I am a student of the DA since 1993, and teacher since 2006. I have been born in the Netherlands and have worked as a (body-) oriented psychotherapist for many years before I became a DA teacher. Currently I have minimized my teaching practice to mostly supporting new teachers as a mentor . Every winter I spend time in South- India , from 1986 onwards almost every year with some exception. And since a couple of years I am holding retreat groups in Tiruvannamalai, a sacred south indian town that is known for the Ashram of Ramana Maharshi, who lived there till 1950. I have always been interested in other wisdom traditions, however the DA is clearly my main Path and orientation.