Julie K. Staples, Ph.D. (Guru Parkash Kaur) is the Research Director at the Center for Mind-
Body Medicine and a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher. She has conducted research in mind-
body medicine for traumatized populations worldwide for over 20 years. She is also an Adjunct
Assistant Professor at Georgetown University and the author of the yoga chapter in the medical
school textbook Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Her self-help book
Reclaiming Life after Trauma teaches Kundalini yoga and cognitive behavioral therapy tools to
heal trauma symptoms. She currently runs Integrative Trauma Recovery Program intensive
retreats and teaches online courses for yoga teachers, yoga therapists, and health professionals on
the science of yoga.