Joan Hanley is an artist, teacher, and author of the books: Art & Yoga and Original Self (with Thomas Moore). She has been a visiting lecturer at Boston University, Marlboro College, Hofstra University, Smith College, Lesley University, New Hampshire Arts Institute, Omega, Kripalu, Schumacher College and Maine College of Art. She holds an MFA from Vermont College, BFA from Hartford Art School and an MA in Creative Arts Therapies from Lesley University. She began her meditation training in high school and has continued to train and teach in the US, India, Japan, Taiwan, England and China over the past 50 years.