Dr Sarah Eagger is Chair of the Janki Foundation. She worked for 30 years in the NHS as a consultant psychiatrist and honorary senior clinical lecturer in the department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College, London, and also worked in private practice for 15 years.
She is on the executive committees of both the Religion, Spirituality and Psychiatry section of the World Psychiatric Association and the Special Interest Group on Spirituality at the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK).
She is also past chair of the National Spirituality and Mental Health Forum and the British Holistic Medical Association. As a practitioner of Raja Yoga meditation for over 40 years and a certified Mindful Self Compassion teacher, she is an advocate of a values-based approach to healthcare - one that embraces peace, love, positivity and compassion for the benefit of oneself and others.