Gillian McCann, Ph.D., and Gitte Bechsgaard, RP

Gillian McCann, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Religions and Cultures department at Nipissing University, North Bay, Canada and the coauthor of the recently published book Yoga and Alignment from the Upanishads to BKS Iyengar.

Gitte Bechsgaard, Ph.D., is the coauthor of Yoga and Alignment from the Upanishads to BKS Iyengar and the founding director of Vidya Institute in Toronto, a center dedicated to the teaching of classical yoga and Eastern traditions. A psychotherapist in private practice, she is involved in yoga research in various hospital settings in Toronto, in conjunction with York University.