Yasha S. Wagner is a PhD-researcher and innovator in the field of psychology, community organizer, and Founder/President of the InterWorld Institute, a 501(c)3 nonprofit for Inner World Peace whose past “Worldchangers” initiatives have included HeartFire Festival events, Sanctorum Ecovillage centers, and more. He now hosts InterWorld’s holistic education podcast that explores the intersection of personal and collective transformation - and is planning a film project in Japan.

Yasha is also an initiate of world spiritual traditions and a khalif with the Inayati-Maimuni Order, authorized to facilitate interspiritual practices and retreats. He is a certified martial arts instructor in the Cheng Man-ch’ing lineage of T’ai Chi and Qi Gong. As a wellness mentor, Yasha has offered breathwork classes and dreamwork coaching for over a decade. As a visionary polymath and multilingual emcee, he has traveled around the world since early childhood, studying and sharing diverse cultural traditions and arts.