I’m in my late fifty and have been practicing mantra and bhakti yoga for 37 years. Everyday, (just about!), I practice a regular sadhana, or spiritual regimen, rising before sunrise, bathing, and chanting prayers and mantras for two to three hours.

I’m married with three children and just celebrated my 28th wedding anniversary. Spiritual life does not require moving to the Himalayas or some far off isolated situation. All we need is love!

I grew up near Boston, moving to St.Petersburg, Florida when I was 9 where I lived for 9 years. In my freshman year of college, feeling discontent and “not rightly placed, I joined a devotional ashram in 1976 where I lived for 12 years as a monk.

I practiced rigorous discipline, studying and lecturing on the Vedic scriptures each day. I traveled a lot, having many wonderful and challenging experiences. I became a master at Indian cuisine including the rare art of Bengali sweet making. I was married in 1985 to a wonderful devotee with life long devotion to Krishna.