Josephine (Jo) Lau is a Sydney-based psychology student, migraine advocate, and yogi whose work sits at the intersection of self-discovery, neuroscience, and lived experience. She is currently completing a Graduate Diploma in Psychology at UNSW, following a prior degree in Computer Science and Marketing and an established career in digital marketing and entrepreneurship. Jo trained as a yoga teacher in 2015 and taught professionally for five years, alongside early motherhood. Her yoga and meditation journey became a process of deep self-inquiry, helping her understand her nervous system and how to regulate it. This embodied learning sparked her curiosity about the brain and led her into formal psychology training. She now views yoga and meditation as practical, supportive tools for migraine management and nervous system health.

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Kevin J. Tracey, MD is President and CEO and the Karches Family Distinguished Chair in Medical Research at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. He is also Professor of Neurosurgery and Molecular Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and Executive Vice President for Research at Northwell Health in New York.

A pioneering leader in neuroimmunology and bioelectronic medicine, Dr. Tracey is known for discovering and mapping neural circuits that regulate immune responses, helping establish the field of bioelectronic medicine. His work has also contributed to identifying the therapeutic mechanisms of monoclonal anti-TNF antibodies used to treat inflammatory diseases.

Dr. Tracey received his B.S. in Chemistry (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) from Boston College and his M.D. from Boston University. He trained in neurosurgery at New York Hospital–Cornell University Medical Center before joining The Feinstein Institutes in 1992.

An inventor on more than 120 U.S. patents and author of over 400 scientific publications, he co-founded the Global Sepsis Alliance and several biotechnology companies, including SetPoint Medical. Dr. Tracey is the author of Fatal Sequence and The Great Nerve and has received numerous international honors for his contributions to science and medicine.

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Esther Estey, PhD, RYT-200, is a rehabilitation psychologist, researcher, and yoga
teacher at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System (Stanford University School of Medicine
affiliate) and provider within the VA Palo Alto / Stanford Headache Center of Excellence.
She is faculty at Harvard Medical School and Associate Director of Mindfulness-Based
Training at the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion. She specializes in
contemplative treatment of migraine and headache disorders, chronic pain, sleep and
mood disorders, PTSD, and recovery after brain injury and chronic illness.

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Dr. Raquel is a Health Psychologist specializing in pain management, working within the NHS alongside multidisciplinary teams to provide evidence-based care for individuals living with chronic pain. She integrates psychology with yoga and mindfulness practices to support both physical and psychological wellbeing.

She holds a degree in Psychology, an MSc in Health Psychology from the University of Westminster, and a Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology focused on chronic pain. Alongside her academic work, Dr. Raquel has over 20 years of experience teaching yoga therapy.

Her areas of focus include chronic pain, back pain, women’s health (including pregnancy and postnatal recovery), and mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress. She has trained extensively in yoga therapy, trauma-informed yoga, and yoga for mental health, and previously developed an NHS-based yoga therapy program for PTSD at the Maudsley Hospital in London.

Dr. Raquel currently works in both private practice and NHS settings, offering individual and group support.

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Dr. Jonathan Rosenthal is a neurologist in New York City. He completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Neural Science and his Doctor of Medicine degree both at NYU. He completed residency in neurology at NYU, Bellevue, and Manhattan VA, serving as chief resident, and a clinical fellowship in neurophysiology at Weill-Cornell School of Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. His work on TBI was recognized by the American Academy of Neurology Young Investigator Award. He is an avid yoga student of Sri Dharma Mittra. Since 2014, he has been hosting events about neuroscience and yoga, and is working to expand his research programs to include yoga interventions.

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