Dr. Kaiya Ansorge is academically trained in psychology, philosophical theology, and religion. She teaches in the Counseling and Psychology in Education Division at the University of South Dakota. She is the holistic consultant at Exhale Wellness Spa and a speaker for Lost & Found. She is also a Pink Ribbon Mentor for the Mayo Clinic. She has taught courses in religion, spirituality, ethics, spiritual environmentalism, and spiritual writing at the University of New Mexico, St. Michael’s College in Vermont, Emory University in Atlanta, and Cardinal Stritch University. Because Kaiya loves to explore the spirituality of place, she has lived, studied, written, and traveled her way through 25 countries, spread across 5 continents. Her previous works include The Nature of Miracle, The Relationship between the Word and the Thing, “How to Use the 7 Chakras to Get in Touch with Personal Vitality,” “Riddled with Wonder: How to Incorporate Koan Meditation into Your Practice and Your Life,” and “Ascension: a Different Kind of Gravity.” Kaiya has appeared in Theology Today, Daily Cup of Yoga, Your Motivational High 5, and on Sunny 93.3, South Dakota Public Radio, and KELO-TV.