Welcome everyone to the Heart of Awakening website. There’s a lot here for you to explore. You’ll get a sense of the intentions that I hold for the Heart of Awakening; what happens during a Heart of Awakening gathering; and lots of practical details about how you can participate most easily, if and when they occur.

You’ll see registration information for an ongoing course of study that started in January 2024 on the Bhagavad Gita. You'll also see information about a previous ongoing study group for the a classic Tantric text, the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra.

Finally, you'll find a bit about my spiritual background and information about my recent book (published by Columbia University Press) Liquid Light: Ayahuasca Spirituality and the Santo Daime Religious Tradition. Enjoy!