Wendy Roy has been featured and revered as a holistic glamour guru domestically and internationally, and her latest proud accomplishment is the publication of her smart and hip gift book entitled “You Know You’re a Glam-Granola Girl If…” a delightful work that celebrates the glamorously earthy ladies of the world. She is a freelance writer and partners with organizations to promote the Glam-Granola image and lifestyle. She also directs attention to the importance of developing emotional intelligence in our youth, as this is one of her greatest passions. Wendy contributes to the Green-Zen pages with her “Eco Fashion & Beauty Tips.”

Bryan Au has been practicing Yoga for 12+ years and during his world spiritual travels he encountered Raw Organic Food 10 years ago on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. This changed his entire loving, healing spiritual path and he quickly embraced Raw Organic Food as a complimentary spiritual practice to bring more health and harmony to Earth along with Yoga. Bryan is the author of Raw in Ten, a raw foods best-seller. He will be writing how combining Yoga with Raw Organic Food and being Eco Green will further your Yogic Path and increase joy, love, healing and happiness in your life. Om, bliss and blessings raways and forever!

Jose L. Gerardo has more than 10 years experience as a feature article writer on various women’s issues for a regional magazine. He is also an experienced Web Content and SEO writer. Jose leads a clean, healthy lifestyle and supports eco-friendly initiatives. He lives in the Philippines and enjoys biking, swimming, walking, and writing for Kosmic Life’s web site, where he contributes to the Ayurveda Treatments.

Marina Hanes is a writer/editor with online articles published mainly on environmental issues and animal rights. She received a degree in Professional Writing & Editing from Youngstown State University, and she currently lives in Ohio with her three cats named Lily, Bella and Oliver. Marina has started her own business, Cat’s Eye Editing, LLC, and hopes to publish children’s books in the near future. Her hobbies include skiing, reading, swimming and walking in the park; plus she contributes to Kosmic Life’s Green Living Web Highlights.

Rachna Chopra is a spiritual practitioner, a spiritual tour guide, yoga trainer and inspirational writer hailing from India. A direct disciple of the mystic saints of India, she has authored two books and contributed numerous columns on religion, philosophy and travel to leading press and websites. She has accompanied seekers through some spectacular journeys through the mountains of India, Nepal and Tibet. Rachna holds a graduate degree in Psychology, and is currently a student of Anthropology researching shamanism and sacred rituals of different cultural traditions. She is also an Image Management Consultant for select American businesses wanting to establish a foothold in the booming Indian market. She lives in Los Angeles, and contributes the Kosmic Spirit, Kosmic Journeys and the Kosmic Path columns.

Samantha Hoffnagle is a part time writer and editor with articles published in the green and healthy living space. She is a native New Yorker with a passion for Hiking and Photography. At Kosmic, Sam contributes to the network as our East Coast Editor and marketer, providing content and partnerships related to green living, yoga, fitness and wellness.

Valerie Brooks is a full time writer with articles published in a variety of genres including many in the health and wellness field. She is originally from the East Coast but has found greater inspiration since moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Yoga, spa, travel, and animals are her highest passions and she has written extensively on each of these topics. She holds a graduate degree in publishing and reads manuscripts for a literary agent. Valerie worked as a model and actress in New York but exchanged that for a more spiritual life in the Southwest. She shares her life with an English Bulldog named Lakota. At Kosmic, Valerie is our Yoga & Body Web Highlights editor and contributes to the Ashram Guide and other areas of the site.

Robert starts his day with caffeine asanas while talking smack with questionable Pleiadians and Sirians that are strangely enough, interested in fantasy football. In his dream waking life he has a young son that is teaching him about love and commitment and a wife that wishes he’d pay more attention to the bills.

In his waking dream life he’s working on a group soul project, using collective dreaming as a multi-processor, anchoring orgone in select geographic locations in dire need of life force. He also writes a monthly column for emusic.com and is working on a book, Renegade Soundwaves: The Search For Enlightonement to be published in 2009 by North Atlantic Press. Robert writes the Music Blog and the Kosmic Music column for KosmicLife and sets our astrological clocks in motion every month with his Monthly Astrology Forecasts. You can get more of his edgy wit and wisdom at his personal site: robertphoenix.com.

India Bonham has lived on both the Left and Right coasts of the U.S. and loves international travel, having experienced Europe, South America and Indonesia. She is a freelance writer and artist who has been published for both media. Hand-carving rubber as a print medium and drawing are two of her favorite art forms. Her interests range from health to cognitive liberty, beauty and fashion, and DIY. India has facilitated several Salon groups in San Francisco and has organized many social and corporate level events. She is the editor of “Relationship Web Soup” and contributes articles on womens’ health and well being.

photo by Michael Horowitz

Christopher Van Buren is a published writer of over 15 books and numerous magazine articles. He has also contributed to many web sites in the body/mind/spirit/earth genre and keeps two blogs on the topics of natural health and Brazil travel. He has been a literary agent, world traveler and travel writer, emotional healing practitioner, tarot card reader, publisher, and fine artist. He is considered by many to be a master of re-inventing the self — although for him it seems more like a series of cosmic accidents. He is Kosmic Life’s Editor-In-Spirit and besides co-creating the many columns and sections of the site, contributes the “allthingsspiritual” and “Food & Health Web Highlights” columns. He also contributes the occasional recipe and adds his favorite yoga postures to the Yoga Reference.

Over the years, serving as the Director of Spa Training and head massage therapist for The Chopra Center for Well-Being, Grace Wilson has touched thousands of people from all over the world, including spiritual and political leaders, Hollywood celebrities, socialites, professional athletes, and, of course, regular people from all walks of life. Her first book, Massage In Minutes: Simple Techniques for Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere came from her desire to create something more user-friendly than the DIY massage books currently out there. The techniques in Massage In Minutes are simple to learn, easy to perform, feel great, and are incredibly effective. She reeducates readers that, if they have ten minutes and a little bit of floor space, they can give or receive a great massage. No special equipment is needed, no oils are involved, and everything is done through loose clothing. Grace writes the “Spa Trends” column for Kosmic Life and contributes to the Yoga Postures and Ayurveda references.