Ian Wilkes

Ian is a Hridaya teacher, yoga therapist, breathwork and trauma release facilitator, couple’s intimacy coach, men’s work facilitator, and transformational life coach from Vermont, USA. After attending business school and living in New York City as a hotel manager for seven years, Ian experienced a deep longing for truth, healing, and depth and left normal Western life behind.

Ian spent ten years traveling the world, studying and practicing with masters from many ancient spiritual traditions from the Himalayas to the Amazon, as well as learning many modern healing modalities. In 2016, he started the charity project Anahata Ma to help bring clean water to tribal villages in Southern India, provide healthcare for people without access, and support orphanages. Ian continues this project to this day. He also started teaching yoga and meditation and hosting kirtans internationally while based mainly in Berlin, Germany.

In 2019, Ian found Hridaya and was so deeply touched by the teachings of the Heart and Sahajananda that he decided to stay by his side for over a year, becoming a Hridaya teacher and dear family member of the sangha.

Today, Ian’s life is dedicated to the Heart and sharing the teachings of Love and the ultimate Truth. He spends several months a year in solitary silent retreats, is an active teacher at our center in Longeval, and offers his own online courses, retreats, and one-on-one mentorship programs.