Mehtab Benton is a certified Vedic astrologer, graduate of the American College of Vedic Astrology, and a mentor at that institution. He has been practicing and teaching yoga since 1974, training hundreds of yoga teachers in the Hatha and Kundalini Yoga traditions. Together with his wife Laura, he founded five yoga studios in Austin, Texas in 1997 and has taught yoga for over 40 years. He is the originator of Gong Yoga, the first system for using the gong in yoga and meditation, and the author of more than twelve books including Gong Yoga, Astrology Yoga, Gong Therapy, and Teaching Gong Yoga. His book Astrology Yoga is the first comprehensive work integrating yoga practice with Vedic astrology. He presented one of the first courses in the Western world on Vedic astrology for yoga teachers. His practice draws on the connection between Jyotish and spiritual life, with a particular focus on dharma and life purpose.