Embark on a transformational journey into the exploration and awakening of consciousness, guided by a founder of Mana Retreat Centre. "Finding the Luminous Field" is a unique blend of the deeply personal and ancient wisdom. With Shanti you'll meet and learn from some of the great spiritual teachers of our time as well as ordinary people living lives of extraordinary depth and passion. From your own home, travel with her to ashrams in India and monasteries from Thailand to France and beyond, with detours to explore sacred sites on every continent. Return home to her beloved Mana in New Zealand where you'll discover the benefits of spiritual community to support your awakening. This is a guidebook you will refer to often. Enlivened by parables and real life stories, and generously spiced with inspirational quotes, the book explores in-depth topics such as mindfulness, meditation, relationships, the healing power of sound and so much more. As you read, may you find that still point - that luminous field within.
Canadian by birth, a Kiwi by choice, Shanti lives with her beloved partner Rainer in the bush-clad hills of the Coromandel (New Zealand), overlooking the ocean. Honouring all paths to the One, she encourages us all to let our light shine, to be our own unique self, to celebrate and give thanks for this precious gift of life, to awaken to our true nature, and to offer our gifts to the world. She is a mother of four beautiful beings and six delightful grandchildren. She is one of the founders of Mana Retreat as well as one of the trustees/guardians of this exquisite Centre (which has been a big part of her life’s work). She is a certified Hakomi therapist, a mentor for the Dances of Universal Peace and a marriage celebrant. Originally she trained as a social worker, but her journey took her in many diverse directions. Some of her great joys are yoga and meditation (a 40 year veteran of both), singing with her choir, dancing, walking in nature, massage, health and well-being, tending her grandchildren and her garden, and travelling to and studying at centres around the globe as well as visiting sacred sites and inspirational teachers.
Shanti celebrates and acknowledges that there are many paths to the Light. Her original teacher was Swami Shyam; in her 20s she lived in the mountains of India as one of his students, and she returns at intervals for renewal. She has a special affinity for the goddesses of antiquity and the Sufi tradition and many of her practices have their roots in Zen Buddhism. Most years she also spends a week singing at the Taizé Christian monastery in France. She has studied the Tao, Hinduism and received a Ph.D. in metaphysics.
Canadian by birth, a Kiwi by choice, Shanti lives with her beloved partner Rainer in the bush-clad hills of the Coromandel (New Zealand), overlooking the ocean. Honouring all paths to the One, she encourages us all to let our light shine, to be our own unique self, to celebrate and give thanks for this precious gift of life, to awaken to our true nature, and to offer our gifts to the world. She is a mother of four beautiful beings and six delightful grandchildren. She is one of the founders of Mana Retreat as well as one of the trustees/guardians of this exquisite Centre (which has been a big part of her life’s work). She is a certified Hakomi therapist, a mentor for the Dances of Universal Peace and a marriage celebrant. Originally she trained as a social worker, but her journey took her in many diverse directions. Some of her great joys are yoga and meditation (a 40 year veteran of both), singing with her choir, dancing, walking in nature, massage, health and well-being, tending her grandchildren and her garden, and travelling to and studying at centres around the globe as well as visiting sacred sites and inspirational teachers.
Shanti celebrates and acknowledges that there are many paths to the Light. Her original teacher was Swami Shyam; in her 20s she lived in the mountains of India as one of his students, and she returns at intervals for renewal. She has a special affinity for the goddesses of antiquity and the Sufi tradition and many of her practices have their roots in Zen Buddhism. Most years she also spends a week singing at the Taizé Christian monastery in France. She has studied the Tao, Hinduism and received a Ph.D. in metaphysics.
