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CONTRIBUTORS

JOSEPH SELBIE LISA HAISHA enjoys making the complex and obscure simple and clear . He is the author of Break Through the Limits of the Brain , how neuroscience supports spiritual experience , The Physics of God , a unification of science and religion , and The Yugas , a factual look at India ’ s tradition of cyclical history . Joseph is known for creating bridges of understanding between the modern evidenced-based discoveries of science and the timeless experience-based discoveries of the mystics . A dedicated Kriya yoga meditator for nearly fifty years , he taught yoga , meditation , and universal experiential spirituality throughout the US and Europe . In 1975 Joseph became a founding member of Ananda , a spiritual community and movement inspired by the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda , author of Autobiography of a Yogi . As a teacher and minister , and decades of study under Swami Kriyananda , a direct disciple of Yogananda , gave him a deep dive into Eastern philosophy , meditation , and comparative religion . Joseph is also a critical thinker grounded in science , studying physics , chemistry , and microbiology at the University of Colorado . Now retired , Joseph was a founder and the CEO of Tristream , an early pioneer in experience design for the web . He collaborated with Jakob Nielsen , the thought leader in experience design , to write Best Team Practices for Web Application Design and spoke at many Nielsen-Norman Group conferences in the United States and Europe . Tristream clients included Cisco , Logitech , Ariba / SAP , Manpower , Tektronix , and Wells Fargo . It is a tremendous treat to have Joseph share his “ Rewire Your Brain to Support the Life You Want ” story in our Papa ’ s Wisdom section !
is a mother , founder of SoulBlazing , life coach , author , transformational speaker , T . V . host , and avid traveler . She has an M . A . in Spiritual Psychology . Her fascination with people has taken her to over 60 countries , where she has worked in everything from boardrooms to yurts helping people Make Shift Happen in their lives . Lisa is an expert on exploring our emotional landscape so that we not only accept ourselves ; we understand how to unpack those patterns of negative selftalk or false beliefs rooted in our psyche since childhood . She is also the Chair Woman of Silicon Valley ’ s Pitch Global L . A . chapter and frequently works with entrepreneurs helping them manifest change . In 2018 and 2019 , Lisa embarked on a Summer “ Speak , Play , Pray Tour ” through Europe speaking in London for Pitch Global , teaching communication to actors in Berlin and Madrid . She held spiritual retreats in Barcelona , Istanbul , Rome , and Dublin . Lisa has interviewed and filmed dozens of movers-and-shakers and out-of-thebox thinkers to explore what makes them tick . The Legacy series led to the Amazon Originals SoulBlazing with Lisa Haisha and the latest two seasons : Conversations with Master Teachers and Encounters with Metaphysical Healers . SoulBlazing is a form of spiritual and emotional housecleaning . When we commit to the process , we evolve and grow by learning to respond rather than react to life . We are now transforming adversity into resilience . The ultimate goal is aligning ourselves with our true North Star , our Authentic Soul . I am honored to have Lisa taking time from her busy schedule to share her fascinating and remarkable life ’ s journey . Her story , “ Know Thyself ” is perfect for our Bubble Of Quiet Confidence section !
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