Dada Nabhaniilananda

Dada Nabhaniilananda

Los Altos, California, United States
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I’m a yoga monk, originally from New Zealand. For over 40 years, I have been teaching…

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Licenses & Certifications

  • Senior Acharyaship (senior Spiritual Yoga Teacher)

    Seva Dharma Mission, Ananda Nagar, Bihar, India

    Issued
  • Certificate of Acharyaship (Spiritual Yoga Teacher)

    Seva Dharma Mission, Varanasi, India

    Issued

Volunteer Experience

  • Speaker, presenter, MC

    AMPS Yoga Society

    - Present 48 years 6 months

    Education

    I've played many roles, but most valuable has been as a presenter, teacher, musician, trainer, product developer, event planner and generator of creative solutions.

  • Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT) Graphic

    Fund Raising

    Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT)

    - Present 10 years 5 months

    Disaster and Humanitarian Relief

    Fundraising for relief in Philippines after typhoon.
    Similar work for AMURT on many occasions over the years.

  • Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT) Graphic

    Custom writing theme song for fundraising campaign

    Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT)

    - Present 40 years 4 months

    Disaster and Humanitarian Relief

    Ethiopia Famine relief. I wrote the song, 'Give My Heart to Africa', for use in the AMURT fundraising efforts.

  • WITI (Women in Technology International) Graphic

    Advisory Board Member

    WITI (Women in Technology International)

    - Present 7 years 3 months

    Science and Technology

    Advise on how to bring deeper changes in corporate culture.
    Design mindfulness programs for the companies WITI partners with.
    Create opportunities for WITI to partner with companies through my local social network.

Publications

  • Real Dragons Don't Cry

    InnerWorld Publications

    If you took Lord of the Rings, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Alice in Wonderland and the Bhagavad Gita and put them in a blender, the odds are that you would not end up with this book. But perhaps something like it.
    Part fantasy, part surreal comedy, and part spiritual coming of age adventure, Real Dragons is a story related by an alien to an Earth child as they travel to our planet. He tells her of his first mission here in the fourteenth century when he was sent by his master to…

    If you took Lord of the Rings, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Alice in Wonderland and the Bhagavad Gita and put them in a blender, the odds are that you would not end up with this book. But perhaps something like it.
    Part fantasy, part surreal comedy, and part spiritual coming of age adventure, Real Dragons is a story related by an alien to an Earth child as they travel to our planet. He tells her of his first mission here in the fourteenth century when he was sent by his master to find the last seed of the microvita tree, whose mysterious power had the potential to transform our world.
    The microvita tree was destroyed in the sinking of Atlantis long ago, and only an evil necromancer and Joe, the last dragon from Atlantis, know how to find it. One problem. The dragon eats people.

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  • Close Your Eyes & Open Your Mind - Home Study Course

    Innerworld Publications

    This is an 8 week course suitable for both beginners and experienced meditators. It is a Home Study Course, based on my book of the same title, and included a workbook, an audio book, a set of guided meditation CDs and access to online webinars and live coaching. Only available to class teachers. Please write to dada@TheMonkDude.com if you wish to purchase a copy.

  • Close Your Eyes & Open Your Mind: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Meditaiton

    InnerWorld Publications

    This is an easy to read, easy to understand, illuminating book on meditation. I strongly recommend it for the new practitioner or the seasoned meditator. It is full of insights. Transformative. - Professor Sohail Inayatullah, Tamkang University, Taiwan.

    Dada Nabhaniilananda has in a masterful stroke answered many common questions on meditation, given useful tips and guidelines on how to practice interspersed with his subtly humorous stories, and clarified for the reader the essence of…

    This is an easy to read, easy to understand, illuminating book on meditation. I strongly recommend it for the new practitioner or the seasoned meditator. It is full of insights. Transformative. - Professor Sohail Inayatullah, Tamkang University, Taiwan.

    Dada Nabhaniilananda has in a masterful stroke answered many common questions on meditation, given useful tips and guidelines on how to practice interspersed with his subtly humorous stories, and clarified for the reader the essence of meditating with profundity and practicality. Not only does he shares with us the fine nuances of mantra meditation, he goes further than many current authors on meditation by offering us a glimpse into the social dimensions of genuine spirituality. - Kris Kang PhD. (Studies in Religion) Co-Author of The Meditative way: Theory and Practice of Buddhist Meditation

    This book includes Sunrise Meditation and Sunset Meditation, two beautiful guided meditation MP3s that you can download for free.

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  • The Return of the Magic

    Eternalwave

    My 3rd album of original songs. Track one, Perfect Love, won first prize in the Higher Love songwriting competition in 2012.

    Other authors
    • Devashish
    • Sukha Deva
    • Giita Anicete
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  • Warriors of the Rainbow

    Eternalwave

    My second CD of original songs

    Other authors
    • Harry Williamson
    • Christian Stafford
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Courses

  • Acarya Training

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  • Pro-Track

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Projects

Honors & Awards

  • Higher Love Songwriting Competition

    Eco-Awards

    First Prize in songwriting competition

Languages

  • Music

    Full professional proficiency

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