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Bridging... Local & Global

through connecting you to communities in rural Himalayas via retreats, community service projects, and skills sharing endeavors

Bridging... East & West

through understanding the nuances of two cultures seeming to imitate each other and sharing those insights with you

Bridging... Spiritual & Worldly Life

through navigating the balance between karma yoga and capitalist economies

Bridging... SimpleLiving & ModernTech

through mindfulness, sustainability and creative expression shared online

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From the concrete jungles of New York City, to the real jungles of the Himalayas…

Bridging... Local & Global, East & West, Spiritual & Worldly Life, SimpleLiving & ModernTech - endeavors & observations of a videshi living in rural Himalayas

"We travel back and forth, transcending time zones more than duality... East, West, East, West, East, West, East, West, East… swinging our lives back and forth like a pendulum... wasting our efforts, trying to stabilize our left and right feet on two boats going in opposite directions, till the point of exhaustion. Till finally once and for all, we fall crashing deep into the ocean that is the vast distance between these two opposing (material / spiritual) worlds." READ MORE…

Insights gleaned from my sadhana…

“As a wanderer… Our names have been changed so many times we begin to cling to our original crumbling identity even more, our ears now buzzing with mantras lost in translation.”

as a wanderer with many names

“It is by swimming to the depth of our own ocean that we find inner calmness. Those who struggle among the waves to stay afloat at the surface only perpetuate their struggle by being the very cause of their ocean’s turbulence.”

depth of our own ocean

“A yogi is not just someone who can twist their body and hold it into odd positions long enough to click selfies and become Instagram famous. Through my own practice I realize all this stretching, twisting and holding myself in odd positions is actually a method for me to transcend duality, moving beyond the preferences of likes and dislikes, beyond craving and aversion, beyond comfort and discomfort – ultimately to have a balanced mind in all situations.”

what is a yogi?

“I’ve come to understand how one needs to be still in order to truly listen to others and why one needs to be silent on top of that in order to truly listen to oneself. And as such I have begun to trust that I can find all the answers I need inside, once I can get myself to that place of silent stillness.”

stillness

“And sometimes the hard way, I’ve learned you don’t plan India, India plans you, maybe this is true in life in general. Recently someone asked me, ‘So how do we know if our plans are the right plans?’ I believe it is when life begins to flow without obstruction that we can trust our plan is resonating with The (divine) Plan. And I can truly say for once in my life, these two plans are finally in synch and the path is definitely illuminated.”

India Plans You

How I Show Up in the World…

Retreat Guide

I guide others on transformational spiritual journeys (involving sādhana, pilgrimage treks, karma yoga, gatherings, etc.) throughout rural North India and the Garhwal / Kumaon Himalayas.

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Sādhana Guide

I develop sādhana curricula (spiritual practice techniques in asana, pranayama, meditation, rituals etc.) and give individual guidance to help you cultivate yogic habits that keep your life in flow and thriving.

Nicole Jaquis teaching basic breath awareness at Race Brook Lodge
Digital Creatix

I provide multimedia and digital marketing strategy services to yoga teachers and other wellness professionals, holistic schools, ashrams, retreat centers and wellness studios.

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Holistic Education Teacher Trainer

I consult primary schools and train teachers interested in pedagogy that transforms society, by raising the next generation inspired for curiosity, exploration, discovery and creativity.

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