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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.

HinduismOct 5, 20112 min

Diwali - Festival of Lights

Diwali the Festival of Lights is fast approaching. Probably the most celebrated festival amongst Hindus and Sikhs the night of lights is given a whole new meaning in the holy town of Amritsar, India.

Spiritual AdventuresOct 5, 20111 min

South Indian Vegetables

In Erratupetta, Kerala, the vegetable merchants take particular pride in extravagant displays of local produce. Cabbages, pumpkins and squash make up the lower half of this particularly lavish…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 4, 20111 min

Traditional South Indian Lunch

One of the things that I love about a traditional South Indian lunch is the array of items served. The most environmentally friendly plate, the banana leaf, forms the perfect backdrop for the…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 2, 20111 min

A Spiritual Adventure in Photographs

This is a pictorial chronicle, a souvenir photography book, of our 16 day odyssey to the Himalayas of Nepal and North India in 2010. Available for preview and purchase at Blurb below. More…

SpeakingSep 17, 20111 min

Indian Cooking Class

On Sunday we conducted another Indian cooking class at Yoga Off Broadway in Eagle, Colorado.

Spiritual AdventuresSep 16, 20111 min

Himalayan Travelers Reunion

It has been almost a year since our spiritual adventure in the Himalayas of Nepal and India. I just returned from conducting a few meditation workshops in Colorado a few days ago where I caught up…

SpeakingSep 14, 20111 min

Living a Spiritual Life in the World

"Living a spiritual life in the world" was the title for the workshop on Sunday, 11th Sept at Yoga Off Broadway in Eagle, Colorado. About 24 spiritual seekers gathered for the two and a half hour…

SpeakingSep 10, 20111 min

An Afternoon of Meditation

About 20 yogis gathered at Yoga Off Broadway on Saturday afternoon for a two and a half hour meditation workshop. The topic of the day was the "Fine Art of Meditation".

SpeakingSep 8, 20111 min

Indian Cooking Class in Colorado

Many people think that Indian cooking is complex and too difficult to learn with its multitude of spices, seemingly long preparation methods and more. In fact Indian meals are some of the easiest to…

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