Mieke Lopes Cardozo currently serves as associate professor in Regenerative Education and Development at the international development studies programme and the Governance and Inclusive Development Research Group of the University of Amsterdam. She lives in Amsterdam with her partner, is a devoted mother of twins, a committed reiki practitioner and yoga teacher, a member of the Reiki Regenerative Resource Development Community in The Hague, and one of the co-founder/directors of the School of Regenerative Educators.