Charles Bates

Charles Bates is a counselor, story-teller, yogi, teacher, and organizational consultant. An award-winning fine artist, he became a disciple of the saint, Swami Rama in 1969. Internationally known in the fields of leadership and holistic personal development, Bates is an Ericksonian hypnotherapist, a member of the organizational faculty of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, a member of the National Training Laboratories (NTL), and member of the board of directors of the national Yoga Alliance. He has taught at the University of Minnesota Bush Foundation for Superintendents and Principals Leadership, and created programs in the integration of yoga and modern therapy, executive leadership, and contemporary systems thinking, helping leaders across the country and Canada into new systems thinking and personal development. In 1999 he established 10th Dot Transformations, carrying the treasures of yoga philosophy to corporate America. He has authored an award-winning book, Pigs Eat Wolves: Going into Partnership with Your Dark Side, as well as Ransoming the Mind: Yoga and Modern Therapy.