Taro Smith, PhD, is a movement specialist and a health and wellness entrepreneur. A graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he studied integrative physiology, he has worked with many innovative organizations to make exercise and movement a standard part of care in the medical community. His research in the areas of exercise, aging, chronic disease, and immune function has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. He is also a certified yoga teacher who specializes in therapeutic yoga programs (for aging, pain, orthopedics, etc.) and yoga for sports. Taro has directed digital yoga and meditation content strategy for a variety of digital platforms, including Yoga International, Gaia, and Glo. Cofounder of Vesselify (formerly 90 Monkeys), Taro has presented at yoga conferences on career development for yoga teachers and spends his free time on marine conservation efforts, art, and photography. Learn more at Vesselify.com and TaroSmith.com.
