From a young age, I was curious about life’s big, unanswerable questions: Why are we here?
But somewhere between the nightclubs, the need to fit in, and the pursuit of “success,” those questions—along with my spiritual Indian upbringing—were pushed to the back of the drawer. I had everything I was told should bring happiness, yet a persistent niggling remained: Is there more to life than this?
In 2014, I took a sabbatical from my corporate job to travel solo for a year, hoping to find fulfilment. I didn’t expect that trip to span a decade—across the world and deep into my inner world.
What began as a two-year backpacking adventure shifted how I perceived life. I could no longer unfeel what I had glimpsed. When I returned home, questions about purpose rang louder. It felt like a spiritual puberty—I no longer fit into my old life. A somewhat sad period, this is when Yoga, meditation, and writing found me. I quit my job again, but this time in the search of deeper meaning.
I went to Greece and worked as an educator with people displaced by war, which awakened my calling as a teacher. That path led me to the Galápagos Islands, where I taught for three years and witnessed the profound wisdom nature holds—for our survival, well-being, and inner world.
Seeking deeper spiritual knowledge, I felt called to my roots—India, the motherland of spirituality. I spent two years exploring, training and teaching Yoga and meditation.
These experiences have gifted me a wealth of understanding and curiosity about reality, the mind, relationships, our connection with nature, and the fabric of society.
Above all, they taught me that social change begins with individual awakening.
I’m immensely grateful for everything that has brought me here—with a desire to share these experiences and timeless wisdom for personal and collective upliftment.
This is what gave birth to Anandful.
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