Biraj PalmerAs a disciple of Yogananda since 1983, and a meditator for over 35 years, Biraj Palmer has been a member of the Ananda Church of Self-Realization, that was created by Swami Kriyananda in the late 1960's. Biraj has served the Ananda organization on tw continents, and in more than a dozen capacities: educator, dairyman, carpenter, book salesman, retreat leader, teaching center manager, store manager, construction supervisor, choir director, discussion leader, lecturer, organic farmer, and chant leader. He is the author of one other book, The Intuitive Gardener: The Man Behind Ananda's Meditation Retreat Garden, Santa Cruz: Blue Bone Books, 2020. He shares a home with his wife Nayaswami Lahari Elizabeth, in the Palo Alto, California, Ananda Community. Read More Read Less