Leah Joy Malberg is the founder of Danceaway Retreats, a company that provides current information and classes on dance meditation. She is a Dance Retreat Leader and Motivational Arts Speaker throughout the United States. Leah Joy is certified in over 25 styles of dance, a dedicated student of Zen Buddhism and an experienced yoga practitioner. She has traveled extensively throughout southern Africa and southeast Asia studying dance and music while spending many years developing a working philosophy that integrates both Zen and dance. Leah Joy has been a teacher of dance and moving meditation for over 16 years. Her first book based on Zenful Dance and the practice of dance meditation is due out late 2007.