Janardhan McIntosh

Prema Shanti Yoga and Meditiation Retreat

Janardhan McIntosh is a meditation and yoga teacher, the founder and the vision behind the creation of the Prema Shanti Yoga and Meditation Retreat, situated in North Queensland Australia. His journey of self empowerment through the practice of yoga and meditation began in Auckland, New Zealand in 1983 and continues to the present moment. His experiences obtained through meditation and the practice of yoga has given him greater clarity and understanding of both the eastern and western traditions of self enquiry. This has allowed him to develop and share with his students, simple but powerful tools of self empowerment, that enable his students to confront the challenges of everyday life with greater confidence and ease. Janardhan welcomes the opportunity to share with you these simple powerful keys that allow you to unlock your own innate wisdoms, provide peace of mind, and empower all aspects of your life.

Who is Janardhan?

 I am a happily married man, who with my wife runs a meditation and yoga retreat in North Queensland Australia,

 Describe your own spiritual journey?

 My journey started with desperation, burning questions with no answers, is this (life) it? Is there more to life than eating, sleeping, growing old, and death? Is there a God? If so, who and what is the purpose of this God? Why does it allow suffering? I was full of questions with no answers, always why? Where was the purpose and meaning in my life beyond material success and ego gratification? With a healthy skepticism of all things religious, but a genuine thirst to find the answers to these questions and more, I began my  quest  to find for myself, not just  answers, but to bring clarity and peace into my life, my motives were selfish and born out of  necessity, if I was to survive my self destructive habits, I needed to know beyond any shadow of doubt the answers to these questions, with fire in my belly, like Don Quixote charging at the windmills, my spiritual journey began.

 What “failures” have you had to overcome and what did you learn from them?

 By failures, you mean my opportunities to learn, grow and build character, were numerous, with hindsight I clearly see now how each and every mistake, was absolutely necessary for me to make, they all contributed to my mental, emotional, and spiritual growth, without making these lessons in learning, I would be a less balanced person. I would not be who I am today. They led to greater understanding of myself and my relationship to the people and world around me. In truth there are no failures or mistakes in life, just choices and consequences, there are no wrong choices either, each choice in life has its own rewards and learning, just make them! My most common shortcoming is not heeding the sound advice from my wife.

 What made you decide to set up a Yoga & Meditation Retreat?

 I felt the need for a retreat centre, where anyone with the need to explore, rejuvenate, and practice yoga and meditation could come and relax in a purpose built safe supportive environment. There is an emphasis here on awakening to what serves you, and letting go of that, that does not. We share with our guests the eastern traditions of self enquiry balanced with western insights and wisdoms. We allow our guests the opportunity to explore their own innate spiritual nature in an environment specifically designed for self empowerment and awakening self awareness.

Janardhan McIntosh

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