Swamiji is the author of the Ayurveda Encyclopedia, and the Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times. Swamiji was born into a spiritual path, finding his gifts appearing throughout childhood. He formally began studying meditation & yoga in 1973 and became a meditation/yoga teacher in 1976. He became certified in Ayurveda & Vedic astrology in 1989. Swamiji was recognized as a swami by his guru, and as a shaman by two shamans in Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest. He founded the International Vedic Institute, offering Ayurveda practitioner certification, an Ayurveda herbal product line, and the Ayurveda Holistic Center offering Ayurveda, Jyotish life purpose & Vastu readings, psychic readings, shaman heart healings, mentoring & coaching. Nowadays Swamiji facilitates Instant Permanent Blessings radio show & live gatherings, writes original music about peace & paradise, joy & 2012 celebration life. Message: what we think, feel, speak & do becomes our reality ~ think, feel, speak, and live JOY!