Sam Chase creates yoga, mindfulness, and resilience programs for people working to build a better world. A lifelong scholar with a desire to bring big ideas into everyday life, he graduated at the top of his class from Vanderbilt, where he competed for the international Rhodes and Marshall scholarships. He earned both, but chose to decline the awards in order to continue the work he is still devoted to today: exploring the science of the human mind and the practices that support a flourishing life.
He brings that research into practical settings through his work with the United Nations, the National Guard, Columbia Medical School, Brooklyn Hospital Center, the New York City Department of Education, and many others. He is the author of Yoga & the Pursuit of Happiness, an accessible exploration of how the philosophy and traditions of yoga and meditation connect with modern psychology and neuroscience, and how ordinary people can use these tools to create extraordinary change.
Sam has designed and led the training of more than 2,000 emerging yoga and mindfulness teachers across over 60 programs nationwide, including a first-of-its-kind training for more than 200 New York City public school teachers and, most recently, the 200-Hour Kripalu Meditation Teacher Training.
As a Kripalu Lead Faculty member, Sam develops and teaches curricula across the organization, including the School of Yoga, R&R Programming, and RISE—Kripalu's evidence-based resilience training for frontline professionals in education, healthcare, and community safety.