Laurie Ellis-Young MTC, SYT is a passionate pioneer in developing and sharing ‘Breath Literacy’ as an empowering and healing modality across six continents. She began her yoga practice at 14, discovering early on that yoga transforms bodies and breath transforms lives. Laurie is a yoga teacher, MBSR instructor, speaker, and global peace ambassador having worked with diverse populations including innercity teenagers, girls rescued from brothels in Cambodia, UN staff in Kosovo, OSCE staff in Ukraine, and numerous NGO’s. She is founding director of Breathe The Change and co-founder of the non-profit BreathLogic dedicated to sharing breath literacy across four areas: 1.Humanitarian 2.Education 3.Medical/Wellness 4. Corporate/Business.

Dr. George T. Ellis, PsyD, LP, is a clinical psychologist with over 40 years of gaining expertise in trauma and conflict resolution. He has founded and led programs for NGOS, the UN, USAID, OSCE, and innovative schools, emphasizing stress management, and global peace-building. Dr. Ellis has contributed extensively in high-stress environments and conflict zones worldwide, including Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. From 2016-2021 he served as senior psychologist for OSCE throughout Ukraine. As a program developer, trainer and consultant, he specializes in cross cultural psychotherapy, stress management and conflict transformation fostering empowerment and positive organizational culture. Dr. Ellis currently provides telehealth services and consulting on international projects spanning five continents.