John Lee
Bestselling author of twelve books, including The Flying Boy, Facing the Fire: Experiencing & Expressing Anger Appropriately, Growing Yourself Back Up, Courting a Woman’s Soul, The Secret Place of Thunder, plus most recently, The Missing Peace: Solving the Anger Problem. He is a recognized leader in the Men’s Movement, Recovery Movement and Personal Growth. His highly creative developments in P.E.E.R. Counseling seminars, anger management workshops, mini-sessions and The Detour Method are taught worldwide. Check out his website at www.jlcsonline.com.

Robert Bly
Storyteller, translator and winner of the National Book Award for poetry. Bly has written many books including Iron John: A Book About Men, Morning Poems, The Maiden King and Eating the Honey of Words. In his numerous roles as ground-breaking poet, editor, translator, storyteller, and father of what he has called “the expressive men’s movement,” Bly remains one of the most hotly debated American artists of the past half century. Visit his website at www.robertbly.com.

Malidoma Somé, PhD
is one of today’s most eloquent champions of indigenous wisdom. His life and teaching form a bridge between the traditional ways of his people, the Dagara of West Africa – among whom he is an initiated elder – and the modern world. He is a gifted medicine man and diviner, as well as a compelling teacher and author. For more than twenty years, Malidoma has shared the ancient knowledge of his tribe with people in the West who are increasingly disconnected from their ancestors, spirit, and the richness of life in community. His voice awakens in our hearts the recognition that we are all born with a life purpose to fulfill and that we can do so in a deep and abiding relationship with all beings. Dr. Somé is the author of several bestselling books, including Of Water and the Spirit; Ritual: Power, Healing and Community; and The Healing Wisdom of Africa. He is currently completing two new books: one on the ancestors and our relationship to them; the other on gatekeepers between this and the spirit world. Visit his website at Malidoma.com.

Vijay Director
has lead workshops and groups for over 20 years. His groups and private therapy practice specialize in helping men (and women) get "out of their heads" (beyond their minds) and into their bodies- and hearts. He also founded a store, a learning center, a wholistic/arts publication and the New York chapter of the P.E.E.R. Training in Emotional Release. He has practiced body centered therapies such as movement, stretching, meditation and emotional release for over 25 years, and brings passion, depth and playfulness. Vijay will facilitate some form of emotional insight/ release & meditation groups, as well sharing some quality time with the younger men."

River Guerguerian
(Multipercussionist/Composer/Educator) was born in 1967 in Montreal, Canada to Armenian-Egyptian parents. He has been performing internationally for 25 years with such groups as the BBC Concert Orchestra, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Tan Dun, Tibetan Singing Bowl Ensemble, Lionel Hampton, Chuck Berry, and Ziggy Marley/Gipsy Kings. River received his Bachelor of Music from the Manhattan School of Music Conservatory. He has performed at International Music Festivals in New York, Berlin, Moscow, Edinburgh, Rome, London, Hong Kong, Athens, Barcelona, Istanbul, and has recorded on over 100 albums and film soundtracks. Visit him at www.ShareTheDrum.com.