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Growing up, Sebene felt like a big weirdo. Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and raised in white neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., she was a tomboy Black girl who loved Monty Python and UB40. She never believed she belonged.

Thirty years ago, she began studying Buddhism and Buddhist philosophy as an undergraduate at McGill University where she majored in Comparative Religious Studies. Now, Sebene is a meditation teacher, author, and speaker who teaches that meditation can help us remember our inherent sense of belonging, that our individual freedom affects absolutely everyone and everything, and that our collective freedom depends on each and every one of us.

Sebene is a three-time cancer survivor of Stage III and IV cancer.

Dan Harris is the author of 10% Happier and host of a podcast by the same name. He wrote the #1 New York Times best-seller about how a panic attack, live on Good Morning America, led him to something he always assumed was ridiculous - meditation.

Travel founder and show host Leiti Hsu hacked her way to making a living as a culinary connector. NYC and LA-based, she works with top chefs, beverage pros, restaurateurs and hoteliers around the world.

Leiti started Journy, a modern travel planning service, which has planned trips for 15,000 travelers since launch in 2016. She also created the food media company Word of Mouth, which began as a nonprofit radio show. WoM tells stories about life through the lens of food. Her two companies combined now reach over a million food and travel lovers.