Our Team

  • Lincoln Nguyen

    CEO and Founder of Karuna Labs, a digital therapeutics company treating chronic pain using virtual reality and behavioral coaching.

    Trained in Indo-Tibetan Buddhist meditation under Chaphur Rinpoche, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, and Loch Kelly.

  • Mark Tanaka

    I am a teacher and coach that specializes in helping people with nervous system regulation, somatic attachment/developmental trauma repair and inner child work. I have a unique and diverse background in 25 years of Eastern self-healing and self-regulation practices such as yoga, qigong, meditation and Buddhist practice. I also have training in progressive western body-based psychology approaches such as Adult Attachment Repair Method (AARM) and Parts Work that I integrate into my session.

  • David R. Vago, Ph.D.

    Research Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

    Core Faculty, Vanderbilt Brain Institute

    Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

  • Chelsey Fasano

    Chelsey Lee Fasano combines her seventeen years of experience in the yogic arts and meditation with her scientific understanding to bring clarity, insight and relatability to spirituality and intimacy. She has extensive experience with retreat style meditation, classical tantric yoga, and various intimacy and embodiment practices, which she began studying as a teenager.

  • Sharon Niv, Ph.D.

    Co-founder and chief experience officer of Joyous, Very Low Dose ketamine therapy for anxiety and depression.

    Specialist in esoteric approaches to enhancing consciousness and well-being. Interested in integrating our understanding of advanced neuroscience frameworks and contemplative practices.

  • James Bae

    Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, licensed in the state of NY, with a diverse background in various Asian Medical systems.

    Doctoral degree with a focus on medical research, orthopedics and oncology. Research areas include trauma, mind-body interventions, clinician self-care and self-cultivation traditions in Asian medicine.