Connie Bowman

The Rev. Connie Bowman is an Episcopal priest and yoga teacher who brings a caring, powerful presence to everything she touches. Her website describes her as having a down-to-earth sophistication, and she works under the phrase "peaceful exuberance." She is also a former actress and voiceover talent.

Connie hosts the widely followed podcast Happy Healthy You!, which offers advice and inspiration. On it she talks with yogis, authors, nutrition experts, trainers, artists and others who aspire to lives balanced in mind, body and spirit. She describes the show as a daily dose of community and peace for a world moving faster than most nervous systems can process.

She is the author of children's books and of Back to Happy: A Journey of Hope, Healing, and Waking Up, a personal reflection on the loss of her first child, Meghan. Her work centers on spiritual growth and healing from grief. She draws on what she has learned in seminary, in her yoga teacher training and in her book. She has also created meditations to help people move through the phases of grief, find inner peace and build a more joyful life.