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Brendan is a former professional Ironman triathlete, a two-time Canadian 50km Ultra Marathon Champion, the creator of the award-winning line of whole food nutritional products called VEGA, and the bestselling author of the Thrive book series. He is also the founder of a national, organic, plant-based, whole food delivery service called Thrive Foods Direct. Recognized as one of the world's foremost authorities on plant- based nutrition, Brendan is a guest lecturer at Cornell University and presents an eCornell module entitled "The Plant-Based Diet and Elite Athleticism."

Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D., has a private practice in West Los Angeles. He is author of The Now Effect: How this Moment Can Change the Rest of Your Life and coauthor of A Mindfulness‑Based Stress Reduction Workbook. His is also author of the the Mindful Solutions audio series and the Mindfulness at Work program that is currently being taught in many multinational corporations. He is the founder of the Mindfulness and Psychotherapy column on Psychcentral.com and a frequent contributor on the Huffington Post and Mentalhelp.net. He has also given workshops, radio interviews, and lectures in multiple settings on the therapeutic benefits of mindfulness including the Psychotherapy Networker, FACES conference, the Mindfulness and Psychotherapy conference at UCLA headlining Thich Nhat Hanh, Jack Kornfield, Dan Siegel, and Trudy Goodman, among others. He the lives in Santa Monica, California.

Serena is a wife, actress, certified personal trainer, certified holistic nutritionist, licensed massage therapist, entrepreneur, believer of natural beauty and non-toxic living and a Crohn's girl. She is the founder of the Simple Holistic Girl blog and owner of The SHG Community, LLC (formerly Personal Lifestyle Wellness, LLC). She helps busy women & moms (dads are welcome, too :)) create holistically healthy families with a focus on natural living.