Michael A. Singer

Michael A. Singer is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and former software developer, known for his writings on spirituality, meditation, and New Age philosophy. He is best known for his books "The Untethered Soul" (2007) and "The Surrender Experiment" (2015), which were New York Times bestsellers. Singer had a deep inner awakening in 1971 while working on his doctorate in economics and went into seclusion to focus on yoga and meditation. In 1975, he founded the Temple of the Universe, a yoga and meditation center in Alachua, Florida. Singer is also involved in the medical software industry. In 1981, he co-founded Medical Manager, now called Greenway Health, which marketed software that helped medical practitioners manage and digitize their billing records. In 2002, Medical Manager and its subsidiaries were bought by WebMD, in an acquisition valued at roughly $5 billion.