisory committee, Integrative Medicine initiative, Niti Aayog, Core committee, Yoga accreditation in higher education, NAAC, Govt. of India and Steering committee, Yoga programs and accreditation, Yunnan Minzu University, China,etc. He is the Vice-President of Vivekananda Yoga University, California, USA, the Vice-president of the Asian Yoga Therapy Association, Singapore, and the Founding Director of the global chain of Integrative Medicine clinics and hospitals with the brand name Vivekananda Health Global. He has received prestigious awards including the Bharat Gaurav Award at the House of Commons, British Parliament, London and the ASTAM Yoga Forum Munchen Patanjali Award for excellence in Interdisciplinary development of Yoga.

Prof. Olaf Blanke, MD Bertarelli Foundation Chair in Cognitive Neuroprosthetics Neuro-X Institue & Brain-Mind Institute Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) Campus Biotech Geneva, Switzerland.

Olaf Blanke is Bertarelli Foundation Chair of Cognitive Neuroprosthetics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), where he directs the Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience at Geneva’s Campus Biotech. He founded and directed EPFL’s Center for Neuroprosthetics and is Adjunct Professor at Geneva University Hospital. Blanke’s research focuses on the neuroscience of consciousness and embodiment, human augmentation and personalized medicine. Blanke pioneered robotics and virtual reality technology in neuroscience of consciousness studies and cognitive psychology. His medical-translational activities are dedicated to preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and devices in neurodegenerative disorders (Parkinson’s disease, Dementia), mental health and well-being. Olaf Blanke and Erkin Bek have joined forces to launch the development of the meditation experience platform called “Home Within: Meditation Neuro-engineering journey” that is empowered by immersive technology and underpinned by neuro-scientific monitoring & researching into the science of meditation experiences.

Dr Rajesh Singh is a qualified Yoga & Naturopathic Physician and Teacher in India. He serves as the Senior National Vice President of INYGMA (Indian Naturopathy & Yoga Graduates’ Medical Association) and Director of Sammati Wellbeing Centre. 

He has been an Executive Organising Committee Member at International Congress on Naturopathic Medicine (ICNM) and was the founder behind the World Assembly on Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy (WAAYN) organised in 2019 at Greater Noida, India. 

He is also an author, speaker and Corporate Wellness Consultant.

Born and based in South Korea, Lee Jung Woong is the masterful creator of the ‘Brush’ series of paintings. They stand as a metaphor for the harmonious co-existence of East and West. While the brush used for traditional Chinese Calligraphy stands for Eastern traditions, the hyper realistic style of painting represents Western art characteristics. Lee’s exquisite skill in the synchronisation of the opposites of East and West culminates in an absolute state of tranquil harmony. Through these and other qualities, the Brush series silently depicts the inner power of man. 

Click here to watch Behind The Art: Lee Jung Woong and understand more about Lee’s work.

Rakesh Chaurasia is a world-renowned musician and composer and innovative exponent of the modern bansuri (a side-blown, subcontinental flute of India). He takes a deep interest in the meditative and therapeutic aspects of music. 

Rakesh has already globe trotted many times over, enthralling audiences at classical and semi-classical concerts in Japan, Australia, Europe, South Africa and USA. He is also an accomplished musician having recorded with most of the leading stalwarts of the Indian film industry. He has regularly appeared in prominent festivals like WOMAD festival in Athens, ‘Festivals of India’ in Russia, Japan, USA and Europe. His growing maturity and status has brought him invitations to perform solo at major events within India and abroad such as the Festival of Saint-Denis in Paris, Leicester International Music Festival in England. Modest Rakesh is the first to admit that he has a lot to learn, not just from his legendary uncle and maestro, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia but his peers too. 

Rakesh has deeply immersed and worked with Erkin to create the Silent Flute, the project to empower the sound of silence through the sound of flute.

Since childhood, Vishal Vardhan has been studying the art of playing bansuri flute and the nuances of Hindustani music. From 2002 to 2009, Vishal studied in Vrindaban Gurukul under the guidance of Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. During this period, he played many concerts with Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. 

Now, he performs solo concerts in India and Europe in his own style which he has developed over the years. He is also working as a flute teacher at the International Bansuri Academy located in Gurugram, NCR. With his father, he also makes professional bansuri flutes, which are renowned all over the world.

Jacques Bonvin is an experienced Swiss lawyer who is passionate about studying consciousness in meditation, its impact on human mind and its scientific link. Thanks to his extensive experience in the biotechnology sector in Switzerland and abroad and his great interest in the All Here way of life, Jacques is able to bridge any gaps that may emerge between the fluid field of meditation and the scientific legal framework.