Earle Birney (Nilakuntha) recently completed a three-year, three-month, three-day silent meditation retreat, the culmination of a 14-year program in advanced Buddhist studies. Earle has studied the yogic scriptures from both the Buddhist and traditional Hindu perspectives, including the Sivananda Advanced Yoga Teacher Training, and has taught yoga philosophy and Buddhist teachings for more than a decade. His heartfelt programs make the ancient teachings real through the integration of these systems into a modern yogic lifestyle.