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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.

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…

Photography & TravelAug 30, 20111 min

Kumbha Mela pilgrim

One of over 5 million pilgrims at the Kumbha Mela at Haridwar, India, in February of 2010.

HinduismAug 29, 20111 min

A Kumbha Mela photo from the archives

I was going through some photos from last year's Kumbha Mela festival in Haridwar, North India and came across this image of one of the sadhus and I thought I'd share it with you all.

SpeakingAug 29, 20111 min

Guided Meditation Class in New York City

Join our evening guided meditation in a quiet garden in midtown close to Grand Central on Tuesday August 9th. This 30-min meditation will take you through some breathing exercises and a simple but…

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