Stephan Knapp is a well-known speaker, writer, author, philosopher, and spiritual practitioner. He is the founder of the World Relief Network and the Vedic Friends Association. Knapp has published several articles on topics related to spirituality, Vedic culture, and reincarnation. He regularly appears as a guest speaker and has presented seminars at universities including Cornell, Michigan, and Penn State. Knapp has two forthcoming books about the soul and yoga.

1. Stephan Knapp Well known speaker, writer, author, philosopher, spiritual practitioner, and independent researcher Founder of the World Relief Network Founder and president of the Vedic Friends Association Michagan, USA

2. Published Articles “ Seeing Spiritual India” published in Accent magazine Mumbai, India, April, 2001 “ Terrorism Strikes America: A Spiritual Perspective” published in Tana Patrika: Telegu Association of North America, Inc. Volume 17, Number 2, November, 2001 “ UFOs and Vimanas” published by UFO Magazine, Volume 17, Number 2, April/May, 2002 “ Vedic Culture: The Last Bastion of Deep Spiritual Truth” published in Bharatiya Pragna December, 2002. “ Buddhism and its Connections with Vedic Culture” published in the Vishwa Dharma Digest, July-Sept., 2006 “ Reincarnation: A Simple Explanation,” in the July-September, 2007 edition of the Vishwa Dharma Digest.

3. Presentations Regular guest on the cable show “Out of the Ordinary / Into the Extraordinary” hosted by Robert Taylor on the Grosse Pointe Cable network in Michigan since 1990 June 2009: Guest speaker on two shows of “Common Threads” on the Public Radio Station in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with host Fred Stella, president of the Interfaith Dialog, Michigan. 2008: An interview for Arish Asahani on his radio show on RBC Radio out of New York City on the “Values of Vedic Culture”

4. Seminars Cornell University Michigan University Penn State University

5. Publications

6. Forthcoming Books The Soul: Understanding Our Real Identity & Yoga: Its Real Purpose and How to Get Started