Stephanie Shorter PhD was trained as a sensory neuroscientist and cortical electrophysiologist, and has long been interested in perception, cognition and consciousness.
She is a seeker who embraces yoga as her tool of individual transformation on her path towards being an agent of social transformation. Stephanie left her career in traditional academia in 2006 to devote her science and writing skills to promoting contemplative practice.
She was recently named as the Director of Research and Publications for the Yoga Care Foundation, a research and service non-profit based in Austin, Texas.
