Maneesha James S.R.N., S.C.M., R.M.N.
Australia
activemeditation.com concept creator and contributor

Maneesha James (formerly known as Juliet Forman), has a background in general and psychiatric nursing and midwifery. She was the guinea pig in the early seventies when Osho was designing his active methods, and has practiced the techniques for over 30 years.
Now an editor and freelance journalist, Maneesha has written several books on meditation. Her fifth book, "Impara a Meditare – technica per una vita viva" ("Learning Meditation – Techniques for a Juicy Life"), is available through Macro Edizione, Italy. She is the creator of four CDs of guided meditations (distr: Osho Publikaties, Holland) and the scriptwriter and presenter of the documentary, "Meditation: Stress-Free Living For Busy Women" (Goldhil US; Gaia UK). She has been interviewed internationally for magazines, newspapers, radio and television.
Maneesha also leads groups and conducts individual sessions around the world. Her work focusses on living totally, and dying consciously.
At ...maneeshajames.com you will find the schedule for her groups and trainings and a list of her written works and recorded meditations.
For a video interview with Maneesha Click here

Dr Federicco Montecucco
Bagni di Lucca
Tuscany
Italy
Project consultant and contributor

A medical doctor, and a meditator for twenty-five years, for the past ten years Dr Federico Montecucco's particular interest has been to make the evolution of man's consciousness accessible to the scientific mind.
To this purpose he established the "Academy For Science, Art and Consciousness" and set up a community Villaggio Globale in Bagni Di Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. Here he works with a group of meditators, conducting research into the effects of meditation, including the Osho methods, on the human organism .
To read Montecucco's professional perspective on Osho Dynamic Meditation...Restoring Our Lost Integrity and for a longer article on his work at Villagio Globale see ...Are We on the Same Wavelength?

Vikrant A Sentis M. Ed
Chile
Project consultant and contributor

Vikrant Sentis holds a master's degree in adult education. He specializes in humanistic psychotherapy and personal development and is a certified member of the Asssociation for Humanistic Psychology, USA. He heads the Department of Psychological Support for a pre-university institution "SEA" – System of Active Education – and is also director of the Experiential Center for Human Development in Santiago. He has recently been appointed to the staff of the SEK International University where he will be running a personal development workshop for psychology students.
His thesis, which was the springboard for his first book, "Beyond the Limits of Experience," details the development of humanistic psychology, from psychoanalysis to transpersonal psychology. The book is now part of the syllabus of two courses in the Northern Illinois University.
For Vikrant's article on Psychotherapy and Meditation...Stepping Out of the Circle

Dr Floriana Formicola Ph.D
Naples, Italy
Project consultant and contributor

Born in Italy, Dr Formicola trained as a bioenergetic therapist in the USA and as a psychotherapist in Italy. She has a Ph.D. in Psychology and is also qualified in the fields of Oncological Psychology and Psychiatry.
Currently she is director of a district service for psychotherapy and mental health.
See ...Meditation as an aid to self-diagnosis for Floriana's professional experiences with the Osho Active Methods

Dr Jan M. Keppel Hesselink MD, Ph D
Holland
Project consultant and contributor

Dutch-born Jan Marius Keppel Hesselink, MD, Ph.D. is a biologist and physician. He received his Ph.D. on a study of Parkinson's disease and has worked as a neurologist and pharmacologist. For the last four years, Dr Hesselink has been Vice-President R&D at a large international pharmaceutical company. He has been Professor of Molecular Pharmacology at the University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany since 1997, is Managing Director at a science consultancy organization, and also works as a medical acupuncturist.
Editor of "Human Psychopharmacology," he has written three books and more than 80 articles on various topics such as neurology, psychopharmacology, psychiatry, medical philosophy, transpersonal medicine, and research methodology
See ...No Thoughts, Only Pure Awareness for Jan's personal experiences with Osho Dynamic Meditation