Rocky Delaplaine, a longtime activist in the peace and social justice movement, is interested in exploring how asana and pranayama promote peace and reduce violence in self and society. She is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher, a mom, a published poet, and a graphic artist. She has been teaching at Unity Woods since 1991. She is studying social gerontology at the University of Maryland and compiled a bibliography on yoga for older adults. She has studied yoga at the Iyengar Institute in Pune, India.