Sharon Gannon is an animal rights and vegan activist and a world-renowned yogini, perhaps best known as the founder, along with David Life, of the Jivamukti Yoga Method. She is also an accomplished writer, dancer, painter, musician, and chef. Sharon has devoted many years to exploring the role of diet in promoting physical, emotional, and mental well-being as well as spiritual development. She lives in a 125-acre wild forest sanctuary in Woodstock, NY.