Yael Haft was born and raised in Israel and has been an active psychochirologist, researcher and therapist for over thirty years.  She lectures at universities and congresses and has conducted workshops throughout Israel, Europe and the United States.  Mrs. Haft is a member of the Israel Association for Psychotherapy and the National Expressive Therapy Association, and is founder and head of the Center for the Study and Research of Modes of Consciousness. She lived and practiced primarily in Haifa, Israel. She passed away in 2012.