Chopra‘s life and work embody the meeting of East and West. He is today‘s foremost advocate of alternative healing techniques based on Indian Ayurveda as a complement to traditional Western health practices. He is the executive director of the Sharp Institute for Human Potential and Mind Body Medicine, which conducts research and provides information on the powerful influence of the mind on health, and is the author of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind and Quantum Healing.