ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I feel gratitude every time a new book is finished for the generous and productive relationship I have with my publisher. Beginning with Gina Centrello, president and publisher of Penguin Random House, who has shown unwavering loyalty to me. Thank you.

At Harmony Books, I enjoy a trusting relationship with my perceptive editor, Gary Jansen, who is untiring in offering suggestions to improve the manuscript. I can’t count how often Gary has guided my writing in the right direction—an author can hardly ask for more. In addition, I’d like to acknowledge the support of everyone at Harmony Books who dedicated their time, creativity, and passion to this book, including Aaron Wehner, Diana Baroni, Tammy Blake, Christina Foxley, Molly Breitbart, Marysarah Quinn, Patricia Shaw, Jessie Bright, Sarah Horgan, Heather Williamson, Kellyann Cronin, and Ashley Hong. And a special word of thanks to Rachel Berkowitz, in the foreign rights department, who has been instrumental in helping to spread my work around the world. The public has little idea of how dedicated the team at a publishing house needs to be and how much they love books and serve writers. Many thanks.

A special thanks to Poonacha Machaiah, an inspired innovator, good friend, and wise guide.

Finally, there is everyone closer to home. I would like to thank the teams in California and in New York: Paulette Cole, Marc Nadeau, Teana David, Sara McDonald, Aaron Marion, Angie Lile, Attila Ambrus, and Kendall Mar-Horstman.

The newest collaborators in my life are the Infinite Potential podcast team: Jan Cohen, David Shadrack Smith, Julie Magruder, and friends at Cadence 13—thank you for allowing me to be connected to the digital world along such a productive new path. While Metahuman was being written, a year of new challenges faced the Chopra Foundation board of directors, who adapted with fantastic support and guidance, so deepest thanks to Alice Walton, Matthew Harris, Ray Chambers, Francois Ferre, Fred Matser, Paul Johnson, and Ajay Gupta, along with the “explorers” who are on the journey of awareness. I’d also like to welcome Tonia O’Connor, CEO of Chopra Global.

My family has grown over the years, gone through many changes, and yet continues to be a source of loving warmth and joy: Rita, Mallika, Sumant, Gotham, Candice, Krishan, Tara, Leela, and Geeta, I hold you in my heart forever.