David E. Shaner, Ph.D

• Professor of Asian Studies & Philosophy (Japanese, Indian, Chinese Philosophy & Mind-Body Studies), Furman University
• Chair of Philosophy Department, Furman University
• Chief Instructor of the Eastern Ki Federation
• Author of several books on Japanese Buddhism and Body-Mind unification and Editor of Philosophy and Biology
• A chief advisor for CPB upcoming MMT Certification Program
• Personal Teacher of Jim Eubanks

Tom Clark

• Director of the Center for Naturalism & Naturalism.org
• Author of Encountering Naturalism: A Worldview and Its Uses

Stephen Batchelor

• Former Buddhist Monk (India, Korea, Switzerland)
• Buddhist Scholar specializing in Early Buddhism (Pali Nikayas)
• Author of numerous books on Buddhism, including Buddhism Without Beliefs and Alone With Others

Roger T. Ames, Ph.D

• Professor of Chinese Studies and Philosophy (Chinese, American & Comparative Philosophy), University of Hawai'i
• Director of the Center for Chinese Studies (1991-2000)
• Editor of Philosophy East and West (1987-present)
• Translator, Commentator and Author of numerous books and journal articles on classical Chinese studies, including the Dao De Jing

Steve Odin, Ph.D

• Professor of Philosophy (Japanese, American & Comparative Philosophy), University of Hawai'i
• Author of The Social Self in Zen and American Pragmatism

Owen Flanagan, Ph.D

• Professor of Philosophy, Psychology and Neurobiology (Philosophy of Mind), Duke University
• Chair of Philosophy Department, Duke University
• Author of many books on Science and Buddhism, including Beyond Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Collaboration With the Dalai Lama
• A chief advisor for CPB upcoming MMT Certification Program

Peter Hershock, Ph.D

• Educational Specialist, Chinese Studies and Philosophy (Chinese Buddhism & Comparative Philosophy), East-West Center
• Author of many books on Chinese Buddhism, including Chan Buddhism, Buddhism in the Public Sphere: Reorienting Global Interdependence, and Liberating Intimacy: Enlightenment and Social Virtuosity in Chan Buddhism

Sam Britt, Ph.D

• Professor of Hinduism, Buddhism and African Studies at Furman University
• Former chair of Asian Studies at Furman University

Norman Kettner, DC, DACBR

• Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiology, Logan College of Chiropractic, St. Louis, MO
• Author and co-author of more than 70 scientific publications
• 2005 American Chiropractic Association (ACA) Academician of the Year and 2008 ACA Researcher of the Year
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant Reviewer
• Ad Hoc Reviewer NIH/NCCAM
• A chief advisor for CPB upcoming MMT Certification Program and Thesis Advisor to Jim Eubanks