For the last 40 years, I have been doing intense emotional purification and spiritual practicies. At the age of 15, I started reading spiritual books. I read Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi at age 18. I was profoundly moved.

At the age of 17, in 1969 I had the biggest crisis of my life. I took LSD and at the height of my experience, I vowed not to come down till I knew God. The LSD experience lasted for 6 weeks, ending in my spending 3 months in a psychiatric ward.

After getting out of the hospital I went to college, but then became severely depressed. Psychotherapy didn't help. I tried to kill myself many times. I sliced my wrists, stood on top of buildings. . . I was consumed with wanting to die. Finally, I stood in my garage with a loaded .22 rifle to my heart. I realized at the time, if I pulled the trigger, I would be reborn again and go through all this pain in another birth. I had read about reincarnation in Yogananda's book. I knew that killing myself would not end my pain, so I threw down the rifle, fell to the floor crying out to God to help me.

That evening, my psychiatrist told me of a place in Utah, in the wilderness, called,
"Deer Creek," where a psychologist was working with severely depressed people and having amazing results. I left for Utah immediately. I started doing intense therapy. I worked on my relationships with my Mom and Dad. I did a lot of anger and grief work, especially with my father. They took me backpacking for 30 days in the Utah wilderness. I stopped taking my medication and started to sleep again. After 1 year of deep emotional release work, I left Deer Creek. I was ready to get on with my life.

I was 19 years old and started going to college. I continued to work deeply on healing my emotional pain. I started reading as many spiritual books as I could get my hands on. I started meditating regularly. I wanted to realize God. I went through practices in Scientology, Eckankar, Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga and took the Self Realization Fellowship course. I studied the teachings of Ramakrishna Paramahansa. I was fascinated with yogis and holy men.

From the age of 20-25, I worked as a youth counselor with runaway teenagers. Because of my past pain, I was exceptionally good with them. I could relate to all their pain and suffering. I did group therapy sessions, individual sessions, family counseling and took them on outings to the lake or mountains. I played the guitar and sang, and talked to them. I really loved working with them.

At the age of 26, I moved to Hawaii. I did the E.S.T. training and Sondra Ray's Loving Relationship Training. I then discovered Rebirthing. It was a breathing technique which profoundly healed the emotions, and, at the same time, opened up spiritual experiences I had never experienced before. I dove deeply into this work. I worked with an amazing couple, Paul and Layne Cutright for 3 years and became a rebirther and seminar leader. I started studying the "Course in Miracles." I found the Course in Miracles to be one of the most profound spiritual teachings on the planet. I continue to read and use the Course In Miracles to this day. I have used it in my seminars and classes for 23 years.

I got married in 1980 and left Hawaii. We moved to La Jolla, CA, where we started our own organization. We called it "The World Healing Center." We were amazingly successful. We did 6-month programs designed to deeply heal emotional pain and at the same time, focus on spiritual awakening. I continued to get rebirthed, myself, and do my spiritual practices. In the last 26 years, I have gone through over 300 rebirthing sessions myself.

A most profound thing happened to me in October, 1981. I read the book, "Sai Baba The Holy Man And The Psychiatrist." I felt as if my heart was going to explode. Was it possible that someone like Jesus was now alive on the planet? In December 1981 I went to India to see Sai Baba. I was shaken to the core. I knew I had found my guru. I have been to India 19 times as of 2003. I have spent a total of 7 years there.

Through Sai Baba's guidance, I started doing spritiual practices; chanting the name of God, service, the Gayatri Mantra, hours of meditation, devotional singing, all the while, continuing to heal my emotional body. I started leading devotional singing and Course In Miracles groups in 1980.

As rockets go up, so they must come down. In 1985 I got divorced. The World Healing Center collapsed. I lost most of my money and many of my friends. I was devastated. At this point, I did the only thing that made sense to me. I went to India for 6 months to stay with Sai Baba. I thought I would quit the work I was doing and move to New Zealand. I had already bought a one-way ticket. I thought Sai Baba would agree. In an interview with Baba, he told me I should move back to California. He said there was much work for me to do there. I asked him if I should do the same kind of work, and Baba said, "Oh yes, oh yes. I will bless your work. I will bless." I aksed Baba when I should go. He said to go now. I felt elated, deeply inspired and empowered. After 6 months in India, I left 3 days after the interview with Sai Baba.

In California, I continued to do my work. I started doing 4-month programs, focusing on emotional healing and spiritual awakening.

In February of 1988, I was at Sai Baba's ashram again. On February 10th, 1988 I met the love of my life, Shama. It was an explosion of love. Sai Baba had told Shama he was going to give her a husband and the next time she came to India, she would be with her husband. This was 1 month before we met. Shama and I have been together ever since. We got married in India one year later, February 12, 1989. Our wedding was performed by Shiva Bala Yogi, a great meditation master.

In India, through Sai Baba's guidance, I began to study and practice the teachings of Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj. They teach self inquiry, which is a spiritual practice which gives you a direct experience of you as the "source of God" in your own heart.

Shama and I have been to Sai Baba's Ashram together 28 times, staying for 1 year in 1991.

Shama and I started a non-profit church called, "Sadhana Fellowship" in February of 1994. Our purpose is to support in the spiritual awakening of all humanity.

Our current program is called, "The Way of the Heart." It's a 4-month program designed to support in the full enlightenment of all the students.

I also do 4-week Breath Of God and Spiritual Healing intensives, 1-day Breath Of God and Spiritual Healing seminars, a weekly Devotional Singing evening, Devotional Singing Kirtan concerts.

Shama is a professional psychic. She also leads her own classes and workshops, teaching spiritual courses and practices.

Shama and I currently reside in Encinitas, California.