Originally from the U.S., Noel Parent now lives in the international township of Auroville. He is the author of a children's book, Yarsoslava's Flowers, a book of poetry entitled Transcendent Sky as well as other children's stories and articles. Noel works in the Auroville Botanical Gardens as a landscaper and gardener, and is doing research in the areas of Cellular Consciousness and Peace. He is a Reiki practitioner, has worked with refugees and adult literacy and has pursued the Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother his whole life.

Marina Minina is a painter and an arts and animation teacher for children. Marina tries her hand at different fields, constantly exploring new directions in design, motion design, as well as fabric design for fashion designers. At the moment, Marina serves as an artist at a children's puppet theatre and is actively engaged in illustrating children's books. Marina's worldview is formed on the basis of Sri Aurobindo's teachings of generalized yoga, and she shares the ideals of Auroville.