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Timeless wisdom for a focused life.

Teachings on awareness, energy, and purpose — alongside the retreats, talks, and travels that fill the rest of the journey. Drawn from ten years as a Hindu monk and decades of teaching, written to be applied to your life today.

SpeakingMar 22, 20121 min

Meditation Workshop on St.John

On Sunday, March 18th, we conducted two workshops in St. John (the US Virgin Islands) at the Westin Resort. The morning class was yoga and meditation and the afternoon class was on Spiritual Tools…

SpeakingMar 18, 20121 min

Meditation workshop in St. Thomas

We gathered on Saturday morning at Inspiration Hall at Paradise Cove on St. Thomas for our yoga and meditation workshop. Yoga (asana) class was led by Angela Alfieri for the 1st hour and then I led a…

Photography & TravelMar 18, 20121 min

St.Thomas to St.John

After the meditation workshop I journey to St.John one of my most favorite islands in the Caribbean. The ferry from Red Hook in St.Thomas runs every hour and the ride is pretty smooth and takes about…

Spiritual AdventuresMar 15, 20121 min

Kumbha Mela and North India Spiritual Adventure

During our spiritual adventure to the Maha Kumbha Mela in February 2013 we plan to also visit Kolkata, Varanasi, Khajuraho and Panna National Park. We'll probably be adding one more location to the…

Spiritual AdventuresMar 14, 20122 min

Maha Kumbha Mela 2013 Schedule

In the early part of next year the massive Maha Kumbha Mela festival will take place again. Occurring once every four years the last Kumbha Mela took place in the town of Haridwar on the banks of the…

LearnMar 12, 20121 min

Meditation Workshops in St. John and St. Thomas, USVI

This coming weekend I'll be conducting a series of workshops in the US Virgin Islands. I would love for you to join me if you are on the islands. Below is the schedule of workshops plus links (click…

Spiritual AdventuresMar 9, 20121 min

Hiking in the Western Ghats

At the end of our Culinary and Spiritual Tour Markley spent 4 days hiking and camping in the Western Ghats, the mountain range that runs down the spine of South India and divides Tamil Nadu from…

Photography & TravelMar 9, 20121 min

The Indian Washing Machine

Built in the pre-button era these washing stones will get your clothes clean for sure. I say pre-button era because with a few smacks of your shirt on this rock you are likely bound to loose a button…

Spiritual AdventuresMar 8, 20121 min

The Indian Light Switch

Every now and then we post something cute from our travels. And this photo was taken in a small hotel in a little village in southern India. I suppose there are many ways to control lighting within a…

Spiritual AdventuresMar 7, 20121 min

Farewell Dinner on our Culinary Adventure

After two nights in Kanadukathan in the heart of the Chettinad district in Tamil Nadu, we headed west to Madurai, ancient Tamil capital of the south for the last night of our culinary and spiritual…

Spiritual AdventuresMar 7, 20121 min

Wellness & Meditation Retreat in Indonesia

We'd like to announce our next spiritual adventure planned for September of this year to the islands of Indonesia. More details to come but the current plan is for us to travel, explore and retreat…

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