​Debra Moffitt is an author who leads workshops on writing, creativity, and spirituality, in the United States and worldwide. She is a faculty member of the Sophia Institute and the Esalen Institute, and her writings have appeared in publications around the world. She is the author of the award-winning book, Awake in the World, Garden of Bliss, and Riviera Stories. Her blogs appear on Beliefnet.com and Mallika Chopra's Intentblog.com​. Debra worked in international business until she felt a deeper calling to write. She speaks and writes in English, French, and Italian.