In 2004, Peter completed his Ayurvedic formal studies in India under Dr. Sunil Joshi, a world-renowned Ayurvedic Physician, and Panchakarma Specialist. There, he received his Ayurvedic Sadhana Padavika Diploma from Kalidas Sanskrit University of the State of Maharashtra, India – the first such program for Westerners ever offered by an Indian University.

He has heard and read the stories of the epics, myths, and teachings of the Siddhas. He is a comprehensivist, not a specialist and everything he knows is connected with everything else. He writes and talks on a variety of topics such as Ayurveda, Yoga Philosophy, Eastern and Western philosophy, Tantric Tibetan Buddhism, world mythology, Buckminster Fuller, the Bhagavad-Gita, Vedanta, Advaita, Kabir, Rumi, Adi Da, Ramana Maharshi, eastern and western history and a wide range of other topics.

He is very familiar with the Mahabharata, and the Ramayana and knows many of the commentaries and stories that play such a large role in Ayurveda, Indian culture, and philosophy, both ancient and modern.

He weaves stories into his teachings which brings them alive.

Karuna and Peter met in Ajijic, Mexico when she attended one of his Ayurveda workshops. The 2 became fast friends and knew they wanted to collaborate to share the sacred knowledge of Ayurveda with others in a setting that allows so much more depth.

​This retreat is the result.